Capt Philip Denys Doyne -OBLI

[chrisleach78]

Does anyone have any further information about Capt Doyne or his battalion.

This is what i have so far

http://www.headington.org.uk/history/war/quarry/doyne_philip.html

[chrisleach78]

Can someone please help me track Doyne's involvement in the war. I have a letter from another officer mentioning that Doyne was in Flanders befire July 1915

[sotonmate]

Landed in France as a Lieutenant on 3 Aug 1915 (Medal Index Card) and served with 1/4 OBLI,part of 145 Bde of 48 Division. No Battles listed on the Division's page in the LLT for 1915. You will need to see the unit War Diary to see what occurred from his landing to his death around Hebuterne on 28 Dec 1915,aged 24. He is buried in Hebuterne Communal Cemetery. His next of Kin was his Father the Revd. P V Doyne of The Vicarage, Headington Quarry, Oxford. Born Q3 1891.

[johntanner]

The Chronicle records for 28th December:

The Bn. relieved the 7th Worcesters in the trenches. The enemy's aeroplanes very active during the morning, with the result that the Germans shelled the roads and the paths during our relief: but we succeeded in getting all in by 7pm without casualties. Under the new system we have 2 companies in the fire-trenches and supports, with the other two companies supplying reserves and working parties.

At 10p Lt D P Doyne and one man, who had gone out to inspect the wire were reported missing. The man returned but reported that he had missed Lt Doyne. Another patrol, under Capt. Jones, immediately went out, and returned some two hours later with the officer's body, which they found in a shell-hole. He had evidently been killed (shot through the head) by a bullet from a German machine-gun, which had opened fire on the spot where he was found.

John

[chrisleach78]

Dont suppose anyone has a copy of the battalion's war diary?