A.E. Percival

Arthur Ernest Percival was born in Aspenden, Hertfordshire, England on 26 December 1887. He was educated at Rugby School and worked in London with Naylor, Benzon & Company Limited from 1907-1914. He was wounded in France in World War I and continued to serve in the army, finally being appointed General Officer Commanding Malaya. He surrendered to the Japanese on February 15, 1942 on Sentosa Island, Singapore and spent the rest of the Second World War in captivity in Manchuria. He retired in 1946 and published a book, 'The War in Malaya', which was printed in 1949. He died on 31 January 1966.