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Sgt. William Boiling

British Army 2/4th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment

(d.19th April 1918)

William Boiling was born in Thame, Oxfordshire in 1889. After a very brief stint with the Royal Navy in 1907, he enlisted with the Royal Berkshire Regiment, and served with the 2nd Battalion in India. When they were recalled to England at the start of the Great War, he embarked with them to France, before being posted to the 2/4th Battalion. This was a second line territorial unit, needing men with experience to help with their preparation for war. They want to France in May 1916. In April 1918 William Boiling died of wounds received when the battalion were on the front line near Robecq in northern France. He is buried in Aire Communal Cemetery.



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