Memorial Title

H Hickton

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial comprising an addition to a gravestone at Nottingham Road New Cemetery, Chaddesden, Derby commemorating Pte Herbert Hickton.

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Locations

Last known location:
Compartment A5
Nottingham Road New
Cemetery
Nottingham Rd
Chaddesden
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE21 6FN

NGR:
SK 37056 36836 ±5m
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Location details:
About two-thirds of the way towards the northern end of the compartment and against the western boundary fence.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Fair. The gravestones are intact and the inscription is legible.

Description:

A white marble headstone and base on a family grave. The low oblong headstone has a flat top with a stepped left shoulder, and has an inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The plain oblong base has a circular hole at the centre for the placement of tributes and supports a separate cubic white limestone vase bearing a further family inscription in similar lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	765	605	75	Fair
Base	White marble	70	685	280	Fair
Vase	White marble	c200	c200	c200	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A BELOVED WIFE
AND DEVOTED MOTHER
HILDA HICKTON
AT REST 1ST AUG. 1970
AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO HER SONS
HERBERT
PRESUMED KILLED IN FRANCE
7TH JUNE 1940
AGED 21 YEARS
AND ALAN
DIED IN ARMY SERVICE
WITH A. F. R.
11TH SEPT. 1952, AGED 22 YEARS
HERBERT REUNITED
WITH HILDA 15. 10. 88
AGED 94 YEARS
R.I.P

Vase:

MAM
&
DAD

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hickton family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation)
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: Derby City Council.

History and Conservation

25th January, 2022: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in Fair condition.

References

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Comments

The casualty is recorded by CWGC as Pte 7889398 Herbert Hickton of 1/5th Battn, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. Alan Hickton died locally during peacetime and is buried in this grave.

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