Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Patrick Doyle
In memory of:
Oiler Patrick Doyle
April 12, 1945
Military Service
37
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Silver Star Park (Toronto, Ontario) (175353)
Additional Information
February 1, 1908
Montréal, Quebec
His full name is Patrick James Doyle.
Son of Patrick James Michael Doyle and Jane Ellen Garvey of Montréal, Québec. During the First World War, he enlisted on September 25, 1914, at Camp Valcartier, Quebec, in the 1st Heavy Battery Ammunition Column of the Canadian Field Artillery of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 43106. He fought in France and was demobilized on February 8, 1919.
On April 12, 1945, the SS Silver Star Park collided with the American freighter Mamgore and caught fire off the coast of New York, USA, in the North Atlantic. At least 15 sailors, including the captain, were killed in the accident.
Commemorated on Page 268 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
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