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COL. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. FREEDOM IN THE RANKS. LONDON, November 11. Tile long-standing mystery as to wily Colonel Lawrence, famed for his knowledge of, and influence with, Arab tribes, became "Aircraftsman Shaw,” of the Royal Air Force, i,s partially explained by extracts from his notebooks, published in the British Legion Journal. Subtly analysing the fascinations of service in the ranks, Colonel Lawrence says that service life teaches man' to live largely on a little. “We belong to a big thing which will exist forever in unnumbered generations of airmen like ourselves. We are reminded of that by an outward sameness of dress and our segregation and concentration in hundreds of camps over half the world. As wo gain attachment, we strip ourselves of our personality. “When a fellow pays for hi. s clothes, they are fetters; but the Air Force working overalls symbolise freedom. “When we--wear them, oil, water and mud became instantaineously friends. Airmen have no possessions, few ties and little daily care. Everywhere there is relationship and no loneliness any more. , .
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1933, Page 8
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175DIARY EXTRACTS Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1933, Page 8
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