Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in

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.Corporation Park.
East Lancashire Memorials. Retrieved 17 August 2012. It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the

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but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the

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. The main feature of this war memorial is

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Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal.
''Dictionary of Australian Biography''. Retrieved 17 August 2012. known as ''Mother England'' or ''Sacrifice''. Plans for the memorial and Garden of Remembrance were approved by the Blackburn War Memorial Committee in October 1922 and it was unveiled on 2 August 1924.
Retrieved 17 August 2012.

Gallery

Image:Montage Blackburn War Memorial.jpg, A montage of photographs of Blackburn War Memorial. "Mother England" or "Sacrifice"

References

External links

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Garden of Remembrance c1955, Blackburn
* Bertram Mackenna, creator of the memorial
National Archives website article covering some of Bertram Mackennal’s work

{{Blackburn with Darwen buildings British military memorials and cemeteries

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Bronze sculptures in England 1924 sculptures

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