Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolsover
Town
Ault Hucknall
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 May 1987
    Attended by: BRIG E W C SLAVELL DSO MC TD DL
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
669

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Current location

North Orchard
Hardwick Hall
Hodmire Lane
Ault Hucknall
Bolsover
Derbyshire
S44 5QJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 46274 63850
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Car Park. North of the hall
    near western wall.
    Hardwick Hall
    Hodmire La
    Ault Hucknall
    Bolsover
    Derbyshire
    S44 5QL
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 463 638
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A rectangular bronze plaque on a freestanding sandstone block forming a backboard. The plaque has a narrow plain raised border, the badge of the British Airborne Forces at the head (Bellepheron astride the winged horse Pegasus) and the inscription is in raised upright capital lettering.
Inscription
AIRBORNE FORCES/ 1941-1946/ BESIDE THE LAKES WEST OF HARDWICK HALL/ THERE WAS AN ARMY CAMP WHERE IN 1941/ EARLY PIONEERS OF THE BRITISH AIRBORNE/ FORCES FORMED THE 1ST PARACHUTE BRIGADE./ FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR/ HARDWICK WAS THE DEPOT AND SCHOOL/ OF AIRBORNE FORCES WHERE VOLUNTEERS/ FROM BRITAIN AND HER ALLIES RECEIVED/ SPECIALISED TRAINING TO FORM THE/ BRITISH AIRBORNE DIVISIONS AND OTHER/ SPECIAL OPERATIONAL UNITS./ REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE THOSE/ WHO PASSED THROUGH THESE GROUNDS AND/ GAVE THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE MAY NOW/ ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND PEACE OF THIS LAND/ AD UNUM OMNES.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 35mm, height 920mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 700mm, height 1400mm, width 1250mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
History
c2004: The memorial may have been moved to the car park from a location near the lakes.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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