| Regimental number | 39940 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Levin |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Boulton, Weraroa, Levin |
| Previous military service | Served in 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 77 Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joel and Elizabeth Boulton, Weraroa, Levin, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 12 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Marched out to Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 5 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; joined No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field , 10 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 October 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Statement, 17087 Pte W. MILHAM, NZ Machine Gun Corps: 'Boulton was a member of the gun train to which I was attached. On the morning of 12th Oct. when we got to the forward position & were held up by enemy machine gun fire I saw Boulton walking towards his gun & I saw him lying on the ground as if dead later.' Statement, 26129 Pte W.J. MOGG, NZ Machine Gun Bn: 'I knew Pte Boulton & I saw him after we got to the forward position & were held up on the 12th Oct. I examined him & found that he had been shot through the heart & was dead.' MBV |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277633 |