Education
He attended Number 1 School of Military Aeronautics from 13 October, and Number.
He attended Number 1 School of Military Aeronautics from 13 October, and Number.
Paget served in the 27th Territorial Reserve Battalion, before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. On 10 September 1917 he was sent to the 1st Officer Cadet Wing for basic military training. 2 School of Military Aeronautics from 2 November.
From cadet he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 1 January 1918.
On 2 February 1918 he was assigned to Number. 35 Wing, and posted to Number.
1 Training Depot Station. He was transferred to Number.
63 Training Depot Station on 20 March, and was confirmed in his rank on 25 May.
Paget was posted to Number. 2 Flying School on 24 June, and on 10 August was assigned to Number. 14 Wing, and on 15 August to Number.
66 Squadron in Italy.
He gained his first aerial victory on 15 September when he destroyed a Berg Doctorate.I north-east of Feltre. On 25 October he was credited with two Hansa-Brandenburg C.I reconnaissance aircraft driven down out of control west of Feltre, one solo, and one shared with Lieutenant Darrell Joseph Tepoorten.
On 27 October he destroyed an observation balloon, and the next day shot down in flames two Albatros Doctorate.V fighters over Godega aerodrome. On 30 October his aircraft was shot down over Fontanafredda by anti-aircraft fire, and he was killed.