Paxton, Robert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Henry |
Surname | Paxton |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Paxton and of Annie Paxton (Nee Brooke), of Stranraer, Wigtownshire. Husband of Agnes Campbell Paxton, of Stranraer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | LM425 |
Markings | BQ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 17. |
Epitaph | OUR LOVE, OUR REMEMBRANCE AND OUR GRATITUDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1329560 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 30-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from North Killingholme at 2145 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft hit by flak batteries near Liege and crashed at the Barrage de la Gileppe 8 km East of Verviers in Belgium |