Lt gen; Sir William Charles Doyle GCH; KB; Officer Lég
The name William Charles Doyle is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Pere Lachaise (Pt4) cemetery, Paris, Paris, France.
There are 77 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
William Charles Doyle was buried in 1842. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
William Charles Doyle age is given as 62.
William Charles Doyle calculated year of birth is 1780.
William Charles Doyle is listed on the GPR grave numbered 329551.
William Charles Doyle is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
William Charles Doyle has the record number 702129 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 18 August 2013
There are 2 images available for the monument listing William Charles Doyle (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against William Charles Doyle record:
Doyle was the eldest son of William Doyle of Brambletown; Kilkenny in Ireland; and the nephew of General Sir John Doyle Bt and General Welbore Ellis Doyle. William Doyle was commissioned under his uncle; Welbore Doyle; and fought in the Netherlands with Abercromby; and in northern France. In 1794 he transferred to the regiment commanded by his uncle General John Doyle; and served in the West Indies as ADC to Abercromby and followed him to the Mediterranean front (Gibraltar; Malta and Egypt). In 1804 he commanded the reservists in Scotland; and in 1805 he was assistant quarter-master and commanding officer of his uncle's regiment when Sir John was appointed Lt. Governor of Guernsey. In 1808 he was sent to Portugal and Spain; and distinguished himself on both fronts and was appointed a Spanish Lieutenant-General. He attained the same rank in the British army in 1837; and was decorated by the British; Spanish and Turkish monarchs. His son was General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle Bt; (1804-1883); Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.