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Kaoschallenged | 09 Nov 2013 8:02 p.m. PST |
Lawrence of Airpower By Robert S. Dudney "While one of the most famous people in the world, T. E. Lawrence enlisted under a pseudonym in the RAF. Twice. In the epic film "Lawrence of Arabia," the title character, having left his desert war and gone back to England, is killed in a motorcycle accident. The implication is that T. E. Lawrence died young, soon after the Arab Revolt ended in 1918. Contrary to the Hollywood tale, the real Thomas Edward Lawrence lived for 17 more years, until 1935. Moreover, the legendary figure known as Lawrence of Arabia passed most of those years as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force, under assumed names. The world-famous Colonel Lawrence, sick of celebrity, joined the RAF in 1922 under the alias John Hume Ross (A/C2 No. 352087) and again in 1925 as T. E. Shaw (A/C2 No. 338171). There he stayed until the final weeks of his life." PDF link |
Bobgnar | 10 Nov 2013 8:23 p.m. PST |
Great story thanks for the link. I never knew any of that about Lawrence. |
BBurger | 11 Nov 2013 12:31 a.m. PST |
I known before seeing the movie that Lawrence had been alive until well after WW1 had ended, but wasn't aware he'd re-enlisted in the RAF ranks and stayed there so long! Very cool article, thanks for linking to it. |
Gaz0045 | 11 Nov 2013 3:56 a.m. PST |
I lived very close to Clouds Hill, the cottage that he lived in has been preserved as he left it, well worth a look if you ever get near Bovington Tank Museum
the road where he was killed has been widened but remains essentially the same
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Legion 4 | 11 Nov 2013 7:48 a.m. PST |
I read about that
he continued to serve well after WWI
an interesting and unique individual. I think today he may have been considered to suffer from PTSD
not really sure as the stories vary
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Kaoschallenged | 11 Nov 2013 4:25 p.m. PST |
I remember the ending of the movie and thought that there should have been more. It was very interesting to read the full story of him after the war. I have a copy of T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Robert |
Kaoschallenged | 13 Nov 2013 1:26 p.m. PST |
British Army officer TE Lawrence, immortalised in the film Lawrence of Arabia on one of his Brough Superior bikes Read more: link Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook |
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