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Gnr. Frederick William Laycock MM.

British Army A Battery, 76th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

from:Bradford, West Yorkshire

(d.4th Nov 1918)

Frederick Laycock was born in Thornbury, Bradford, 23rd of July 1888to William Laycock (woollen buyer) and Sarah Ann nee Marris, both of Leeds. Elder brother Harry, a woollen merchant for Ferdinand Heilborn of Bradford, and sister Florence Maud. He attended Bradford Grammar School.

Frederick enlisted in April 1916 and served with A Battery, 76th Brigade RFA in Italy and France. He was slightly wounded, sent to 72nd General Hospital, Deauville, Cavados, France where he died of pneumonia (influenza related?) on the 4th of November 1918 and was buried at Tourgeville.

The London Gazette of the 17th of June 1919 records award of Military Medal to 140566 Gunner Laycock F.W. A1/76th Brigade (Bradford). From his date of death I am guessing that he was awarded it for action in October in the pursuit to the Selle or the Battle of the Selle (LG 11th Feb carried awards for 8th August to 3rd Sept 1918).



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