Paxton, Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilson |
Surname | Paxton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Helen W. Hood, of Kelso, Roxburghshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5436 |
Markings | LN-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cockburnspath Parish Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old Part. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1051617 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-09-1941 |
End Date | 29-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Horringer Suffolk while returning to base on the 29th Sept. Sgt Paxton died on 1st October from his injuries. |