Arthur Purser
Arthur William Purser was a British Army officer.Military career
Educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Purser was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery on 15 July 1903 and saw service during the First World War for which he was awarded the Military Cross. He became commander of the 1st Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery in 1931, an instructor at the Senior Officers' School at Sheerness in 1935 and Brigadier, Royal Artillery at Eastern Command in 1937. He went on to be General Officer Commanding 66th Infantry Division in September 1939 before retiring in January 1940.
