Captain Thomas Laurence Purdom MC (24 June 1892 – 8 March 1927) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with 13 confirmed aerial victories.
1873 after soloing a Maurice Farman biplane at the Military School, Birmingham, on 11 October 1915,[5] and was appointed a flying officer on 18 January 1916.
15 Squadron throughout 1916, flying a B.E.2c two-seater reconnaissance aircraft, but had no successes in combat,[7] as his unit was mainly engaged in such duties as artillery spotting and aerial photography.
[10] Success in the air finally came with a double victory on 21 March 1918, and with another on the 24th and two on the 26th, made Purdom and his gunner/observer Lieutenant Percival Chambers aces within a week.
His citation read: Purdom returned to the Home Establishment in July 1918,[12] after being injured, and was posted to the Aeroplane Experimental Station at Martlesham Heath on 15 September 1918.