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Thomas Edward Lawrence (of Arabia) – 16th August 1888 to 19th May 1935
Also known as: - 352087 A/c2 John Hume Ross (RAF), 7875698 Trooper T.E. Shaw (Tank Corps) and 338171 A/c Shaw (RAF again!)
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Lawrence Of Arabia [1962]
Also Known As (aka) Lawrence
of Arabia, 20th Century Crusader, The Un-crowned King of Arabia, Honorary Prince of Mecca,
"L Aurens" – King of the Desert
An archaeologist, intelligence
officer, warrior, crusader, statesman, writer, poet, aircraftsman – a legend!!
Born in a house called
Gorphwyspha, Gwynedd, North Wales – not England, son of Sir Thomas Robert Tighe
Chapman.
Reached a staggering height of 5
feet 3 inches (1.6m) tall.
Believed to have invented
Guerrilla Warfare, a tactic studied and used later by Mao Tse Tung. If TEL had lived
longer he no doubt would have been credited for creating the British Special Air Service
(SAS); Lieutenant David Sterling in fact created this in 1941.
This page has been prepared to
supply various friends and colleagues of mine with photographs I have taken. In
particular, it is for the benefit of members of the T.E.Lawrence
Society.
The pictures are of various sites
and memorials commemorating our all time national hero T.E.Lawrence (of Arabia) down in
the Dorset area in the south of England, UK.
The T.E.Lawrence pictures. Please
click (you may need to double click) on any 'thumbnail' picture below for a larger
version to be downloaded (about 50kb in size - JPEG images). If you have ANY comments
about the page or the way that I've presented the pictures please let me know by email.
The title "The Un-crowned
King of Arabia" was attributed to Lawrence by Sir Ronald Storrs and the honorary
title of Price of Mecca was bestowed upon him by his closest friend of the times
Prince Feisal later to become King Feisal 1of Mesopotamia (now Iraq) - (a descendant of
the Prophet Muhammad). Lowell Thomas labelled him the "White King of the
Arabs". After Lawrence's death, the Turkish newspapers broadcast the death of the
"King of the Desert".
Wrote several books including Seven
Pillars of Wisdom, Revolt in the Desert and The Mint. He also wrote a
prose translation of The Odyssey.
Seen the film, now read the book!!
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Please e-mail me if you have any particular/specific (or even weird) requests for a certain shot of the T.E.Lawrence sites and memorials, or especially if you discover (before I do) that it does not work. I will try to include more photos of Lawrence sites of interest in early 1999.
| Recumbent Effigy of TEL at St. Martins Church (Anglo Saxon), Wareham, Dorset | ||
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Clouds Hill Cottage (Built circa: 1808) Address: Clouds Hill, WAREHAM, Dorset, BH20 7NQ, England, UK Ordnance Survey Map Grid reference SY 8238 9090 Open: April to October: Wed, Thur, Fri, Sun. 12-5pm (day light permitting, no toilet) Admission about �2 |
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Front Door "Why Worry" |
Broken Plaque |
National Trust Sign |
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TEL's Grave (August 1997) |
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Footstone |
Cemetery Gate |
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"The Lord is my Light" Psalms 27:1 |
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St. Martin's Church – Inside |
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St Nicholas's Church in Moreton This was where Lawrence's funeral service was performed |
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Looking towards Clouds Hill |
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The New Memorial Plaque reads;- "Near this spot Lawrence of Arabia crashed on his motorcycle and was fatally injured 13 May 1935." "This tree was planted on 13 May 1983 by Mr Tom Beaumont who served with Lawrence in Arabia as his No.1 Vickers Machine Gunner." |
The New Memorial Stone Below is placed near the spot where Lawrence was fatally injured (Click on for closer look)
The inscription reads "T.E.Lawrence was fatally injured near this place 13 May 1935 - T.E.L.Society"
NB: In case you hadn't noticed, Lawrence crashed his Brough Superior motor bike on the 13th May and died just after 8pm on the 19th May. Although he lived another 6 days, I don't believe he was conscious at any time and according to doctors at the time; even if he had lived; he would have been most severely disabled both physically and mentally, as he suffered very serious head and chest injuries.
Headstone Inscription on Lawrence's Grave, the biblical quote was chosen by Lawrence's mother; -
To the dear memory of T.E.LAWRENCE Fellow of All Souls College Oxford Born: 16 August 1888 Died: 19 May 1935 "The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the SON OF GOD and they that hear shall live" |
Taken from: - John chapter 5 verses 25. Bible - New Testament.
Some other photos of inside Clouds Hill Cottage please click here.
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