Complex sentence: He was born in Easton-in-Gordano near Bristol and in 1918, during WWI he was posted to Mesopotamia, where he got a job with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman as the Finance Minister, a post he held until 1932.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born in Easton-in-Gordano near Bristol. In 1918, he was posted to Mesopotamia, where he got a job with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman as the Finance Minister, a post he held until 1932.