Dooley, T (Thomas)

Dooley, T (Thomas)

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Private Thomas Dooley was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dooley.  He had enlisted in Coatbridge, Lanark and was from Templemore, Co. Tipperary.

Thomas had already been with his regiment, the 1st Prince of Wales, Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) for eight years when he entered the conflict with them on the 19th of December 1914. They spent the beginning of their war marching to the front line.

The battalion finally reached there on the 14th when their first casualties were also received.[1] By the end of January, the first replacements had arrived from the 3rd Reserve Battalion.

During February and March, the 1st Leinster’s were in the trenches at Dickebusch,[2] receiving almost daily dead and wounded, but fortunately not in large numbers. Mid-March found them counter attacking the Germans at Voormezeele[3] and capturing two enemy trenches.

On the 17th of March 1915, which happened to be Saint Patrick’s Day, Private Thomas Dooley was wounded during fighting at Neuve-Chapelle, France. He was evacuated to the Military Hospital in Cork, Ireland and would fight the damage caused by the wounds he received until the 1st of August 1915, when he passed away. He was buried with full military honours.

Thomas was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War and Victory Medals

Date of Death: 01/08/1915 (Aged 25)

Service: Private, Leinster Regiment, 3rd Battalion.

Service Number: 8737

Burial Location: Londonderry (or Derry), City Cemetery, MD. 282.


[1] Casualties were 4 dead and 11 wounded.

[2] Dickebusch, located in the Ypres area of Belgium.

[3] Voormezeele, located in the Ypres area of Belgium, just east of Dickebusch.

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