AULT HUCKNALL (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Derbyshire
England
Location Information
Ault Hucknall is a small village in Derbyshire situated south of the A627 road from Chesterfield to Mansfield. Leave the M1 motorway at junction 29 and take the A617 road towards Mansfield. At the village of Glapwell turn right and after some 600 yards turn right again on to the road which leads to Ault Hucknall
In the extension of the 16th century churchyard are the graves of two casualties of the Second World War:
Cpl. Henry OLIVER. 5383218. Oxford & Bucks. Light Inf. (2nd Airborne Bn.) Died 7th February 1946, aged 26. Son of George and Eleanor Oliver: husband of Audrey Lilian Oliver of Glapwell. Grave in Row 9, Grave 10
Pte. Arthur WALKER. 13049689. Pioneer Corps. Died 26th February 1946, aged 28. Husband of Margaret Amy Walker of Hardstoft. Grave in Row 10, Grave 8
Information provided by Barry Cuttell
Pictures © Brian Cuttell
Ault Hucknall is a small village in Derbyshire situated south of the A627 road from Chesterfield to Mansfield. Leave the M1 motorway at junction 29 and take the A617 road towards Mansfield. At the village of Glapwell turn right and after some 600 yards turn right again on to the road which leads to Ault Hucknall
In the extension of the 16th century churchyard are the graves of two casualties of the Second World War:
Cpl. Henry OLIVER. 5383218. Oxford & Bucks. Light Inf. (2nd Airborne Bn.) Died 7th February 1946, aged 26. Son of George and Eleanor Oliver: husband of Audrey Lilian Oliver of Glapwell. Grave in Row 9, Grave 10
Pte. Arthur WALKER. 13049689. Pioneer Corps. Died 26th February 1946, aged 28. Husband of Margaret Amy Walker of Hardstoft. Grave in Row 10, Grave 8
Information provided by Barry Cuttell
Pictures © Brian Cuttell
