Lieutenant Colonel

John Aldred Luxford

CMG, MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Edward and Elizabeth Ellen Luxford (nee Fairhall); husband of Emma A. M. Luxford, of "Chunuk Bair," 2, Burwood Crescent, Remuera, Auckland. Born at Wellington. Served in Egypt, 1914-15, and at Gallipoli. Also served in the South African Ca

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/307A
Name:
John Aldred Luxford
Rank: 
Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Birth:
26 March 1854
Place of Birth: 
Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
J.A. Luxford (son), Bank of Australasia, Invercargill, New Zealand|Mrs J.A. Luxford (wife), 471 Manchester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Lyttelton, New Zealand|Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Wesleyan Clergyman|Methodist Minister
Unit:
New Zealand Chaplains' Department

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
28 January 1921
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
66
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

10th Contingent
Main Body
Places of Embarkation:

Lyttelton, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

n/a
HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessels:

Norfolk
Limerick or Arawa
Destinations:

Durban, South Africa
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Area 1, Block H. Grave 128.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Aldred Luxford
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