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Capt. Edward Boulding
British Army 5th Btn. Royal East Kent Regiment
from:Bonnington, Hythe, Kent
Edward Boulding was born 4th December 1881, Parsonage Farm, Bonnington, Hythe, Kent. He was married to Florence. Before the war he was an assistant Overseer & Rate Collector. Edward had qualified as Assistant Schoolmaster under Board of Education 1906 (Prelim. Certif Exam) and held Language Qualifications in Hindustani (Working Knowledge) and Arabic (Working Knowledge). He was mobilised with his battalion on the 4th August 1914 and in October 1914 he had 2 days embarkation leave prior to joining Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force with D Coy, 5th Buffs. He was promoted to Company Sergent Major on the 1st of May 1915.The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, which occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took place along the banks of the Tigris River between the Anglo-Indian Tigris Corps and elements of the Ottoman Sixth Army. The engagement was the first in a series of assaults by the Tigris Corps to try to break through the Ottoman lines to relieve the besieged garrison at Kut. Edward was wounded at Shaik Said on the 7th of January 1916 He was admitted to hospital on the 17th. Notes by Medical Doctor: Two Gun Shot wounds [enhamcet?] flesh wound right upper arm & VIII 4 severe Right middle finger.
Edward was commissioned on the 29th of Aug 1919. He was the Regimental Signals Officer between July 1918 and Feb 1919. Then he was the Adjutant and Qm Base PL of C from 28th Feb to 4th April. On the 12th of April he became the Officer in Command War Gifts Meso & Sec CRC.
1920 on return from Mesopotamia
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