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LAWSON, ERIC ST. JOHN, brother of Bernard Sloane Lawson (qv); b. 24 Jun 1869; adm. 16 Jun 1881 (G); left Aug 1885; joined Indian Police 9 Apr 1891; Probationary Assistant District Superintendent of Police Aug 1893, confirmed Apr 1895; services applied for by Siamese Govt. to assist in the reorganisation of their police force 1898 onwards; District Superintendent Feb 1899; Commissioner of Police, Bangkok 1902; Superintendent Apr 1906; 3rd cl. Order of White Elephant, Siam 1904, 1st cl. Order of Crown of Siam 1914; joined British Army Feb 1915; with British Expeditionary Force, France Feb 1916; temp. Lieut. -Col. 1917; demobilised 1919; retd. Apr 1921, with rank Lieut. -Col.; OBE 1 Jan 1919; adviser to Ministry of Local Govt., Siam; retired to Guernsey, Channel Islands; d. 25 Apr 1954.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.