Anthony Francis Noel Paget
Person details
| Forename(s) | Anthony Francis Noel |
|---|---|
| Surname | Paget |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Regiment | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Age | 20 |
| Death | Died of wounds |
| Place of Death | Western Europe> Netherlands |
| Date of Death | 05/03/1945 |
| Year of Entry | 1938 |
| House Letter | B |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments | Son of General Sir Bernard Paget |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 1st Battalion |
| Prefect | - |
| Military Decorations | DSO, Mentioned in despatches; Croix de Guerre |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Netherlands > Mook |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | - |
| Prep School | Brambletye |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary |
June 17 1945. Died of wounds in Western Europe, 5th March, 1945. Anthony McLeod Paget. D.S.O., Lt., Oxf. & Bucks L.I. (E) (Nugee's-Eason's, B, 1938-42). The younger son of General Sir Bernard Paget, Tony inherited much of his father's personality, and particularly towards the end of his school career made a deep impression on all who knew him, Almost all his school life was spent under war conditions, and he was well to the fore in all the extra activities that they entailed, In the J.T.C. and Home Guard he showed what a fine soldier he would make and his three short years of military service were as full of active fighting as he could make them. After an initial training in the Welsh Guards and O.C.T.U. he was commissioned in July '43 in the Oxf. & Bucks L.l., his father's regiment. In July '44 he received the Croix de Guerre and was mentioned in dispatches for his share in the battle of Cahier. Shortly afterwards he was wounded and returned to England. He rejoined his regiment in December and on 16th Feb.. '45 "his undaunted leadership and sheer bravery and skill" in the action which led to the capture of the Asperberg feature and farm buildings outside the Reichwald. won him the D.S.O. Ten days later he was wounded again, this time in action near 'Weeze, and he died on March 5th." A brother officer writes, "Tony knew where his duty lay. and however distasteful he found it he always set off with a cheerful smile, and fulfilled it to the end. He was so genuine, so fair, so full of common sense, and was friend of officers and men alike. Those who knew him will never forget him, his happy and charming personality. and his dauntless courage." |
| Service Number | 288266 |
| Place of Birth |
