Father William Doyle | |
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Born | Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland | 3 March 1873
Died | 16 August 1917 Langemarck, Belgium | (aged 44)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1915–1917 |
Rank | Military chaplain |
Unit | 8th Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Awards |
William Joseph Gabriel Doyle, SJ, MC (3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917) was an Irish Catholic priest who was killed in action while serving as a military chaplain to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during the First World War.[1] He is a candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church.