| Service number | VX138501 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major |
| Birth Date | 1891-06-22 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Camberwell |
| Final Rank | Brigadier |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | Camberwell |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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| Gazettes |
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1918-06-03 Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 |
Brigadier Daniel Aston Luxton
Collection items
Media
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1917 on page 28 at position 39
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1389 at position 44
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 28 May 1918 on page 6202 at position 45
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 158
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 51
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 126
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 03 June 1918 on page 6454 at position 7
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 07 November 1918 on page 2110 at position 11
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 04 January 1917 on page 254 at position 126
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1392 at position 59
Timeline
| Date of birth | 22 June 1891 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 14 August 1914 | Appointed Lieutenant, 5 Battalion. |
| Date promoted | 18 October 1914 | Appointed Captain. |
| Date of embarkation | 21 October 1914 | |
| Date promoted | 20 February 1916 | Appointed Major. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 31 July 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 06 October 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 13 November 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 20 January 1917 | |
| Date promoted | 08 March 1917 | Appointed Lieutenant Colonel. |
| Other | 1917-03-08 - 1918-10-13 | Commanding Officer of 5 Battalion. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 20 September 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 07 November 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 04 March 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 08 March 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 07 April 1918 | |
| Other | 31 January 1919 | AIF appointment terminated. |
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