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- Doyle volunteered to serve in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department of the British Army during the First World War; he was appointed as a chaplain with the 16th (Irish) Division. He was assigned to the 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, and was posted with them to the Western Front.
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4 days ago · Father Doyle volunteered to serve in the British Army upon the outbreak of the Great War. This was not uncommon: In Goodbye to All That , war poet Robert Graves hailed the contribution of the Irish chaplains on the front lines.
Doyle volunteered to serve in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department of the British Army during the First World War; he was appointed as a chaplain with the 16th (Irish) Division. [5] He was assigned to the 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, and was posted with them to the Western Front. [4]
Nov 10, 2018 · He entered the British army as a chaplain in 1914; and days after his 10th anniversary of ordination in August 1917, he died in a bomb blast while helping men on the battlefield.
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Sep 13, 2023 · In 1914, aged 41, William volunteered to join the British Army to serve as a Military Chaplain. He served with a number of Irish regiments within the 16th (Irish) Division before being attached to the 8th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
Sep 21, 2024 · An Irish chaplain in the British army, he died as an ecumenical martyr of charity and is a symbol of political and religious unity in a time of division. Perhaps most importantly, Father Willie was a victim soul who offered his life in reparation for the sins of priests.
Nov 10, 2018 · The salvation of souls was one of those “high purposes” for Irish Jesuit Father Willie Doyle, who served as the chaplain of the 16th Irish Division of the British army during World War I.
Mar 14, 2022 · With the outbreak of World War I, he volunteered as a military chaplain for the 8th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers of the 16th Irish Division of the British Army.
