Lives of the First World War

Family Memorial for William Laing at Dyke Churchyard, Morayshire unfortunately they have the wrong year of death which states 1916 but should have been 1917.

War Memorial Plaque for Dyke, Forres, Morayshire in which William Laing is honoured.

The War Memorial at Dyke Village, Forres, Morayshire where William is honoured on a plaque on the inside of the arch.

3rd Battalion Australian Imperial Force, distinguishing patch which would have been worn by William Laing.

The SS Makarini weighed 10,624 tons with an average cruise speed of 13 knots or 24.07 kmph. It was owned by G.D.Tyser & Co, London. Accommodation for 750-steerage class passengers. Built by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, she was launched on 3rd Feb.1912. In 1914 Tyser's was taken over by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line (Port Line) and she was renamed SS Port Nicholson. Mined and sunk 15 miles West of Dunkirk 15 January1917. [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.1, ISBN 0-85059-174-0, which contains a photo of the ship] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.21, Port Line]

Villers-Bretonneaux Memorial, Somme, France where William Laig is remembered and honoured, his body either not being found or identified.

Villers-Bretonneaux Memorial, Somme, France where William Laig is remembered and honoured, his body either not being found or identified.