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Fred Luxon

In memory of:

Private Fred Luxon

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

163387

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 3, 1893

Son of Richard and Amelia Luxon, of The Keeper's Cottage, Washfield, Tiverton, Devon, England.

Commemorated on Page 278 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GIVENCHY ROAD CANADIAN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

B. 11.

Location:

The Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery at Neuville-St Vaast is a small cemetery situated in the compound of the Vimy Memorial Park which contains the Vimy Memorial. The village of Neuville-St Vaast is in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, approximately 8 kilometres north of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The cemetery is approximately 260 metres past Canadian Cemetery No.2 following the one-way system to rejoin the avenue leading back to the main road. The cemetery contains the graves of soldiers all of whom fell on the 9th April, 1917, or on one of the four following days. The cemetery covers an area of 849 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall. The numerous groups of graves made about this time by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer were, as a rule, not named but serially lettered and numbered. This cemetery was originally called CD 1.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– This newspaper article likely refers to Pte. Fred Luxon. The attestation for Fred Luxon, 163387, indicates that he enlisted with the 84th Battalion C.E.F., a unit which was led by Lieut.-Col. Stewart. Typos and other errors were common in the papers of the day. Further research would be required to completely confirm the connection, but there appears to be no other F. Luxon or Luxton that fits the time frame of having been killed shortly before the article was published on May 8th, 1917.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This newspaper article likely refers to Pte. Fred Luxon. The attestation for Fred Luxon, 163387, indicates that he enlisted with the 84th Battalion C.E.F., a unit which was led by Lieut.-Col. Stewart. Typos and other errors were common in the papers of the day. Further research would be required to completely confirm the connection, but there appears to be no other F. Luxon or Luxton that fits the time frame of having been killed shortly before the article was published on May 8th, 1917.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery– The Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France.(J. Stephens)

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    Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
    Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery – The Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France.(J. Stephens)

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