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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: 17160
  • Rank: Private
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  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: South African Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 4th Regiment
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 17.04.1918
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Tournai Communal Cemetery, Allied Extension
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.M.4.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: 31 Scott St, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    John Laing, 31 Scott St, Dundee

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More about John Laing

John Laing   17160  South African Scottish

Private John Laing, South African Scottish, has died while a prisoner in the hands of the Germans.  He was a son of Mr John Laing, 31 Scott Street, Dundee.

Dundee Courier 13th July 1918

John Laing   17160   South African Scottish

Private John Laing, South African Scottish, has died while a prisoner in the hands of the Germans.  He was a son of Mr John Laing, 31 Scott Street, Dundee.

Dundee People’s Journal 13th July 1918

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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