LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Hugh Clarence PAXTON
Service No: 172175
Born: Mayfield NSW, 7 September 1925
Enlisted in the RAAF: Date unavailable (at Brisbane QLD)
Unit: Unavailable
Died: 21 December 1947, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Reginald and Annie Paxton, of Merewether
Remembered: The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall, Sandgate NSW
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Aircraftman Paxton does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises his death as being due to his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/32/1002
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line