Joseph Frederick Laycock
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Brigadier General Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock KCMG, DSO, TD (12 June 1867 – 10 January 1952) was a British soldier, and Olympic sailor.
He was the first colonel of the Nottinghamshire Battery Royal Horse Artillery when it was formed in 1908 as part of the new Territorial Force. He funded the founding of the battery himself[1].
He was friends with Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster[1], and they competed together in the 1908 Olympics at Water Motorpsort.
During the Great War he served with his battery in the Middle East and also served with the Duke of Westminster's armoured car unit when it was involved in a widely-reported incident where it rescued prisoners of war from Senussi tribesmen.[2]
He lived at Wiseton Hall in Nottinghamshire.[1]
One of his children, Robert Laycock, was also knighted and awarded the DSO for his services in World War 2.
[edit] Reference and External Links
- ^ a b c Nottingham Evening Post 20 May 1997
- ^ The Western Frontier Force
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