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BOULTON, Stephen Philip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3872 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank official |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gladesville Christ Church War Memorial Gates, Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 3872, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 3872, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 3872, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 3872, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gallipoli | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3872, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Division Artillery, England | |
| 3 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 3 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", Direct hit by a gas shell in a dugout near Jeancourt. Evacuated to CCS however died of his wounds on the way. | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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