Charles Westrow Hulse (25 November 1860 – 4 June 1901) was an

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first-class

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er and

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officer. The son of

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of the

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, he was born at the family seat at Breamore House in Breamore, Hampshire. He was educated at Radley College, before going up to

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. He was commissioned as a

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in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Artillery Militia in February 1880, serving with the militia at Fort Rowner. He was promoted to

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in April 1885, and in the same year he made a single appearance in

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for the

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(MCC) against

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. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed in the MCC first innings for 22 runs by George Underdown. Charles Hulse was granted the honorary rank of

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in September 1894 in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Artillery Militia, with Hulse additionally holding the office of

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. He joined the Imperial Yeomanry in February 1901, where he was given the honorary rank of second lieutenant. Serving in the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout ...

, he was killed in action in June 1901 at Braklaagte in the

Orange Free State The Orange Free State ( nl, Oranje Vrijstaat; af, Oranje-Vrystaat;) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeat ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hulse, Charles 1860 births 1901 deaths Younger sons of baronets People from New Forest District People educated at Radley College Alumni of Charsley's Hall, Oxford English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers English justices of the peace Imperial Yeomanry officers British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British military personnel killed in the Second Boer War