Major Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay DSO (18 June 1880 – 25 October 1918) was a British military officer and amateur cricketer.

His father served in the Royal Engineers and du Boulay was born in 1880 at New Brompton in Chatham, Kent, close to the regimental headquarters.

Following service at the Royal School of Military Engineering (SME) at Chatham and in Ireland, du Boulay served in South Africa towards the end of the Second Boer War (1899–1902).

The division saw action in the Battle of the Somme and du Boulay was mentioned in dispatches three times whilst with the 33rd, during which he was promoted to major.

In June 1917 he was transferred to V Corps as assistant adjutant and quartermaster general and promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel.

[8] He was mentioned in dispatches once more after his death and was posthumously awarded the Order of Leopold II with Palm, and the Croix de Guerre.

He had some success, scoring 250 runs in eight innings, but was restricted in how frequently he could play cricket by his military career.

[7] Du Boulay's brother Hubert was killed in action in 1916 as was his brother-in-law John Hornung.

[7] Arthur and Hubert are also commemorated on a plaque in St Botolph's Church, Colchester, Essex.