Joseph Frederick Laycock

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name=Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock


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born=12 June1867
died=10 January1952
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allegiance=British Empire
branch=British Army
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rank=Brigadier General
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commands=1st Notts RHA
battles=First World War
awards=Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Territorial Decoration
relations= Robert Laycock
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Brigadier General Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock KCMG, DSO, TD (12 June1867 – 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 himselfNottingham Evening Post 20 May 1997] .

He was friends with Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, 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. [ [http://www.1914-1918.net/wff.htm The Western Frontier Force ] ]

He lived at [http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Jacks1881/wiseton.htm Wiseton Hall] in Nottinghamshire.

One of his children, Robert Laycock, was also knighted and awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his services in World War II.

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