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John Scatcherd Laycock

In memory of:

Captain John Scatcherd Laycock

June 11, 1917

Military Service


Age:

37

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

December 6, 1879
Buffalo, New York

Enlistment:

August 28, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Hartley and Annie Laycock of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 273 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 1.

Location:

Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– The Parish of St Luke in Winnipeg erected this memorial. This plaque was unveiled in around 1918 and is dedicated to Captain John Geddes, Lieutenant Charles Thurston Bowring, Maj Gordon Ruthven Heron and Capt John Scatcherd Laycock, killed in action during the Great War.
  • Photo of John Scatcherd Laycock– From a signed portrait of J S Laycock taken while he was in the 92nd Battalion, his original unit of enlistment. Photo in the collection of the donor.
  • Group Photo– 92nd Battalion Officers onboard the Empress of Britain May 1916 crossing from Calnada to the UK. Lieutenant J S Laycock is standing on the extreme left. He was transferred from the 92nd Battalion to the 15th Battalion where he served until his death on 11 June 1917. The 92nd Bn and the 15th Bn were both raised by the 48th Highlanders.

The photograph is from the archives of the 48th Highlanders Museum in Toronto and submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.

Dileas Gu Brath
  • Newspaper Clipping
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Badge– Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Captain Laycock was originally a member of the 92nd Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement.   Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Badge– Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada).  Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder patch– Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada).  Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Routine Orders– Pt II Orders 15th Bn dated 17 July 1917 noting death of Captain Laycock.  Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Death Certificate– Original CEF Death Certificate issued to widow in 1919
  • Toronto's Honour Roll– From the Toronto Globe for 6 July 1917.
  • Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial– The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario.  
Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side 
panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were 
presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".
  • Cemetery– Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team
		
 DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Inscription– Inscription   (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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