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Military service
Service number:
469893
Age:
22
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Division:
25th Bn.
Birth:
November 1, 1894
Death:
April 28, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
2nd Canadian Div. Cem. Mem 8.
Additional information
Son of Thomas and Margaret Doyle, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
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Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens) -
Epitaph
Epitaph: "Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul" -
Orchard Dump Cemetery
Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 759 of 1076. Originally buried 1 ¼ miles east of Vimy, 3 ¾ miles South of Lens. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and buried in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Orchard Dump Cemetery is in the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle, on the main road (D919) from Arras to Henin-Lietard. The cemetery lies on the left side of this road approximately 1 kilometre from the village of Bailleul-Sire-Berthoult.
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