Irish military chaplain Fr. -- Sir Percival Phillips , Daily Express , August 1917.
They remember him as a saint - they speak his name with tears.
He went forward and back over the battlefield with bullets whining about him, seeking out the dying and kneeling in the mud beside them to give them absolution.
William Hickie , Commander, 16th Irish Division The Orangemen will not forget a certain Roman Catholic chaplain who lies in a soldier\'s grave in that sinister plain beyond Ypres.
Gen. -- Maj.
He left a memory and a name behind him that will never be forgotten.
Father Doyle was one of the best priests I ever met, and one of the bravest men who fought or worked out here.
His daily conquest of himself in little things, over many years prepared him for his selfless service on the battlefield.
His Letters home reveal both his deep faith and his great humor, even in the face of unspeakable horrors.
They witnessed his fearlessness in the face of enemy fire as he rescued the wounded, anointed the dying, and buried the dead.
Doyle testified to his heroic virtue.
Those who knew Fr.
His final act of bravery epitomizes Christ\'s words that there is no greater love than to lay down one\'s life for one\'s friends.
Doyle\'s compassion, cheerfulness and humility, alongside his great valor in wartime, are a testament to his commitment to Christ.
Fr.
To Raise the Fallen incudes a selection of Willie Doyle\'s rich and vivid Letters from the front, along with diary entries, prayers, Spiritual Writings and extracts from the pamphlets that made him a publishing sensation across Europe in the early years of the twentieth century.
In To Raise the Fallen , Patrick Kenny introduces readers to this remarkable man, whose faith, heroic courage and generosity in the trenches of World War I continues to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike.
Willie Doyle, S.
J., died in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on August 16, 1917, having been hit by a German shell while rushing to the aid of wounded soldiers trapped in No Man\'s Land.
Irish military chaplain Fr
