LUXTON, Charles
| Service Numbers: | 254, 6564 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1970, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 254, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 254, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 254, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6564, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6564, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6564, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6564, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Charles Luxton was born on 22 May 1877 at Brisbane, Queensland, a son to Charles Luxton and Laura Mary Luxton (nee Arthy). In 1916 when he enlisted a second time for WW1 he was living with his wife Elizabeth on Ipswich Road, Brisbane and they had two children.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Farrier-Sergeant S.N. 254 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 6564 in the 26th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 484; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier and WW1 service record).
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