Date of birth | |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Shakespeare Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, D J Luxton,Shakespeare Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Promotions |
Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 5th Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Recommendation date: DSO Recommendation date: DSO Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706, 28 May 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165, 24 October 1918. Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448, 28 December 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57, 18 April 1918. Recommendation date: CMG Recommendation date: CMG Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: CMG Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |