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Patrick DOYLE

Regimental number6435
Place of birthKerry, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane GPO, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Norah Doyle, Killorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 April 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917
Discharge date31 July 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 22 December 1916.

Found guilty, at sea, 26 January 1917, of being absent without leave from 11:00 pm, 23 January to 7:00 pm, 25 January 1917: awarded 120 hours' detention and forfeited 8 days' pay.

Disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 March 1917; marched in to 4th Training Bn, Rollestone, 4 March 1917.

Found guilty, 28 April 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 23 April to 9:00 pm, 25 April 1917: awarded 2 days' confined to Camp and forfeited 6 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1917; marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, France, 20 June 1917; marched out to join unit, 7 July 1917; taken on strength of 25th Bn in the field, 9 July 1917.

Found guilty, 6 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 10:00 pm, 5 August to 11:50 am, 6 August 1917: reprimanded by Commanding Officer and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Wounded in action, 4 October 1917; admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 5 October 1917 (shrapnel wound to legs); to 11th Stationary Hospital, 6 October 1917; to England, 17 October 1917; admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, England, 19 October 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 17 November 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanouna', 16 December 1917; disembarked Sydney, 13 February 1918; discharged, 31 July 1918 (medically unfit: gun shot wound to legs and face).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 May 1922
Place of burialToowong Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOYLE Patrick

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