DOYLE, Richard William
| Service Number: | NX14809 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 26 November 1904 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter Foreman |
| Died: | Beri Beri whilst a Prisoner of War of the Japanese, Burma, 23 September 1943, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A8, Row C, Grave 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX14809 | |
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| 23 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX14809, 2nd/6th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William John and Alice Gertrude DOYLE nee SMITH; husband of Gwendoline Jessie DOYLE nee GREGORY, of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia.
HIS DUTY UNSELFISHLY AND NOBLY DONE ALWAYS LOVED AND REMEMBERED
Married Alma Sadie Ansley but divorced in 1935
Taken prisoner of war at Java 7/3/1942.
Survived by his wife, son and daughter of first marriage, parents, sister Mrs Alison Chapman and brother Maxwell.
DOYLE.-September 23, 1943, died of illness whilst prisoner of war, Thai camp, Thailand, Sgt. Richard William Doyle (Rex), dearly loved husband of Gwen and loving second son of Alice and William Doyle, and beloved brother of Arthur (P.O. Yarra, missing), Alison (Mrs. Chapman), Max (Lieut., A.I.F.). Duty nobly done.
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