George Tuxford Military person

George Stuart Tuxford CB CMG DSO ED (7 February 1870 – 1942) was a pioneer of the Buffalo Pound Lake District, Saskatchewan, and later a senior officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). During the First World War he served first as officer commanding the 5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion and later as general officer commanding 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 07, 1870
Birth place
Caernarfonshire
Date of deathJanuary 30, 1942
Place of death
Tuxford Saskatchewan

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Order of St Michael and St George
military operations
Western Front (World War I)
Battle of the Canal du Nord
Battle of Vimy Ridge
World War I
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of Amiens (1918)
Second Battle of Passchendaele
military branch
Canadian Corps
military command
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion CEF
service start1905
service end1925

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