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VC728 William Ewart Boulter
BORN 14 October 1892
DIED 1 June 1955 AGE 62
VC Won 14 July 1916 AGE 23
Place VC Won Trones Wood, Somme, France
War/Campaign First World War 1916
Memorials
P Boulter Path, Putney Vale Cemetery, South London
P Blue Plaque, 9 Central Avenue, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire
By The Way…
Before and after the war he worked in the retail trade and worked for John Lewis amongst other firms
VC Held By
Northamptonshire Regiment, Abington Park Museum, Abington, Northampton, England
Name William Ewart Boulter No. 14603
VC Issue No. 728 Awards VC
Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment, 6th Battalion
Later
Now Royal Anglian Regiment
Rank VC Won Sergeant
Rank End Of Career Lieutenant
Place Of Birth Wigston, Leicestershire, England
Place Of Death 10 Wimbledon Close, The Downs, Wimbledon, London, England
Buried/Location Ashes Putney Vale Crematorium, Kingston Road, London, England
Cremated Putney Vale Crematorium, Kingston Road, London, England
Date Buried/Cremated 6 June 1955
Headstone Ashes Plot/Grave no. First Lawn, Upper Terrace (between two cherry trees by the lily pond)
Gazetted 26 October 1916
VC Presented 17 March 1917 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England
