Unexploded shells from WW1 Today we have the last of Fr Doyle’s narratives from his letters home to his father in August …
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August 11, 2012
Ecce Homo: Behold the Man We return today to Fr Doyle’s narrative, and get some glimpse of the horror of war, and …
August 10, 2012
Continuing our narrative today, it is hard not to be struck by the extraordinary good humour of Fr Doyle. The “cathedral” to …
August 8, 2012
A German gas attack seen from the air Today’s account, from 7 August 1917, gives us some small insight into the horrors …
August 7, 2012
WW1 First Aid station The events of August 6 1917 in Fr Doyle’s own words. In particular today we note Fr Doyle’s …
August 6, 2012
A flooded shell hole We once again resume Fr Doyle’s narrative of the events at the Battle of Passchendaele. This is his …
August 5, 2012
We have no more reports from Fr Doyle until August 5th, and we shall take up his narrative once again on that …
August 2, 2012
We continue today with Fr Doyle’s narrative of events in the days leading up to his death. Today’s account is somewhat shorter …
August 1, 2012
We continue Fr Doyle’s account of July 31, 1917 directly after he left off yesterday. Again what is most noticeable is Fr …
July 31, 2012
“When one has put in a long day of hard work…the prospect of a stiff march is not too pleasant.” From the …
July 30, 2012