
| Regimental number | 41512 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Louisa Elizabeth Doyle, Johnsonville, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Post and Telegraph Corps, Territorial Force |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| HMNZT 'Pakeha' embarked 14 April 1917; disembarked 18 April 1917; re-embarked and left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd (South Canterbury) Company, 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Mary Eveline Doyle, Chamberlain Road, Johnsonville, Wellington. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Promoted to rank of Lance-Corporal, Featherston Camp, New Zealand, 5 April 1917. Marched in and taken on strength 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, and reverts to ranks, Sling Camp, Salisbury Plain, England, 28 July 1917. Marched out of Sling Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 23 September 1917; disembarks and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 29 September 1917. Marched out of New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot to join New Zealand Division in the field, 7 October 1917; Taken on strength, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, and posted to 2nd (South Canterbury) Company, 9 October 1917. Wounded in action and admitted to 2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance (gun shot wound, right thigh, and compound fractures, left knee and right hand), 19 October 1917; dies of wounds at Advanced Dressing Station, 2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance, 20 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 7 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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