Died of rabies, contracted from the bite of a rabid dog while in service in Egypt. He was hospitalised after discharge at Voortrekkerhooghte Military Hospital where he died from the effects of this disease
Son of Major Richard D. Doyle and Myra M. Doyle, of Silwood Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town. Brother of Mrs. B. M. Schmidt, of New Street, Caledon, Cape Province