Summary

Lieutenant George Van Wyck Laughton

Regimental Number:	82130	Survived War:	Yes
Force:	Army	Regiment:
Battalion:	08/12/15-03/03/16 142nd CEF Overseas Bn. Pay records show reported for duty February 13, 1916, S.O.S. March 20, 1916. 07/07/16-17/07/16 32nd CEF Bn. (absorbed by 15th Reserve Bn. January 4, 1917) 26/02/17-11/05/18 26th Northumberland Fusiliers, 34th Div., 3rd Army BEF (Tyneside Irish)	Company:
Enlisted or Conscripted:	Enlisted in CEF, found his own way to England, perhaps in the intervening period of March 20, 1916 to July 7, 1916 (see above). Took a posting with the BEF after completion of the officer training course at Oxford, perhaps January 23, 1917.	Prior Military Experience:	26th Middlesex Regiment Militia, then 1 year University of Toronto OTC Lt., 7th Regiment Fusiliers, School of Infantry. Dept. Militia and Defence, London Ontario
Enlistment Date:	July 7, 1916, 32nd Overseas Battalion Discharged December 18, 1916 from 32nd Btn. to accept a Commission in the BEF.	Age at Enlistment:	19 yrs., 3 months
Enlisted at:	Shorncliffe, England (into 32nd Bn.) No papers for enlistment in 142nd Bn. in December 1915.	Address at Enlistment:
Civilian Occupation:	Student prior to enlistment. Circulation Director, MacLean Hunter	Saw Service in:	Europe - France and significant action at Arras, Vimy Ridge and general battles of the Scarpe.
Date of Death:	June 11, 1966	Age at Death:	69
Cause of Death:	Survived	Battle Died/Wounded:	Wounded: May 1917, Scarpe Valley, sent to hospital and England and then recovery in Canada
Burial:	Exeter, Ontario	Plot:	Soldier's Plot Division 6 Photograph
Commemorated:
Date of Birth:	May 10, 1897	Next of Kin:	Paul MacDonell Laughton (surviving son, Ottawa ON) Richard Van Vywk Laughton (Grandson, Milton ON)
Place of Birth:	Parkhill, Ontario	Country of Birth:	Canada
Prisoner of War:	No	Interned:
Married:	Single	Religion:	Presbyterian
Height:	5 Feet 10 Inches	Chest:	29 Inches
Expansion:	33 Inches	Ethnic Origin:	Caucasian
Gender:	Male

NAC Reference

RGion 1992-93/166, Box 5430 - 40

Research Notes

Complete details on George Van Wyck Laughton, M.C. can be found on the following web sites:

Laughton Family Tree: http://www.censol.ca/research/familytree/eras/george1897.htm
Great War Research: http://www.censol.ca/research/greatwar/

Rank	Regiment	Unit	Company
Lieutenant	British Infantry	26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish)

Images: Photo at award of Military Cross, Toronto
http://www.censol.ca/research/greatwar/photo1.jpg

British 3rd Army, 34th Division
Enlisted as a Private in the CEF and transferred to the BEF

The Great War: Vimy Ridge George Van Wyck Laughton, M.C.

Lieutenant George Van Wyck Laughton

The Great War: Vimy Ridge
George Van Wyck Laughton, M.C.