Born the third son of John and Eliza (née Collett) Laurie (‘Munster House’, Fulham, London)

Attended Dr Butler's School, Dyke Road, Brighton as a boarder (with his brothers, Peter and Arthur)

Attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst as Gentleman Cadet

Commissioned into 34th Regiment of Foot as Ensign, without purchase

Embarked on 'War Spirit' at Holyhead for Malta

Promoted Lieutenant without purchase while in Malta, en route to Crimea

Disembarked at Balaklava

Severely wounded in the thigh during siege of Sevastopol

Recovering in hospital in Scutari

Disembarked from 'Indiana' at Portsmouth

Posted to School of Musketry, Hythe

Embarked on 'Indus' at Southampton, en route for India

Took part in the capture of Meenagunge

Took part in the final recapture of Lucknow

Rescued Private Richardson in action with Indian rebels at Bhowanie. (Pte. Richardson awarded VC)

Promoted Captain, by purchase (while in India)

Serving as Regimental Inspector of Musketry, Seetapoor, India

Returned from India

Became Freeman of the Saddlers' Company

Brigade Major, serving at Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth

Serving at Shorncliffe, Dover

Married (1) Beatrice Margaret Northall-Laurie (2nd cousin)

Changed surname to Dyson-Laurie

Birth of Sybil

Commanding the Armah Detachment, 34th Regiment in Ireland (Captain)

Appointed Adjutant in Royal East Middlesex Militia, Hampstead

Appointed Major

Serving in India

Afghan War; served in Khyber Pass; later appointed assistant-adjutant-general in Lahore

Beatrice died in Mian Mir, Punjab, India

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Commanding 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment (Lt. Col) Dum Dum, India

Agra, India

Returned home on HMS Crocodile, arriving Spithead

Appointed Colonel

Commanding The Border Regiment, Sialkot, Punjab, India

Renting 'The Firs' Tittle Row, Maidenhead Thicket, Berkshire

Appointed to the Commission of the Peace for Borough of Dublin

Half pay, Colonel

Bought house, 111 Gloucester Place, London

Master, Saddlers' Company

Married (2) Hon. Gwen Molesworth (St Luke's, Chelsea)

Birth of Waulter de Molesworth D-L at 111 Gloucester Place, London

Died at 111, Gloucester Place, London (aged 70)

Buried at St James the Less, Stubbings (near Burchett's Green) Berkshire