William John Doole

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William DOOLE (AFN: 99B8-2D)
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 1872
Cert 571, Taranaki, Waverley, New Zealand
Death: 6 Apr 1947
Taihape, Wellington, , New Zealand
Parents:
Father: John DOOLE (AFN: 99B8-02)
Mother: Jane Frances OLD (AFN: 99B7-BM)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Kathleen NORTHCOTT (AFN: 99BJ-1B)
Marriage: 22 Jan 1895
Waverley, N.Z.

Cemetery: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: III. C. 161.

Location: Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14 .5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Li lle. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this r oad is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn right in to a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemete ry is on the right and the Communal Cemetery Extension is at the bottom en d.


Historical Information: Bailleul was occupied on the 14th October 19 14 by the 19th Brigade and the 4th Division. It became an important railhe ad, air depot and hospital centre; the 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 53rd, 1st Cana dian and 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Stations were quartered in it f or considerable periods. It was a Corps Headquarters until July 1917, wh en it was severely bombed and shelled; the burials in Plot III, Row D of t he Extension bear witness to the resulting casualties. The Battle of Baill eul, one of the Battles of the Lys, began on the 13th and ended on the 15 th April 1918. The town was defended by the 29th, 31st, 34th and 59th (Nor th Midland) Divisions and the 4th Guards and 147th Brigades, but it was en tered by the Germans in the evening of the 15th. By the end of the month t he enemy advance was held at

1. WILLIAM (Johnny) JOHN DOOLE, b. 2 January 1896, Cheltenham, N.Z.
Military Service: No. 13744 Private 1st. Battalion, Auckland Infantry Reg iment N.Z.E.F.
Enlisted in N.Z.Army, 4 March 1916. (14th. Reinforcement
Enbarked overseas, 26 August 1916.
Arrived Devonport, England, 22 August 1916, marched to ca mp at Sling.
Left France, 26 September 1916, on arrival posted to N.Z. Ba se Depot, Etaples.
Joined 1st. Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the fei ld, 1 November 1916.
Wounded in action, 7 June 1917, and admitted to No. 2 Casual ty Clearing Station.
Died of wounds on 9 June 1917 at 7-35 a.m. in France.
Buried in Bailliue Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Franc e.
Medals: British War Medal.
Victory Medal.




Hi Pam
Hope you and your family had a good Christmas and New Year.
I have a few photo's of Doole's which I don't know who they are I have att ached two.
In the first one of the lady with the glasses I think is Frances Dryden. T he older lady is possible Nellie [Ellen] Doole/Dryden and the others possi ble Frances children. Would you know definitely who they are.

And the one of the man has Uncle Doole written on the back, would you ha ve any idea which Doole it is. The writing is Maggie Cains/Parkes so I thi nk it would be one of her mother's [Mary Jane Doole] brothers.

Thanks Stella

Brian & Stella Chestnut [bschestn@wave.co.nz]

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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has conflicting birth information of Taihape, New Zealand and 2 Feb 1896.

• Military: No. 13744 Private 1st. Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment N.Z.E.F., 4 Mar 1916.

• Military: Enlisted in N.Z.Army (14th. Reinforcements), 4 Mar 1916.

• Military: Arrived Devonport, England, 22 August 1916, marched to camp at Sling., 22 Aug 1916.

• Military: Enbarked overseas, 26 Aug 1916.

• Military: Left France on arrival posted to N.Z. Base Depot, Etaples., 26 Sep 1916.

• Military: Joined 1st. Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the feild., 1 Nov 1916.

• Military: Wounded in action, and admitted to No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 Jun 1917.

• He had an estate probated #108/18 Wanganui Court Intestate on 24 Sep 1918.

• He worked as a Farm Labourer.

• He signed a will 003741 Leters of Administration, Pukeokahu Wellington 5 pages on 9 Jun 1917.