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Dorothy Lawrence

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English reporter and cross-dresser

United KingdomJournalistsLived 1896 to 1968 · aged 71
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Dorothy Lawrence was an English journalist who posed as a male soldier to report from the front line during World War I. In 1915, she went to France, where she managed to obtain a military uniform and a false identity.

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Lawrence post-1918, photographed in the uniform of Private Thomas 'Tom' Dunn, as a soldier of the BEFLawrence post-1918, photographed in the uniform of Private Thomas 'Tom' Dunn, as a soldier of the BEFDorothy Lawrence grave marker unveiled 5th November 2025Dorothy Lawrence grave marker unveiled 5th November 2025

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1968 · aged 71
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17 languages

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