Percy Laurie's brother was Sir John Dawson Laurie, 1st Baronet.
17 Facts About Percy Laurie
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Percy Laurie was commissioned second lieutenant in the 3rd London Volunteer Rifle Corps in August 1901 and transferred to the Regular Army in the Royal Scots Greys in March 1902.
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Percy Laurie was stationed with his regiment in South Africa for the aftermath of the Second Boer War, and promoted lieutenant in October 1903.
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Percy Laurie was mentioned in despatches six times and in January 1916 was promoted Brevet Major and awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
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Percy Laurie was promoted Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1917 and appointed provost-marshal of the Fourth Army and later the Second Army.
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Percy Laurie received the Belgian Croix de Guerre in March 1918, the French Croix de Guerre in November 1918, the Order of Leopold and the Order of the Crown of Belgium, and the Order of the Crown of Italy.
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In July 1919 Percy Laurie was promoted substantive Major in the Army and in October 1919 he formally retired with the substantive rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
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Percy Laurie was put in charge of restoring morale following the 1919 police strike and organised the policing of the victory march and other commemorations of the war.
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Percy Laurie pioneered police aviation and organised the first experiments in Britain with using the airship R33 to watch the crowds on Derby Day in 1921.
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Percy Laurie pioneered the use of police dogs in Britain.
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Percy Laurie was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1923 New Year Honours.
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In June 1933, Percy Laurie was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D", responsible for policy and planning.
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Percy Laurie acquired him in France in April 1916 and he was slightly wounded by shrapnel at the Battle of the Somme.
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Percy Laurie bore his master on every state occasion from 1919 until Laurie's retirement in July 1936.
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Percy Laurie was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1935 New Year Honours.
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Percy Laurie was convicted and fined, although his conviction was later quashed on appeal after the Appeals Committee accepted he had simply made a mistake.
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Percy Laurie was reinstated, but he then asked to retire and was granted the honorary rank of Brigadier.