
As you can see from the previous posts, the grave of Arthur Cooper and his family has unfortunately been knocked over sometime in the last sixty years since his death. The grave gets covered with leaves and debris, and on the day I visited was rather wet as it had rained the day before.
The transcription is long and reads:
In Loving Memory of
ANNIE
beloved wife of
ARTHUR CHARLES COOPER
who died April 16th 1896
aged 35 years
Dearest loved one we have laid thee
in a peaceful grave's embrace
But thy memory shall be cherished
Til we see thy heavenly face
Also
LILIAN MAY COOPER
who died December 30th 1898
aged 7 months
Oh! Why should we repine
If Jesus thought it best
To take this tender flower
And place it with the blest
Also Cpl A Cooper
killed in action 27th May 1918
aged 27 years
Also
Arthur Charles Cooper
beloved husband of
Annie Cooper
died 8th June 1941
aged 78 years
The grave is located at Independant Section A grave 378, Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW.
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