Lawrie Dring, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British scouting leader
Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1931
Place of Birth: Dundee railway station, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 06-Sep-2012
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Lawrie Dring
- Lawrence 'Lawrie' Dring (4 July 1931 – 6 September 2012) was a British Scouter who was one of the founding members of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (BPSA) and of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS).
- He was President of the BPSA at the time of his death.Dring was born on Dundee railway station, one of twin boys.
- At the time of his birth his mother was attempting to return to Leeds to ensure that the boys were born Yorkshiremen.
- Although born in Scotland, with a Scottish father and proud to call himself a Scot, his birth was registered in Leeds.
- His brother was killed as an adult in a car accident, and after the death of his parents he adopted the Scouts as his family.
- After leaving school, Dring worked for Fisons Chemicals, until joining Allied Colloids in 1973.
- He also ran his own company, Dring Associates, which dealt with the disposal of hazardous waste.In 1947, Dring was a soldier in the British Army stationed in Wuppertal, Germany when a colleague asked him to become a Cub Scout leader.
- After returning from his National Service he joined the Leeds District of The Boy Scout Association, serving on the executive until the adoption of The Chief Scouts' Advance Party Report.
- Disagreeing with the direction of the association, he resigned and helped form the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association and the World Federation of Independent Scouts.
- In addition to serving a term as Chief Commissioner of the B-PSA, and latterly as President, he continued to volunteer as a Scouter for 1st Yorkshire Baden-Powell Scouts Troop.
- He visited Canada, the United States, Germany, South Africa and Australia.Dring's funeral took place on 21 September 2012 at the Holy Trinity Church at Rothwell.
- His coffin was met by an honour guard of Scouts and leaders from several Scout associations and was carried by Scouts from First Yorkshire B-P Scout Group.
- The service was conducted by the Reverend Jeremy Trigg, who had been one of Dring's Wolf Cubs.
- The committal took place at Stanley Cemetery.
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