Private Matthew Doolin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-06-10
Place of birth: Ireland
Next of kin: Edward Doolin (mother (sic),) Newport, Vermont, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Webb, Saskatchewan
Religion: Episcopalian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 252055
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 128th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-25 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: During military operations in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge he went “over the top” with his Company, reached his objective but was hit in the head by shrapnel whilst “digging in.” He died two minutes later.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618511
LAC ID:
358000
Service file: B2601-S011
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Richard and Elizabeth Doolin.
Previous military service: 1 year U.S. National Guard
Uploader's Research notes:
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-20