Daniel Luxton

Brigadier Daniel Aston Luxton, CMG, DSO, VD (22 June 1891 – 1960) was an Australian Army officer in the First and Second World Wars.^[1]

Daniel Luxton
Born	(1891-06-22)22 June 1891 Camberwell, Victoria
Died	1960 Heidelberg, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1911–1943
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	2nd Infantry Brigade (1923–25, 1927–33) 5th Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment (1919–21) 5th Battalion (1917–19)
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (3)

Military career

Luxton served in the Australian Imperial Force in the 5th Battalion. Luxton embarked from Melbourne as a lieutenant on 21 October 1914. After being repeatedly promoted over the course of the war, Luxton was appointed the commanding officer of the 5th Battalion on 8 March 1917. During his wartime service, Luxton was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George,^[2] and awarded the Distinguished Service Order.^[3][4]

During the Second World War, Luxton served as a brigadier in the Second Australian Imperial Force.^[1]