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Father '''Willie Doyle,''' [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]], [[Military Cross|MC]] (3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917) (William Joseph Gabriel Doyle was his full baptismal name) was an Irish Jesuit priest who was killed in action during |
Father '''Willie Doyle,''' [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]], [[Military Cross|MC]] (3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917) (William Joseph Gabriel Doyle was his full baptismal name) was an Irish Jesuit priest who was killed in action during the First World War. |
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Doyle was a native of [[Dalkey]], Ireland and the youngest of seven children. He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicester. He entered the Jesuit Novitiate at the age of 18 after reading St. Alphonsus’ book “Instructions and Consideration on the Religious State” and was an ordained [[Jesuit]] priest. Soon after his ordination in 1907, his superiors appointed him on the mission staff for five years. From 1908 to 1915, he gave no less than 152 missions and retreats. His fame as preacher, confessor and spiritual director spread wide and far, and he had "a special gift to hunt out the most hardened and neglected sinners and to bring them back with him to the church for confession". He served in the [[Army Chaplains' Department]] of the [[British Army]] during [[World War I]]. He was finally appointed during World War |
Doyle was a native of [[Dalkey]], Ireland and the youngest of seven children. He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicester. He entered the Jesuit Novitiate at the age of 18 after reading St. Alphonsus’ book “Instructions and Consideration on the Religious State” and was an ordained [[Jesuit]] priest. Soon after his ordination in 1907, his superiors appointed him on the mission staff for five years. From 1908 to 1915, he gave no less than 152 missions and retreats. His fame as preacher, confessor and spiritual director spread wide and far, and he had "a special gift to hunt out the most hardened and neglected sinners and to bring them back with him to the church for confession". He served in the [[Army Chaplains' Department]] of the [[British Army]] during [[World War I]]. He was finally appointed during the First World War as a chaplain to 48 Brigade of the 16th Irish Division. Having fulfilled his priestly duties in an outstanding fashion for almost two years, he was killed in the Battle of Langemarck (Third Ypres, known commonly as Passchendaele, on 16 August 1917, having run “all day hither and thither over the battlefield like an angel of mercy.” This good shepherd truly gave his life for his sheep. |
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==Service in 1914–1918 war== |
==Service in 1914–1918 war== |
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Willie Doyle | |
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| Born | 3 March 1873 |
| Died | 16 August 1917 (aged 44) Passendale, Belgium |
Father Willie Doyle, S.J., MC (3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917) (William Joseph Gabriel Doyle was his full baptismal name) was an Irish Jesuit priest who was killed in action during the First World War.
Doyle was a native of Dalkey, Ireland and the youngest of seven children. He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicester. He entered the Jesuit Novitiate at the age of 18 after reading St. Alphonsus’ book “Instructions and Consideration on the Religious State” and was an ordained Jesuit priest. Soon after his ordination in 1907, his superiors appointed him on the mission staff for five years. From 1908 to 1915, he gave no less than 152 missions and retreats. His fame as preacher, confessor and spiritual director spread wide and far, and he had "a special gift to hunt out the most hardened and neglected sinners and to bring them back with him to the church for confession". He served in the Army Chaplains' Department of the British Army during World War I. He was finally appointed during the First World War as a chaplain to 48 Brigade of the 16th Irish Division. Having fulfilled his priestly duties in an outstanding fashion for almost two years, he was killed in the Battle of Langemarck (Third Ypres, known commonly as Passchendaele, on 16 August 1917, having run “all day hither and thither over the battlefield like an angel of mercy.” This good shepherd truly gave his life for his sheep.
Service in 1914–1918 war
Fr Doyle enlisted as a chaplain shortly after the outbreak of the First World War and was nominally attached to:
He participated in the Battles of the Somme, Battle of Messines and Battle of Passchendaele.
Bravery commended
General Hickie, the commander-in-chief of the 16th (Irish) Division, described Doyle as one of the bravest men who fought or served out here.
He was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery during the assault on the village of Ginchy. He was recommended for a posthumous Victoria Cross the day he was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele alongside the 16th Division and the 36th Ulster Division, which both suffered heavy losses. Fr Doyle's body was never recovered.
External links
- http://www.fatherdoyle.com
- The British Army in the Great War: The Battles of the Somme, 1916
- The Battle of Messines
- Battles: The Third Battle of Ypres, 1917
- In Flanders Fields museum - Ypres
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