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Lawrence of Arabia (Colonel T E Lawrence)
Colonel T E Lawrence was always aware of the value of the RAF Benevolent Fund. He observed distress in others and brought cases personally to the attention of then RAFBF secretary, Colonel Burch.
Two letters from Lawrence of Arabia are still preserved at the RAFBF headquarters today, displayed in the Council Room where the charity’s Main Grants Committee meets. The letters refer to the case of a recently widowed mother and her daughter – a girl Lawrence describes as “intelligent and bookish” and in need of a grant to assist “commercial-educational training”.
During his lifetime Lawrence’s own Trust paid for the education of ten or more RAF children.
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