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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Laycock
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Laycock
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|constitutes=spook, officer
|birth_date=1907-04-18
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|image=Robert Laycock.jpg
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|birth_date=18 April 1907
 
|birth_place=London, England
 
|birth_place=London, England
|death_date=1968-03-10
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|death_date=10 March 1968
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|ala_mater=Lockers Park School,Eton College,Sandhurst
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|spouses=Claire Angela Louise Dudley Ward
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|death_place=East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
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|relatives=Joseph Frederick Laycock
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|employment={{job
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|title=Governor of Malta
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|start=1954
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|end=1959
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|title=Chief of Combined Operations
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|start=1943
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|end=1947
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|employer=UK/Army
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|title=Officer
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|start=1927
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|end=1947
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|employer=UK/Army
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|description=Leader of the [[British Commandos]] during the [[Second World War]].
 
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Major-General '''Sir Robert Edward Laycock''' was a senior British Army officer best known for his influential role in the establishment and command of [[British Commandos]] during the [[Second World War]].
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On 24 October 1944, Robert Laycock gave [[Harold Goulding]] authorisation to carry "top secret papers" to [[Italy]] by air.
 
On 24 October 1944, Robert Laycock gave [[Harold Goulding]] authorisation to carry "top secret papers" to [[Italy]] by air.
 
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Latest revision as of 07:06, 4 December 2023

Person.png Robert Laycock  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook, officer)
Robert Laycock.jpg
Born18 April 1907
London, England
Died10 March 1968 (Age 60)
East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
SpouseClaire Angela Louise Dudley Ward
RelativesJoseph Frederick Laycock

Employment.png Governor of Malta

In office
1954 - 1959

Employment.png Officer

In office
1927 - 1947
EmployerUK/Army
Leader of the British Commandos during the Second World War.

Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock was a senior British Army officer best known for his influential role in the establishment and command of British Commandos during the Second World War.

On 24 October 1944, Robert Laycock gave Harold Goulding authorisation to carry "top secret papers" to Italy by air.

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