| Full name: | William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves |
| Born: | 4th July 1888, Wimbledon, Surrey, England |
| Died: | 19th September 1964, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Education: | Fettes College; Cambridge University |
| Occupation: | Schoolmaster, then Senior Civil Servant in Africa |
| Other Sports: | Rugby at Cambridge University and for London Scottish RFC (six appearances for Scotland 1912-13); Hockey |
| Biography: | Awarded CBE. |
| Teams: | Fettes College (Miscellaneous: 1905-1906) |
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