Regimental number | 869 |
Place of birth | Rockvale, New South Wales |
School | Watsons Creek Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | West Manilla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Patrick Doyle, West Manilla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Frances Caroline DOYLE, Manilla, New South Wales. Native of Rockvale |
Family/military connections | Brother 2587 Pte George Henry DOYLE, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 23 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Admitted No 8 Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 29 February 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 15 Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 29 February 1916; discharged to duty, 2 March 1916. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 7 May 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged, 9 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOYLE John Thomas |