<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: UBoulton wazalwa ngo-1912 eBraxted Park e-Essex kumuntu osopolitiki uSir William Boulton, 1st Baronet, futhi wafunda e-Eton College ngaphambi kokujoyina iTrinity College, eCambridge. Umlando wakhe wezemfundo wawungavelele, kodwa wakwazi ukungena e-Inner Temple ngo-1936 njengommeli osebenzayo. Lapho kugqashuka iMpi Yezwe Yesibili, uBoulton, owayesevele ese-Essex Yeomanry, wajoyina iRoyal Horse Artillery futhi wakhonza eNyakatho Afrika. Ngo-1940 wabamba iqhaza ku-Operation Compass, elwa e-  <response>: Impi yaseBardia bese kuba ukuvinjezelwa kweTobruk, lapho athola khona isifo sofuba futhi wathunyelwa e-Alexandria. Wabuyela emsebenzini wangaphambili ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho kodwa walimala kabi ekuqhumeni komgodi. 