Their Name Liveth for Evermore
In August 1990 Michael Doyle and his late father Peter began their task to discover more of the background behind 66 names engraved on a memorial tablet inside St. John the Baptist Church in Enderby, Leicestershire. This initial task turned into a comprehensive study of the World War I casualties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Sadly, Peter Doyle died in early 1993; Michael resolved to complete the work as a tribute to his late father.
The initial task turned into some 2,000 A4 pages of what is without doubt the most comprehensive study of the war dead of Leicestershire and Rutland, spread over five volumes: "Their Name Liveth for Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland", which was published in 2009.
When the Leicestershire War Memorials Project was set up, Michael was kind enough to join us and allow his data to be included in the project database. This has added a wealth of information to the World War I casualty records on the website, and we are indebted to him. Michael continues to add new information to the database.
Michael's extraordinary research is invaluable in remembering those who died in the First World War. As Michael remarks in the introduction to his book, it is only through works like these that a lasting memorial is sustained as so many local commemorations are suffering the ravages of time.
