Background
Lawrence was born on 14 July 1913, the son of Sir William Lawrence and his wife Iris, youngest daughter of Brigadier-General Eyre Crabbe.
Lawrence was born on 14 July 1913, the son of Sir William Lawrence and his wife Iris, youngest daughter of Brigadier-General Eyre Crabbe.
He was educated at Bradfield College.
They divorced without issue five years later. On 4 January 1924 he succeeded to his father’s baronetcy (see Lawrence Baronets). Lawrence was a Major in the East Surrey Regiment during the Second World War and was Senior Executive of Wilmot Breeden Limited, an automotive parts production company.