Lawrence Holt

01 December 1935 - 13 June 2017

LAWRENCE HOLT served in the Royal Navy as a Mechanical Engineer between 1952 and 1963. After initial training at Torpoint in Cornwall, Lawrence joined HMS Glory in 1953 for active service in the Far East and Korea. Lawrence was award the Korean Campaign Medal, the United Nations Korean War Medal and the Queen’s Coronation Medal. During the next 14 months, Lawrence also served on board HMS Birmingham on peacekeeping duties in the Far East. He later served on HMS Bramble and HMS Victorious until he was medically discharged for a severe intestinal illness that led to a long period of treatment. In 2005, as part of the fiftieth anniversary commemorations of the Korean War, Lawrence was awarded the Ambassador for Peace Medal by the South Korean government. In 2012, he received the 

Lord and Lady Shuttleworth Award which is presented to a Blesma Member who
is very active in Blesma affairs. Lawrence leaves two children, Michael and Susan, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.