| Regimental number | 1650 |
| Place of birth | Goolin, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Blackbutt, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Gregory Doyle, Goolan, Dellymurphy, Booris City, Goolin, County Carlow, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 47th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1650A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 20 April 1916; disembarked, 24 May 1916; taken on strength by 47th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 27 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HT 'Caledonia' and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 August 1916 (gun shot wound, foot); transferred to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 13 August 1916. Embarked Calais on HS 'Dieppe' and proceeded to England, 19 August 1916; admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, 20 August 1916 (wounds, right foot and face); marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 27 August 1916; granted furlough, 28 September 1916. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, 17 October 1916. Found guilty, 17 October 1916, of being absent without leave, 3.00 pm, 13 October, to 2.00 pm, 16 October 1916: awarded 7 days' confinement to quarters; forfeited total of 4 days' pay. Admitted to Brigade Hospital, 17 November 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 7 December 1916; discharged to duty, 8 February 1917 (total period of treatment for venereal disease: 84 days); marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 9 February 1917. Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 16 March 1917. Transferred to 69th Bn, 21 March 1917, and marched out to Depot, Perham Downs; Taken on strength by 69th Bn, 23 March 1917. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 10 June 1917; marched into 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 11 June 1917. Transferred to 49th Bn and taken on strength, 29 June 1917; reported missing in action, Belgium, 13 October 1917. Confirmed as being wounded and a Prisoner of War, 22 November 1917, subsequently interned at Limburg, Germany. Repatriated to England, 30 December 1918; on leave from 2 January 1919, to 12 February 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 February 1919; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Medic', 10 April 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 31 May 1919. Discharged, 18 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DOYLE Patrick |
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Street Address:
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