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217474 Lt. Stephen Philip Boulton Australian Imperial Force 2nd Field Artillery Brigade from:Australia (d.3rd Oct 1918) Stephen Philip Boulton was born at Clunes, Victoria in 1890 and worked as a bank official at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia before the outbreak of the First World War. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 12th January 1915 and was assigned to the 1st Divisional Ammunition Column and then to the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. Boulton departed Sydney aboard HMAT Runic on 19th February 1915. He was stationed briefly in Egypt before being deployed to Gallipoli on 1st October 1915. Boulton was promoted to bombardier on 15th May 1916, to corporal on 19th August 1916 and to lieutenant on 3rd February 1918. On 28th January 1918 he was assigned to duty at Pigeon School followed by time at the Corps Gas School. Stephen Boulton was wounded by a gas shell in his dugout and died on 3rd October 1918. He is buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**