1. War Graves

The full roll of honour and life story for Christopher Burgin is at https://rollofhonour.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/Person/Details?id=34192

John Edlington’s details are at www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2750180/john-edward-edlington/

The Brumpton family tragedy is recounted in www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/children-who-died-in-plane-crash-disaster-remembered-80-year-9212038/

The story of the volunteers who fought in Dublin is told at www.greatwarforum.org/topic/82199-youngest-sgt-major/

Sketch of graves kindly received from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Credits for images: from Loveday Album, with thanks to Ian Lawrence, deputy church warden of St. Giles, Balderton; and from historic photographic collection, Balderton Village Hall © Balderton Parish Council.

The historic photograph collections both talk of “Clipstone’s Yard” on Pinfold Lane. However, Robin Cook adds the following [Nextdoor social media post of April 2025]

“The top right image is from a 1985 photograph (supplied by myself to the history group) of our farmyard in the 1930s. The wording on the board describes the yard as ‘Clipsham's Yard’. From 1885, the yard was called ‘Johnson and Son’ and. later on, ‘Sons’. Mr. Johnson (1846-1933) was my great-grandfather. He was a farmer and coal merchant. My grand-dad continued with this after my great grand-dad's death. Clipsham's builders rented the yard from us for quite a while until 1986. The photograph I took in 1985 of the yard had a "Tom Clipsham" sign up outside the yard. This photograph was supplied in colour, but by the time it was included in the Balderton History DVD, it was in black and white which seemed to make it look as if it was older than it was. The yard today is still called Johnson and Sons' yard.”