Thursday, May 19, 2022

He Was Placed in a Coffin in Which He Remained Until He Died


 87 Years Ago Today

Sunday 19th of May 1935
Man of Action Thomas Edward Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia dies due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident six days earlier at the age of 47 in Clouds Hill, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom.
During his stay at Redhill Hospital where he was treated for chest pain in the days before his death, he was placed in a coffin in which he remained until he died on Sunday 19th of May 1935. The family of the man have asked for the burial of Robert Lawrence of Arabia.
William & Mary Thomas Edward Lawrence Jr.
1st Doctor, US Marine Veterans Hospital and Retired Marine Corps Captain. William and Mary Lawrence is survived by his wife Mary; two daughters, Dorothy and Lucy; three six-year old sisters, Rachel and Lucy; sister Kathleen and son William; five-year old son William III; two sons William III III III; three grandchildren, William, Samuel, Stephen, Christopher and Mary; daughter Sarah; a son, Robert, Charles; and a son-in-law, Richard. William was a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1965 to 1968. In 1991 William served in the Gulf War, and in 2005 served in the Iraq War. During the Iraq War he helped to liberate Kuwait City in 2003, where he helped to liberate the city of Tikrit in 2009. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane, brother, John, daughter Jane, daughter.

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