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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
36
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
"C" Coy. 19th Bn.
Birth:
Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
Death:
August 18, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. D. 37.
Additional information
Son of James Mackie Laing and Janet Comb Laing, of Edinburgh, Scotland. Native of Coupar Angus, Perthshire.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Patrick James Stevenson Laing
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Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Medals
Some of the medals awarded to Lieut. Laing DCM. Awarded the DCM for gallantry at the Somme: "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led his men in the attack with great courage and determination, and set a splendid example throughout". <P> Laing was killed at Hill 70 on August 18, 1917. -
Group Photo
A remarkable image showing Sjt. Laing (on right) taken in Toronto at Exhibition Camp in November 1914. -
Letter
reverse view of photo showing letter written by Sjt. Laing.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Patrick James Stevenson Laing
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Patrick James Stevenson Laing
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Patrick James Stevenson Laing
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Patrick James Stevenson Laing
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Commemorated on:
Page 270 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.
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