Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Laycock, William Gordon

Born 10^th March 1896 Devonport Tamania the son of Joseph and Annie Laycock (nee Davies) a carpenter he embarked Fremantle 19^th April 1915 on board “HMAT Argyllshire” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He was wounded at Gallipoli on the 28^th August 1915 and died 6^th October 1915 in Egypt and was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

The sad intelligence reached Devonport on Monday night that_Private W. G. Laycock had died of wounds on October 16, at Heliopolis Hospital. Deceased was a son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Joseph Laycock, whose family were pioneers of the River Mersey. The widowed mother only left Devonport on Saturday for Melbourne, and has two other sons also at the front, one of the daughters being the only member of the family at Devonport. The following is the text of the official wire received by Rev. H. B. Atkinson, the Rectory, Devonport: — 'Officially reported, died. Heliopolis, septicaemia, bullet wound, cystitis, October 16, Private W. G. Laycock, 12th Batt., previously reported dangerously ill. Please convey to Mrs. A. Laycock, Upper Rooke Street, West Devonport, deepest regret and sympathy of their Majesties the King and Queen and Commonwealth Government as well as of District Commandant, in the loss sustained by them and by the army.

The North Western Advocate 27^th October 1915

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