Fr Doyle sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s …
WWI
April 27, 2021
Fr Doyle had many incredibly close shaves with death during the almost 2 years he spent as a military chaplain. …
April 26, 2021
My church was a bit of a trench, the altar a pile of sandbags. Though we had to stand deep in mud, …
April 23, 2021
It was a memorable six days for us all, living day and night literally face to face with death at any moment. …
April 16, 2021
We left Belgium a glorious morning, dry under foot, with brilliant sunshine. The Brigade of four regiments made a gallant show, each …
March 31, 2021
I had rather an amusing experience the first night I spent in the trenches. On arriving here I found two officers in …
March 31, 2021
On Spy Wednesday evening after Benediction, I told the men I wanted nine volunteers to watch an hour during the following night …
March 31, 2021
On the way I noticed that heavy firing was going on ahead, but it was only when I reached a bend in …
March 5, 2021
I am suffering much in every way, most of all, perhaps, from sheer fatigue. As regards food and lodging I am not …
March 5, 2021
Having set sail to the continent, Fr Doyle describes the crossing. The moon was surrounded by magnificent halo or crown, which I …
February 18, 2021