Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Heroic British Officer organized the Arab Revolt in the First World War

Vital Statistics

 * Legal Name: Thomas Edward Lawrence - AKA Lawrence of Arabia
 * Illegitimate Son of Thomas Robert Tighe Chapman (1846-1919) and Sarah Junner Lawrence
 * 1888-Aug-16 : Birth at at Tremadog, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
 * 1914-1918 : First World War Service
 * 1935-May-19 : Death at age 46 at Bovington Camp, Bovington, Dorset, England, from his motorcyle accident injuries. He was buried at Moreton Estate, Dorset, England.

Biography
Lt.-Col. Thomas Edward Lawrence also went by the nick-name of Lawrence of Arabia.1 He was educated at City of Oxford High School for Boys, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He was educated between 1907 and 1910 at Jesus College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He was an archaeologist between 1910 and 1914 at Carchemish, Syria. He fought in the First World War, assisting the Arabs to rise up agains tthe Ottomans. He gained the rank of Major in 1917. He was decorated with the award of Legion of Honour.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918. He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.). He was with the Foreign Office, attending the Paris Peace Conference as part of Prince Faisal's delegation between January 1919 and May 1919.1 He was advisor to the Colonial Office in 1921. He gained the rank of Aircraftman between August 1922 and February 1923 in the service of the Royal Air Froce. He gained the rank of officer between 1923 and 1925 in the service of the Royal Tanks Corps.1 He gained the rank of officer between August 1925 and March 1935 in the service of the Royal Air Force. He wrote the book Seven Pillars of Wisdom, published 1926. On 13 May 1935 at Wareham, Dorset, England, he was injured when he fell from his Borugh Superior SS100 motorcycle. He wrote the book The Mint.