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:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11611

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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

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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
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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
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 18 INCHES, width 2FT 6INCHE
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Mr Darcy Cooper, his father
Reference

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