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Jun 28, 1896
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Born in Marmora, Ontario to Martin and Annie (nee
Blakey) Doyle
After his father’s death, his mother married
Asahel Gray
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Oct 22, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Trenton, Ontario
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Jan 4, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3055469
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. A.
Gray, mother, Trenton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Teamster
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
On being sworn in, he gave his birth date as June
17, 1896, not his actual birth date of June 28, 1896
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Doyle
joined the 21st Battalion in Fouquescourt, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the liberation of the town of Iwuy, France, Private Doyle
received a machine gun bullet wound to his left leg at the knee and was
evacuated to the No. 9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) where the bullet was removed
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Oct 14, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 General Hospital in
Rouen, France
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Oct 16, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Essequibo
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the No.
16 Canadian Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 12, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian General Hospital in
Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Dec 10, 1918
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool
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Dec 20, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was taken On Strength Military District No. 3
Casualty Company
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Dec 22, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s University Military Hospital
in Kingston
On admission his left knee is notes as causing
pain when flexed causing a slight disability
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Dec 23, 1918
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Granted leave until January 6, 1919
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Jan 20, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 29, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Trenton, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at RR #3 Carrying Place, Ontario
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Sep 14, 1925
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Married to Jennie Bedard (nee Wood), a widow, in
Trenton, Ontario. Her first husband,
Neil Alfred Bedard, had been accidentally killed in 1920
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