T. E. Lawrence discovery in "The Times", Lawrence followed Malory scholar Eugene Vinaver from Manchester to Winchester by motorcycle. At the age of 46, two months after leaving military service, Lawrence was fatally injured in an accident on his Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle in Dorset, close to his cottage, Clouds Hill, near Wareham. A dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control, and was thrown over the handlebars. He died six days later on 19 May 1935. The location is marked by a small memorial at the side of the road.
Healthcare in Dorset Regis. In 1974 the Boards were abolished and replaced by Regional Health Authorities. The whole of Dorset came under the Wessex RHA. Regions were reorganised in 1996 and Dorset came under the South and West Regional Health Authority. Dorset had an Area Health Authority from 1974 until 1982 when it was divided into two District Authorities for East and West Dorset which were amalgamated in 1992. Regional Health Authorities were reorganised and renamed Strategic Health Authorities in 2002. Dorset was part of Dorset and Somerset SHA. In 2006 regions were again reorganised and Dorset came under NHS South West until