| Honorific Prefix: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Lawrence Pereira | |
| Honorific Suffix: | VrC |
| Birth Name: | Lawrence Frederic Pereira |
| Nickname: | Lawrie |
| Birth Date: | 1945 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bandra, Mumbai |
| Death Place: | Shakargarh, Pakistan (DOW) |
| Placeofburial: | RA (Royal Artillery) Cemetery, Garha Road, Jalandhar Cantt |
| Allegiance: |  India |
| Serviceyears: | 1964-1971 |
| Servicenumber: | 8678 F(P) |
| Unit: | 8 TAC Center |
| Battles: | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly |
| Awards: | Vir Chakra |
| Spouse: | Isabelle Pereira (AFMS) |
| Children: | Nicole Annabelle |
Flt Lt Lawrence Frederic Pereira (10 June 1945 – 14 December 1971) was an Indian air force officer. He was the recipient of the Vir Chakra, India's gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield.[1]
Pereira began his training on 10 March 1963 at Air Force Administrative College in Coimbatore. He was commissioned on 10 August 1964, in the 80/90th Pilots course. Lawrie attended several training programs, courses and posting. The first posting to a fighter squadron after his commissioning was to No.220 Squadron at Pune. He actively participated in 1965 war with Pakistan. After this he was posted to a Gnat Fighter Unit. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1968 and trained on the Sukhoi-7 beginning in 1970. He was posted to Adampur Air Force Base and later to No. 26 Squadron IAF.[2]
The citation for the Vir Chakra awarded to him reads: