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On July 6, 1917 he led Arabian troops in the capture of Aqaba[?] from the Turks.
Lawrence was born in Caernarfonshire[?], North Wales of mixed English and Irish ancestry, and was educated at Jesus College, Oxford. He worked in the Middle East as an archaeologist with Flinders Petrie[?] before World War I, joining army intelligence at the start of the war. After the war, he attempted to achieve anonymity, joining the Royal Air Force in 1922 under the name "Ross". After a year, his cover blown, he joined the Royal Tank Corps, this time using the surname "Shaw".
Eventually he left the forces for an academic career, and wrote extensively about his experiences and about the history of the Middle East. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.
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