Martin Doyle
Company Sergeant-Major, 1st Battalion. Royal Munster Fusiliers
- Register No.
- 347 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Company Sergeant-Major (register: Company Sergeant Major) all Company Sergeant-Majors →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Royal Munster Fusiliers all Royal Munster Fusiliers VCs →
- Date of action
- 2 September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 31st January 1919 on this day → all of 1919 →
- Born
- 25th October 1891 at New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland
- Died
- 20th November 1940 at Dublin
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 2nd September 1918 at Reincourt, France, when command of his company fell on Company Sergeant-Major Doyle, all the officers having become casualties, he extricated a party of his men who were surrounded by the enemy, and carried back, under heavy fire, a wounded officer. Later he went forward under intense fire to the assistance of a tank and when an enemy machine gun opened fire on the tank, making it impossible to get the wounded away, he captured its single-handed and took three prisoners. Subsequently when the enemy counter-attacked, he drove them back, taking many more prisoners
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DOYLE, Martin. (reg No. 347).
Company Sergeant-Major . 1st Battalion. Royal Munster Fusiliers.
London Gazetted on 31st January 1919.
Born on 25th October 1891 at New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.
Died on 20th November 1940 at Dublin.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 2nd September 1918 at Reincourt, France, when command of his company fell on Company Sergeant-Major Doyle, all the officers having become casualties, he extricated a party of his men who were surrounded by the enemy, and carried back, under heavy fire, a wounded officer. Later he went forward under intense fire to the assistance of a tank and when an enemy machine gun opened fire on the tank, making it impossible to get the wounded away, he captured its single-handed and took three prisoners. Subsequently when the enemy counter-attacked, he drove them back, taking many more prisoners.
Additional information:. Company Sergeant-Major Doyle also held the Military Medal (MM).
Additional information
Company Sergeant-Major Doyle also held the Military Medal (MM).
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