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25th December 2019, 00:11
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AVM John Thornett Lawrence Battle of Britain RIP
Dear all,
I have seen that Air Vice Marshal John Thornett Lawrence has recently passed away. He flew Blenheim's with 235 Squadron during the Battle of Britain and had a distinguished career after that. My sympathies to his family. You can find his obituary here. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a...uary-09m8r7gl9 regards Gerry 
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25th December 2019, 02:00
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Re: AVM John Thornett Lawrence Battle of Britain RIP
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25th December 2019, 14:15
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Re: AVM John Thornett Lawrence Battle of Britain RIP
May he rest in peace.
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26th December 2019, 12:59
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Re: AVM John Thornett Lawrence Battle of Britain RIP
As 235 Registrar, was aware of John in 1989 then a young 27 year old, after Aubrey Lancaster put me in touch, unfortunately John declined to correspond.
Best regards Andy Bird Registrar 235 & 248 Squadron
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26th December 2019, 18:37
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Re: AVM John Thornett Lawrence Battle of Britain RIP
Hi Andy,
Sorry to hear that he declined your request. I corresponded with him 5 or 6 years ago and he was kind enough to let me visit him a few times. He described his part in the BoB as a small part of a long career and didn't understand the interest in it. I also tried to encourage him to join the BoB fighter Association but he had no interest in doing so. The Obit has got a date wrong. The incident that they describe as happening in November 1941 actually happened in November 40. Regards Gerry
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27th December 2019, 10:19
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Re: AVM John Thornett Lawrence Battle of Britain RIP
27 in 1989? Presume you mean you not him!
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