Information about birth

Year of birth:
1883
Place of birth:
Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Shunter

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Sapper
Service number:
246251
Enlistment date:
28/06/1916
Enlistment place:
Padiham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Units:
 —  32nd Light Railway Operating Coy.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
13/10/1917
Cause of death:
Died of wounds (D.O.W.)
Age:
34

Cemetery

Coxyde Military Cemetery
Plot: 4
Row: F
Grave: 14

Distinctions and medals 2

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place

My story

Sapper Joseph Doyle was part of the 32nd Light Railway Operating Company of the Royal Engineers, which was responsible for the movement of men, equipment and supplies from the Divisional railheads to the front lines. He died of wounds on 13 October 1917 and is buried at Coxyde Military Cemetery. This cemetery was already in use during the war. As we could not find a war diary of the 32nd Light Railway Operating Company or a Service Record, it is uncertain how Joseph Doyle received his wound(s). As he doesn’t have a Burial Return Sheet it is possible that he was working behind the lines near Coxyde when he got injured and brought to the rear to receive treatment, where he subsequently died and was buried.

Sources 2

Burnley Express 31st October 1917 - 3rd November 1917
Sources used
Burnley in the Great War
http://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/burnleyrollofhonourmend/doylejoseph246251.htm
Sources used

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