Martin Doyle (VC)

Martin Doyle
Born	25 October 1891 New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland
Died	20 November 1940 (aged 49) Dublin, Ireland
Buried	Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Dublin
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ireland
Service / branch	British Army Irish Republican Army National Army Defence Forces Reserve Defence Forces
Rank	Company Sergeant Major
Unit	Royal Munster Fusiliers
Battles / wars	World War I Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War
Awards	Victoria Cross Military Medal

Martin Doyle VC, MM (25 October 1891 – 20 November 1940) was an Irish member of the British Army during the First World War, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

After the war, he joined the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence, served with the National Army during the Irish Civil War, in the Defence Forces until 1937 and Reserve Defence Forces until 1939.^{[citation needed]}