Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay | |
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Born | Chatham, Kent | 18 June 1880
Died | 25 October 1918 | (aged 38)
Buried | Fillièvres, Pas-de-Calais, France |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1899–1918 |
Rank | Major (Brevet Lt. col) |
Unit | Royal Engineers |
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Major Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay DSO (18 June 1880 – 25 October 1918) was a British military officer and amateur cricketer. Born in Kent, he served in the Royal Engineers from 1897 and saw active service in the Second Boer War and First World War. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and died in the 1918 flu pandemic whilst on active service in October 1918.