Maurice George Luxford

Forenames

Maurice George AWMM

Surname

Luxford AWMM

Also known as

Maurie AWMM

Service number

WWI 23/490 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

18 Broad Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Miss N. Luxford (sister), Queen's Parade, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 23/490 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Cross (MC) AWMM
  London Gazette 8 March 1919, p3253 Citation, London Gazette 4 October 1919, p12379 For conspicuous gallantry and energy on the night of 28th/29th October, 1918, near Le Quesnoy. When the situation was very obscure he made a complete reconnaissance of the front, greatly assisting in getting the battalion properly disposed. On 30th October he led a daylight patrol, and succeeded in gaining some very valuable information about positions of enemy machine-gun posts. Again, on 4th November, though slightly wounded, he made another daring reconnaissance. AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM

Enlistment

WW1

Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 30 or HMNZT 31 or HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM B Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM

Married Nola (Minola Adelaide) Pratt in Hastings, 1919. Nola divorced Maurie in April 1927. Nola Luxford went on to become actress, writer and broadcaster in the United States, establishing the Anzac Club in New York City during World War II. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10921158
  Further Reference
• Carole van Grondelle. 'Luxford, Nola', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4l20/luxford-nola (accessed 1 May 2025)
  https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4l20/luxford-nola
  Further Reference

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 429
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research dataset were identified as potentially having served in or around the wider Le Quesnoy campaign. Their presence at Le Quesnoy has not been individually verified in every case.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• HMNZT 30 - The Periscope : unofficial mouthpiece of the 1st Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) and Divisional Ammunition Column -- At sea : Officers & men of the Reinforcement : 1915