Edward Colin LAYCOCK

Regimental number2399
Place of birthSt Peters, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address217 St John's Road, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinGrandparent, Mrs C Laycock, 217 St. John's Road, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of wounds 44th Casualty Clearing Station.
FateDied of wounds 21 August 1916
Age at death22
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 46), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eddy and Nellie LAYCOCK. Native of Sydney, New South Wales