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Born: 3 July 1895
Died: 14 July 1962
Being in London on business at the outbreak of war, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service.
Served in the machine gun section. Wounded at Suvla Bay.
Detached for service in Russia with armoured car section of the Royal Naval Air Service. Awarded Russian Order of St. George.
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- Main sources
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- AIR 76/415/23 Pursell, A S (webpage)
- NSW State Records, probate packets: Archibald Samuel Pursell (webpage)
- "STICKING IT WELL." AN AUSTRALIAN IN RUSSIA. (newspaper article)
- GENERAL BRUSSILOFF. INTERESTING INTERVIEW. RUSSIAN SUCCESS EXPLAINED. PETROGRAD, June 20. (newspaper article)
- IN ASIA MINOR. ARMOURED CAR UNIT. AN AUSTRALIAN'S NARRATIVE. (newspaper article)
- A HERO OF THE ARMOURED CARS. PETTY OFFICER A. S. PURSELL, of Mosman. (photograph)
- TWO YEARS IN RUSSIA. AUSTRALIAN RETURNS. THE REVOLUTION AND THE RETREAT. (newspaper article)
- ENGAGEMENTS. (newspaper article)
- COMPANY NEWS. (newspaper article)
- Commemorations
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- PURSELL A. S. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- Pursell, A.S. on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
- PURSELL, A.S. on the Mosman Methodist Church roll of honour 1914-1919