Source: Wellington County Museum
Family Search: When Private Archibald Roy Laidlaw was born on 19 December 1894, in Marden, Guelph Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Irvine Laidlaw, was 34 and his mother, Annie Newstead, was 33. He lived in Wellington, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1915. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as upholsterer in Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He died on 13 February 1972, in London, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Trade listed as Upholsterer. DOB 28-12-96, born Marden. 5 foot 9 1/2 inches. Blue eyes, dark hair. Presbyterian. NOK John Laidlaw, father. Enlisted Elora 13-1-16 (age 19 years). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll 29-1-16, no transfers noted. On 153rd Nominal RollS as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 17-12-17. Returned to Canada aboard SS Caronia, 22-5-19, Halifax, N.S. Demobilized London 14-5-19.
Photo ph23862 courtesy Wellington County Museum & Archives. Died 1972, buried Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, Veterans Section.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5309 – 41, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.
Brother to Private George Maitland Laidlaw, reg. no. 928323.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 