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Dunsop Bridge (Lancs)
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The Dunsop Bridge War Memorial
The Dunsop Bridge War Memorial
Photo © Copyright Alexander P Kapp and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The War Memorial for Dunsop Bridge (Lancs) is located on a corner site on the road leading West out of the village. A view of the memorial from Google Earth is shown below.

The names of 14 men who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated on the memorial, including one soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment.

We are very grateful to Chris Foster of the Craven's Part in the Great War website for permission to use the photographs of the War Memorial.

Lance Corporal Robert Blezard. 14190. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Jane Blezard, of Newton-in-Bowland, Clitheroe. Killed 4 October 1917. Aged 27.
Born Slaidburn (Clitheroe - Lancs), Enlisted Clitheroe, Resided Newton (Clitheroe).
Buried OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY.
(On the Dunsop Bridge War Memorial he is shown as "R Bleazard")

The Names on the Dunsop Bridge War Memorial
The Names on the Dunsop Bridge War Memorial
(Photo : Craven's Part in the Great War)

The Dunsop Bridge War Memorial The Dunsop Bridge War Memorial
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