Sutton-on-Hull Churchyard
Flight Lieutenant Paterson Clarence HUGHES 39461 D.F.C.
Royal Air Force
Died 7-9-1940 aged 23years
Son of Paterson Clarence and C. C. Hughes
Husband of Kathleen Agnes Hughes, of Hull.
Royal Air Force
Died 7-9-1940 aged 23years
Son of Paterson Clarence and C. C. Hughes
Husband of Kathleen Agnes Hughes, of Hull.
Studio portrait of 39461 Flight Lieutenant Patterson Clarence Hughes DFC who died 1940-09-07 aged 22, during the Battle of Britain, serving with No. 234 Squadron RAF. During the Battle of Britain he was the top-scoring Australian pilot credited with shooting down 14 enemy aircraft and 3 other shared kills. He was awarded the DFC posthumously on 22 October 1940.
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Location: Row G, Grave 4
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