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of Wales to India as Chief of Staff on their tour in 1905-06. In 1907, he served as a member of the Council of India. During the First World War, he worked on various missions for the Secretary of State for War
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to act as his private secretary. Lawrence served in this role during 1899–1903. He was appointed a
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Lawrence was the first to report the miseries faced by the people of Kashmir under the rule of
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Sir Walter Lawrence's house at East Grinstead, Sussex, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1925
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In 1919, Lawrence served on the British Mission to Palestine and Syria.
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In 1896, Lawrence left the Indian Civil Service. He was recalled by the
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Punjab (1879–1895). He was appointed as the Settlement Commissioner for
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Walter Roper Lawrence was born on 9 February 1857 at his home town
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Sir Walter died at the age of 83 on 25 May 1940. His grandson,
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A Survey of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1920–1948
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Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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Sir Walter Roper Lawrence
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GCIE
GCVO
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Herefordshire
Hook Heath
Colonial administrator
The Valley of Kashmir
Murray Lawrence
GCIE
GCVO
CB
Council of India
Indian Civil Service
British India
travelogues
Indian Subcontinent
Indian
Kashmiri people
The Valley of Kashmir
Moreton-on-Lugg
Herefordshire

Indian Civil Service
Jammu and Kashmir
Pratap Singh
Kashmir Valley
The Valley of Kashmir

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