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Frederick Laycock

In memory of:

Gunner Frederick Laycock

November 5, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

248527

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Div. Ammunition Col.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 447 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BREBIERES BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

B. 6.

Location:

The village of Brebieres is about 5 kilometres south-west of Douai and the BREBIERES BRITISH CEMETERY is about a kilometre north of the village, on the N50 towards Arras.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death– "Died of Wounds" While proceeding to his billet in Raismes on the 31st of October 1918, he was severely wounded in both ankles by the explosion of an enemy shell. His wounds were dressed and he was taken to a Field Ambulance and later evacuated to No. 23 Casualty Clearing Station where he died sometime later. http://data2.archives.ca/microform/data2/dm13/d13/006003/31829_B016747/pdf/31829_B016747-00000.pdf

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    Circumstances of death
    Circumstances of death – "Died of Wounds" While proceeding to his billet in Raismes on the 31st of October 1918, he was severely wounded in both ankles by the explosion of an enemy shell. His wounds were dressed and he was taken to a Field Ambulance and later evacuated to No. 23 Casualty Clearing Station where he died sometime later. http://data2.archives.ca/microform/data2/dm13/d13/006003/31829_B016747/pdf/31829_B016747-00000.pdf

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