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Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock

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Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock Veteran

Birth
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death
10 Mar 1968 (aged 60)
Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Burial
Cremated, Other. Specifically: Cemetery Location Presently Unknown Add to Map
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Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock KCMG CB DSO KStJ
Birth: 18 Apr 1907 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death: 10 Mar 1968 Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Spouse:
Claire Angela 'Angie'Louise Dudley Ward 1916–1999 in London, England, United Kingdom daughter of the Right Honourable William Dudley Ward, and Freda Dudley Ward née Winifred May Birkin.
Married: 1935

In 1927, he was directed into the Royal Horse Guards and served in the WW2 as lieutenant-colonel with the commandos in Crete, North Africa, Italy and Sicily . Following such duties he was advanced to major-general and became Chief of Combined Operations in 1943.
In addition he was appointed to the position of Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Malta.

Children of Robert and Angie :
1.Joseph William Peter Laycock b{1938 drowned with his eight-year-old daughter Flora in a boating accident on the River Thames, and was survived by wife Eve Lucinda "Lucy" Fleming born 15 May 1947 (daughter of Peter Fleming and Dame Celia Johnson, actress 1908–1982 )and their two children.Lucy has remarried.
2.Benjamin Richard Laycock born 1947
3.Edwina Ottilie Jane Laycock born 1936 has married twice
4.Emma Rose Laycock, now Lady Temple born 1943 married 1964 Sir Richard Chartier Carnac Temple born 1937, elder son and heir of Sir Richard Antony Purbeck Temple, 4th Bt., of The Nash, MC ( 1913– 5 December 2007) by his first wife Lucy Geils de Lotbinière, d/o Alain Joly de Lotbinière, of Montreal.
5.Katherine Martha Laycock born 1949 married 1969 David Mlinaric born 1939 They've three children.

Robert suffered a fatal heart attack while walking home from church on 10 March 1968.
Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock KCMG CB DSO KStJ
Birth: 18 Apr 1907 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death: 10 Mar 1968 Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Spouse:
Claire Angela 'Angie'Louise Dudley Ward 1916–1999 in London, England, United Kingdom daughter of the Right Honourable William Dudley Ward, and Freda Dudley Ward née Winifred May Birkin.
Married: 1935

In 1927, he was directed into the Royal Horse Guards and served in the WW2 as lieutenant-colonel with the commandos in Crete, North Africa, Italy and Sicily . Following such duties he was advanced to major-general and became Chief of Combined Operations in 1943.
In addition he was appointed to the position of Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Malta.

Children of Robert and Angie :
1.Joseph William Peter Laycock b{1938 drowned with his eight-year-old daughter Flora in a boating accident on the River Thames, and was survived by wife Eve Lucinda "Lucy" Fleming born 15 May 1947 (daughter of Peter Fleming and Dame Celia Johnson, actress 1908–1982 )and their two children.Lucy has remarried.
2.Benjamin Richard Laycock born 1947
3.Edwina Ottilie Jane Laycock born 1936 has married twice
4.Emma Rose Laycock, now Lady Temple born 1943 married 1964 Sir Richard Chartier Carnac Temple born 1937, elder son and heir of Sir Richard Antony Purbeck Temple, 4th Bt., of The Nash, MC ( 1913– 5 December 2007) by his first wife Lucy Geils de Lotbinière, d/o Alain Joly de Lotbinière, of Montreal.
5.Katherine Martha Laycock born 1949 married 1969 David Mlinaric born 1939 They've three children.

Robert suffered a fatal heart attack while walking home from church on 10 March 1968.


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