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First Name: | Frederick Maurice | Last Name: | LAYCOCK |
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| Date of Death: | 07/03/1916 | Lived/Born In: | Charlton | |
| Rank: | Leading Seaman | Unit: | HMTB11 | |
| Memorial Site: | 1. Charlton Memorial 2.Chatham Naval Memorial | |||
Current Information:On 7th March, 1916, HM Torpedo Boat 11 was operating in the North Sea along with the destroyer HMS Coquette when both vessels ran into a minefield laid by the German submarine UC-10. HMS Coquette hit a mine and began to sink and as HMTB 11 approached to pick up survivors, she too hit a mine. She broke in two and soon sank with the loss of 24 of her crew, including Frederick Laycock. |
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