Help Finding Some "Missing" Men

[Annette7]

I keep coming back to an Arthur Watts Doyle who was born 1869 Rochester, Kent.

He served 21 years in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, discharged 8/1/1909.

His widowed mother Elizabeth lived for a number of years at 24 Westcourse St., Old Brompton, Kent hence my wondering if this man could be A W Doyle.

He would have been in his 40's during the war - could he have rejoined the army during this period offering his skilled services?   He appears to have died in the Sept.qtr.1920 Woolwich (where he lived 1911) - as this date is so soon after the war ended is it possible that he did indeed re-enlist during the war, receiving injuries which ultimately caused his death in 1920?

Knowing the family had a link to Old Brompton I just can't help wondering.

Annette

[Leofwine]

Thanks Annette, that one definitely looks worth following up.

[Leofwine]

I've looked at Arthur Watts Doyle and the Brompton connection grows stronger. Although he joined the Inniskillins in Jan 1888, by March 1888 he had transferred to the Royal Engineers who are based at the School of Military Engineering in Brompton.  His records also show he married the widow of a SSM in the ASC in 1895, so there is a vague ASC connection too.

I also found this in the National Roll of the Great War:

DOYLE, A. J., Pte., R.A.S.C. (M.T.).
He volunteered in August, 1914, and served on both Western and Eastern Fronts. In France he was engaged on the transport of stores and ammunition to the trenches, and in Salonica drove a Staff car. He was invalided home on account of ill-health, and discharged in May 1916.
He holds the 1914 Star, General Service and Victory Medals.
43, Brenthurst Road, Willesden, N.W. 10          16379

I wonder if that's our man with a wrong initial?

[Leofwine]

I've partially solved one of them thanks to local papers. This is a summary of what was written about him:

Chatham Observer 23 3 18: 
DRIVER ARTHUR WILLIAM MOON
Mech Transport Section of ASC.
Adopted son of Mrs E Doyle of Westcourt St
25yo. Educ Holy Trinity. Corporal Church Lads’ Brigade.
Went to France Sept 1914. In France 2 ½ years. 3 months ago taken to hospital with consumption. Died in Brompton Hospital (NB is this London?) Monday week.
Gillingham Cemetery, Rev WD Driver conducted service. List of mourners.

It seems he served under his birth name, but appears on the memorial under his adopted name.

However..... just to confuse things the address is 24 Westcourt Street, the same address Annette found for Arthur Watts Doyle's mother, so I'm not entirely sure what is going on with this one.