Background
LAYE, Joseph Henry was born on February 4, 1849 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of late General J. If. Laye, Companion of the Bath, and Emily, daughter of late General Leslie Dean Pitt, Knight of Hanover, Lieutenant-Governor New Zealand.
LAYE, Joseph Henry was born on February 4, 1849 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of late General J. If. Laye, Companion of the Bath, and Emily, daughter of late General Leslie Dean Pitt, Knight of Hanover, Lieutenant-Governor New Zealand.
Privately; Royal Marines College, Sandhurst.
Entered 90th L. I. as Ensign, 1867. Captain, 1878; served throughout Kaffir War, 1877-1878, and Zulu War, 1879 (despatches, medal and clasp, and Brevet of Major). Commanded 1st Battalion Scottish Rifles, 1889-1893.
Assistant-Adjutant-General Southern District, 1895-1899. Attorney - General Army Headquarters, 1899-1900. Deputy-Adjutant-General Army Headquarters, 1900-1902.
G.O.C. Infantry Brigade, 1905, Gibraltar. V.O. 1901; retired.
Club: United Service.
Spouse 1889, Anna Maria,daughter of John Leishman, W.S., Edinburgh.