About Ivan Laing
Lived 1885 – 1917 (aged 32). Ivan Laing was a British field hockey player.
Ivan Laing (18 August 1885 – 30 November 1917) was a field hockey player from Scotland who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born in Hawick, and a member of the Hawick Hockey Club, in 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team. Laing also played rugby for Hawick RFC, and swam for Hawick Amateur Swimming Club.
Biography Laing was born in Glasgow, the son of John Turnbull Laing, a factory owner. He was educated at New College, Eastbourne, and at Verviers in Belgium.
Laing was killed in action aged 32 during World War I, serving as a lieutenant with the Coldstream Guards at Metz-en-Couture. He was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery nearby.
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Who was Ivan Laing?
Scottish field hockey player (1885–1917)
When was Ivan Laing born?
Ivan Laing was born on 18 August 1885 in Hawick.
When did Ivan Laing die?
Ivan Laing died on 30 November 1917 in Metz-en-Couture.
What was Ivan Laing's occupation?
Ivan Laing was a field hockey player.
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Ivan Laing was British.
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