Complex sentence: Born on 7 September 1898, Laurence Boutwood was educated at Bedford School and at the University of Cambridge before serving in the Royal Navy during the First World War, between 1916 and 1918.
Split into simpler sentences: Born on 7 September 1898, Laurence Boutwood was educated at Bedford School and at the University of Cambridge. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, between 1916 and 1918.