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Dorothy Lawrence

Journalist
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. Upon her arrival in Albert,... Wikipedia
Born: October 4, 1896, Hendon, United Kingdom
Died: August 29, 1964 (age 67 years), Friern Hospital
Known for: Only known English woman soldier on the frontline during World War I
Parent(s): Thomas Hartshorn Lawrence, Mary Jane Beddall