George Tuxford

George Stuart Tuxford
Nickname(s) "Tux"
Born 7 February 1870
Carnarvonshire, Wales
Died 30 January 1942 (aged 71)
Tuxford, Saskatchewan
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch Canadian Corps
Years of service 1905–1925
Rank Brigadier general
Commands held 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion, CEF
Battles/wars

World War I

Awards Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
Other work Agriculture, oil speculation, business

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.

Early life

Born at Penmorfa, Carnarvonshire, North Wales, on 7 February 1870 to a Lincolnshire couple, Tuxford grew up in the English countryside before immigrating to Canada in the 1880s.

The First World War

At the outbreak of war, Lieutenant Colonel Tuxford attested for overseas service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was appointed to the command of the 5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion at Camp Valcartier. He took his unit overseas and led it during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915, as well at the Battle of Festubert. In March 1916 he was promoted brigadier general and appointed to the command of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, which he led during the battles of Mount Sorrel, the Somme, Courcelette, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Amiens, Arras, and Cambrai. Following the armistice in November 1918, his formation participated in the march to the Rhine and served as part of the occupation force in Germany until all Canadian units were returned home.

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