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EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
Disbandment of EPG EPG_Gazette_2003_-_Vol_4-2__Apr
| Name | DOYLE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 13th and 55th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2712 / 3420 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th July 1849 / 18 years / Liverpool England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Dark Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 2 years 11 months Turkey – 1 year 7 months |
| Length of Service | 6 years 39 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th April 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol Crimean Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 2nd Dublin 1865 Tilbury 1865-1904 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1831 Lucan Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DOYLE Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CHRISTIANS Catherine |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KENT/DENT Hannah nee McMULLIN 1837 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5 March 1865 Dublin South South City No1, City of Dublin |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Catherine B 26th April 1865 baptised 5 May 1865 St. John the Evangelist Gravesend, Southwalk, Kent M McARTHUR Peter 1887 Fremantle Western Australia D 1899 Mt Magnet Western Australia See further informatin Elizabeth b 8th June 1867 Western Australia Bap 10th June 1867 D 21 June 1940 Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon CC 0290 Maria Rebecca b 1869 M DEAN Alfred 1913 Perth Western Australia D 22nd September 1951 Fremantle Bur Fremantle cemetery WA (Rebecca) Thomas Joseph b 1872 M Edith Maude Newson 1911 Perth, Western Australia D 13 June 1957 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon CC 0290 Alice Mary b 1874 M WALKER Hobart 1900 Fremantle Western Australia D 26th March 1921 North Fremantle WA John Patrick b 1877 D 20th September 1944 Nedlands Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Other possible Children of 1st Wife | Honoria/Norah Kent/Doyle B c 1859 possibly Dublin M SCORER Unknown D 1903 Cue Western Australia (Parents John Doyle and Hannah UNKNOWN age at death 42 years) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McMULLIN Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DUFFY Eliza |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Town Lot 144Y 0.2.28 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1881 worked at the magazine |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Perth Thursday 6th October 1904 – page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th October 1904 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon CC 0290 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Hannah Doyle died 1891 age 54 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1851 no 2712 13th Regiment Location Stirling Scotland and Manchester Discharge: Due to being severely wounded by gunshot which fractured the bones in his right arm during the final attack on the Redan 8th September 1855. In 1880 he was living in No 1 Barracks Fremantle with his wife and 6 children. John Doyle served on the Enrolled Force from its inception of 11 November 1880 until it was disbanded on 31 March 1887. The gravesite at Fremantle Cemetery consists of a granite surround with DOYLE as a name plate, there is no headstone Mary Catherine McArthur and her 2 children were burnt to death in a fire at Mt. Magnet. John Hartley Bowen was charged with her murder but at his subsequent trial he was acquitted. Her death registration said her parents were John Doyle and Hannah McMullen. John Doyle’s death registration states his parents as being Patrick Doyle and Catherine Murray |