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Cookson, J.C.B., 1939-45 (1987)

Photo: Janet Brown

In St. John the Baptist Churchyard is a headstone which reads:

To the memory of
John Charles Blencowe
Cookson D.S.O.
of Meldon Park
Hon. Col. Northumberland Hussars
1964 - 1970
Lt. Col. 81st Anti-Tank Regt. R.A.
1942 - 1944
Born Nov.10th 1904 - Died May 29th 1987

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