Wing-Commander Arthur Luxmoore 1909 - 1940
Wing-Commander Arthur Luxmoore Arthur Noble Luxmoore ( [1] ) was born at Newton Abbott in Devon on the 24th of February 1909 the twin son of Major Lancelot Alfred Luxmoore, Royal Artillery and Charlotte Evelyn Constance Luxmoore of "The Roundel", Rye in Sussex. He was educated at Lancing College where he was in Heads House from September 1922 to July 1928. He was a member of the Cricket XI in 1927 and 1928 being Secretary in the latter year. He was a member of the Boxing team in 1925 and 1926 and the Athletics Team in 1927 and 1928. He gained his School Certificate in 1927 and was a Cadet Officer in the Officer Training Corps achieving Certificate A. He went on to Hertford College, Oxford in 1928. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force on a short service commission on the 15th of August 1929 and was posted to the Royal Air Force Depot at Uxbridge. He was promoted to Flying Officer on the 14th of April 1931. On the 16th of June 193...