Background
Born in Bewdley, Worcestershire, the eldest of five brothers, and the son of Hannah and John Lawrence, a timber merchant of 15, Lower Park, Bewdley.
Born in Bewdley, Worcestershire, the eldest of five brothers, and the son of Hannah and John Lawrence, a timber merchant of 15, Lower Park, Bewdley.
Lawrence was a former pupil of King Charles I Grammar School, Kidderminster. Lawrence was 26 years old, and a sergeant in the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge"s Own), British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital. On the 7th August, 1900, when on patrol duty near Essenbosch Farm, Sergeant Lawrence and a Private Hayman were attacked by 12 or 14 Boers. Private Hayman"s horse was shot, and the man was thrown, dislocating his shoulder.
Sergeant Lawrence at once came to his assistance, extriacted him from under the horse, put him on his own horse and sent him on to the picket.
Sergeant Lawrence took the soldier"s carbine, and with his own carbine as well, kept the Boers off until Private Hayman was safely out of range. He then retired for some two miles on foot, followed by the Boers, and keeping them off till assistance arrived.
He competed in the 1912 Summer for Great Britain in eventing. He did not finish the Individual eventing (Military) competition, also the British team did not finish the team event.