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{{person | {{person | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Laycock | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Laycock | ||
| − | |constitutes=spook, | + | |constitutes=spook, officer |
|image=Robert Laycock.jpg | |image=Robert Laycock.jpg | ||
| − | |birth_date=1907 | + | |birth_date=18 April 1907 |
|birth_place=London, England | |birth_place=London, England | ||
|death_date=10 March 1968 | |death_date=10 March 1968 | ||
| + | |ala_mater=Lockers Park School,Eton College,Sandhurst | ||
|spouses=Claire Angela Louise Dudley Ward | |spouses=Claire Angela Louise Dudley Ward | ||
| − | |death_place= | + | |death_place=East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England |
|relatives=Joseph Frederick Laycock | |relatives=Joseph Frederick Laycock | ||
| − | |employment= | + | |employment={{job |
| + | |title=Governor of Malta | ||
| + | |start=1954 | ||
| + | |end=1959 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Chief of Combined Operations | ||
| + | |start=1943 | ||
| + | |end=1947 | ||
| + | |employer=UK/Army | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Officer | ||
| + | |start=1927 | ||
| + | |end=1947 | ||
| + | |employer=UK/Army | ||
| + | |description=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]]. | ||
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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
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| Born | 18 April 1907 London, England | |||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 1968 (Age 60) East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Claire Angela Louise Dudley Ward | |||||||||||||
| Relatives | Joseph Frederick Laycock | |||||||||||||
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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.
On 24 October 1944, Robert Laycock gave Harold Goulding authorisation to carry "top secret papers" to Italy by air.
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