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Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock, KCMG, CB, DSO, KStJ (18 April 1907 – 10 March 1968) 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.
Personal and military papers of Major General Sir Robert Edward Laycock, 1923-1968, chiefly relating to service with Special Service Brigade and as Chief of Combined Operations, 1940-1946.
Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock. KCMG (1954), CB (1945), DSO (1943), JP, Hon. LLD (Malta) Born 18.04.1907 (London) Died 10.03.1968 (Wiseton, near Doncaster)
British (1801-present, Kingdom) Biography. Robert Laycock, the son of a knighted WW1 veteran, was educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He joined the Royal Horse Guards in March 1927 and became an instructor on anti-gas and air defence measures.
30 de nov. de 2016 · Always marked out for high rank, Robert Laycock came into his own when selected to raise 8 Commando, a new ‘crack’ unit early in the Second World War. After training, 7, 8 and 11 Commandos were...
LAYCOCK, Robert Edward. Born 1907; educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; joined Royal Horse Guards, Mar 1927, 2nd Lt, 1927; Lt 1930; Capt 1934; married Angela Claire Louise (née Dudley Ward), 1935; instructor on anti-gas and air defence measures, School of Military Engineering, Chatham, Dec 1937; General Staff Officer
18 de dez. de 2016 · Later in 1941, against his better judgment, Laycock took part in Operation Flipper, “the Rommel Raid”, carried out mainly by men from No 11 (Scottish) Commando. One of its objectives was an attack on the headquarters of Erwin Rommel, then the Commander of the German Afrika Korps in North Africa.
