Memorial: M6256

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Cooper d. 1897 and Joseph Herbert Cooper d. 1917 in the loss of the SS ‘Rosario’

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / Loving memory / of / John Cooper / Master Mariner / Who died November 29th 1897 / Aged 52 years /Thy will be done / Also Jane Hannah Henderson / his wife / who died June 1st 1919 / Aged 58 years / Her children arise up and call her blessed / Also the two sons who gave their lives in the great war / Philip Vincent / 11th batt Welsh Regt / on Sept 14th 1916 aged 25 years / Buried at Karasuli, / Macedonia / Joseph Herbert / Lost at sea / through enemy action Augt 18th 1917 Aged 31 years / Not dead but living unto Thee /Also of Helena Jennie / beloved daughter of John & Jane H Cooper / who died Augt 1st 1947 aged 64 / The Lord is my shepherd.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Rosario

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cooper, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 29/11/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Cooper, Joseph Herbert
Age: 31
Date of Death: 18/8/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: 1st Engineer
Organisation: Merchant Navy

Extra

Notes: SS 'Rosario'sunk by U-boat in the Atlantic, only one survivor.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters