His story
Robert Thomas Laidlaw worked as a student.
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Mary Laidlaw, of East Dulwich. London.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/23761. His recorded unit was No. 7 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 5 November 1918, aged 24. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Tottenham Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Student
- Family
- Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Mary Laidlaw, of East Dulwich. London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/23761
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 7 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 5 November 1918
- Age
- 24
- Cemetery or memorial
- Tottenham Cemetery
- Grave reference
- Gen. 7373 (Screen Wall).
Connected men
- Herbert Edward BETHELLAlso buried at Tottenham Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 460
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Robert Thomas Laidlaw”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/laidlaw-robert-thomas-se-23761/.
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