DOYLE, Vincent Patrick
| Service Number: | 4160 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Picton, New South Wales, Australia, 5 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Brooklyn Public School & Christian Brothers School, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4160 | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4160, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4160, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4160, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4160 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Vincent Patrick DOYLE (known as Patrick), (Service Number 4160) was born on 5 September 1896 at Picton, NSW. His parents were Robert and Elizabeth A. Doyle. He went to Brooklyn Public School and to Christian Brothers School, Balmain.
He is listed on the NSWGR&T Honour Roll, under the name of Patrick Doyle, as having been in the Railways Permanent Way Branch, and as having been in the 54th Infantry Battalion. No record could be found which confirms when he joined the NSWGR&T, but there are two individuals named Patrick Doyle in the Railways Permanent Way Branch in the list of staff as at 31 December 1914.
Patrick joined the AIF on 25 August 1915 with the rank of Private (Service No. 4160) and was initially posted to the 13th Reinforcements to the 2nd Infantry Battalion. He nominated his father, living at Balmain, as his next of kin.
He embarked for Egypt aboard HMAT A60 ‘Aeneas’ at Sydney on 20 December 1915. After arriving in Egypt, in early 1916 he was transferred to the 54th Infantry Battalion.
Submitted 19 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Vincent Patrick DOYLE (known as Patrick) (Service Number 4160) was born on 5th September 1896 at Picton, NSW. His parents were Robert and Elizabeth A. Doyle. He went to Brooklyn Public School and to Christian Brothers School, Balmain.
He was employed in the Railways Permanent Way Branch.
Patrick joined the AIF on 25th August 1915 with the rank of Private (Service No. 4160). He was initially posted to the 13th Reinforcements to the 2nd Infantry Battalion. He nominated his father, who was living at Balmain, as his next of kin.
He embarked for Egypt aboard HMAT A60 ‘Aeneas’ at Sydney on 20th December 1915. After arriving in Egypt, in early 1916 he was transferred to the 54th Infantry Battalion. He left Alexandria for France on 19th June 1916. On 19th or 20th July 1916 he was killed in action at Fleurbaix.
Patrick’s grave is in the Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Nord Pas de Calais, France. The Australian War Memorial gives his place of association as Balmain, NSW.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board