| Laycock | Joseph Frederick | | Captain | LAYCOCK, JOSEPH FREDERICK, Captain, was born 12 June 1867, only son of R Laycock, MP, and Annie, second daughter of Christian Alhusen, of Stoke Court, Bucks (she married, secondly, Lord D'Arcy Osborne, who died in 1895, brother of the 9th Duke of Leeds). He served in the South African War as ADC to the GOC, Cavalry Division, and was present at operations in Natal in 1899, including actions at Elandslaagte, Rietfontein and Lombard's Kop. He took part in the advance on Kimberley, including the action at Magersfontein, and in the Relief of Kimberley; also in operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain), Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899 to 1900, including actions at Colesberg (1 January to 12 February). He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 4 May 1900, and 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with six clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: ''Joseph Frederick Laycock, Captain, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was invested by the King 17 December 1901. He served in the European War, 1914-18 (Nottinghamshire Horse Artillery, Territorial Force); was mentioned in Despatches; given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel; created a CMG in 1917, and a KCMG in 1919. He was Honorary Captain in His Majesty's Army. Sir Joseph Laycock married, in 1902, Katherine M, third daughter of Hugh Henry Hare, and they had two sons and two daughters.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Imperial Yeomanry |
