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|Name |TE Lawrence |

|Information |Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888[5] – 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, |

| |was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of |

| |1916–18. The extraordinary breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in |

| |writing, have earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title popularised by the 1962 film based on his life. |

| |Lawrence's public image was due in part to American journalist Lowell Thomas' sensationalised reportage of the revolt as well as|

| |to Lawrence's autobiographical account Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922). |

| |Nickname |

| |Lawrence of Arabia, El Aurens |

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| |Place of birth |

| |Tremadog, Caernarfonshire, North Wales |

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| |Place of death |

| |Bovington Camp, Dorset, England |

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| |Allegiance |

| |[pic] United Kingdom |

| |[pic] Hashemite Arabs |

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| |Service/branch |

| |[pic] British Army |

| |[pic] Royal Air Force |

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| |Years of service |

| |1914–1918, 1923–1935 |

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| |Rank |

| |Lieutenant Colonel and Aircraftman |

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| |Battles/wars |

| |First World War |

| |Arab Revolt, Siege of Medina, Battle of Fwelia, Battle of Aba el Lissan, Battle of Aqaba, Battle of Talifeh, Battle of Deraa, |

| |Capture of Damascus, Battle of Megiddo |

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| |Awards |

| |Companion of the Order of the Bath |

| |Distinguished Service Order |

| |Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |

| |Croix de guerre |

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