Robert Lawrence (British Army officer)
- Robert Lawrence (British Army officer)
Robert Alasdair Davidson Lawrence MC (born July 3rd 1960) is a former British Army officer who fought and was severely wounded in the Falklands War.
Lawrence wrote about his experience of the battle of Mount Tumbledown and the injury he sustained at the hands of an Argentinian sniper. Lawrence lost 43% of his brain and was paralysed down one side of his body. His book was adapted into the BBC television programme Tumbledown which was viewed by more than 10 million people on first showing.
After leaving the army as a Captain, Lawrence married and emigrated to Australia where he worked in the film industry. He subsequently got divorced and returned to England. He has re-married. He was interviewed by several British newspapers on the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war.
References
* When the Fighting Is Over: A Personal Story of the Battle for Tumbledown Mountain and Its Aftermath (Paperback) by John Lawrence (Author), Robert Lawrence (Author)
* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329685238-102274,00.html] The Guardian
* [http://www.raf.mod.uk/falklands/tumbledown1.html RAF website]
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/727545/synopsis.html Screenonline]
* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus/story/0,,1989980,00.html The Guardian]
* [http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/falklands250307.shtml] News of the World
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