DOYLE, Francis Hubert

Personal Details

Attribute	Details
Nationality	British
Date of Birth	02 December 1894
Place of Birth	Clontarf, Dublin County, Ireland
Veterinary College and Date of Graduation	Dublin - July 1916

Military Service

Attribute	Details
Last Rank	Lieutenant
Regiment/Service	Army Veterinary Corps
Secondary Regiment
Secondary Unit
First Theatre of War	Egypt 1916

Casualty Details

Attribute	Details
Date of Death	12 October 1916
Age at Death	22
Place of Death	Cairo, Egypt
Cause of Death	Accident: Fell from horse

Cemetery

Attribute	Details
Cemetery	Cairo War Memorial Cemetwery
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Grave Reference	M.136
Commonwealth War Grave	Yes - CWGC Headstone
Emblem or Badge on Headstone	Army Veterinary Corps

Honours and Memorials

Attribute	Details
Name on RCVS Honour Board	Yes
Name In Officers who died in Great War	Yes
Medals and Awards	British War Medal 1914-1918 Victory Medal

Biography

Lieutenant Francis Hubert Doyle MRCVS obtained his degree at the Royal Veterinary College, Ballsbridge, Dublin Army Veterinary Corps, in July 1916. While at university, he won the V.M.A. gold medal for gaining first place in the final professional examination. Lieut. Doyle had previously distinguished himself as an Intermediate exhibitioner at Blackrock College.

Lieutenant Doyle obtained a commission in the A.V.C. in August. And as sent to Egypt.

The Veterinary Record reported that less than three months after arriving in Egypt, Lieutenant Doyle was kicked by a mule he was transporting, and this injury resulted in his death.

However, his army record shows that Lieutenant Doyle died because of a fractured skull he received when he fell from a horse.

He died in the 14th Australian General Hospital on 12 October 1916 because of injuries he sustained. He was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery.

Lieutenant Doyle’s obituary notice appeared in the Veterinary Records on 9 December 1916. Doyle is also remembered in South Dublin Libraries, Our Heroes Database.

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