Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- Hyde Park
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1930
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 11611
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
TQ 27154 79995
The Lido Cafe
The Serpentine Lake
Hyde Park
City Of Westminster
Greater London
W2 2UH
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 27154 79995
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Plaque on an external wall of the Serpentine Lido Cafe.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD MEMORY/of/CAPTAIN J. O. COOPER /ROYAL FLYING CORPS/KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR/ AGED 20/ TIME WOULD HAVE BROUGHT HIM IN HER PATIENT WAYS / SO HIS YOUNG LIFE SPOKE- TO PROPEROUS DAYS / TO FULLNESS OF AUTHORITY AND PRAISE / HE WOULD NOT WAIT SO LONG. A BOY. HE SPENT/ HIS BOYS DEAR LIFE FOR ENGLAND. BE CONTENT. /NO HONOUR OF AGE / HAD BEEN MORE EXCELLENT
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cooper, J O
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, service, additional, age, rank
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: height 18 INCHES, width 2FT 6INCHE
Materials: Bronze
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: Mr Darcy Cooper, his father - Reference
- London Remembers: www.londonremembers.com/memorials/captain-j-o-cooper
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-11611
For queries, please contact [email protected].