Captain J O Cooper Plaque - Hyde Park, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 30.285 W 000° 10.182
30U E 696420 N 5709755
This memorial plaque, to Captain J O Cooper of the Royal Flying Corps, is mounted on the north face of a building on the south side of The Serpentine in London's Hyde Park.
Waymark Code: WMN4RV
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/27/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The plaque is inscribed:

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 prosperous days
To fullness of authority and praise
He would not wait so long, a boy. He spent
His boy's dear life for England. Be content
No honour of age had been more excellent

The Lido, brought about by the efforts of George Lansbury at this location, was funded by the parents of Captain Cooper and for that reason the plaque was probably placed here.

This link has some information about Captain Cooper and the plaque and an exchange about his medals being sold at auction.

The London Remembers website tells us:

Royal Flying Corps, killed in the Great War, aged 20, and commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.

"Killed in action while carrying out a bombing raid on Epéhy Station, France on 21st July 1916, from RFC Communiquésés 1915-1916 I note that six R.E.'s of 21 Sqn. Were involved and fourteen 112-pound bombs were dropped. Two burst in the station and others on the line north of it and in the town. Jack Oliver Cooper was one of three pilots from that squadron to be posted as missing."

In 1930 Mr D'Arcy Cooper, contributed £5,000 to the building of the Lido Pavilion in memory of his son, Jack.

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]

List if there are any visiting hours:
The park is normally closed during the hours of darkness.


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Type of memorial: Plaque

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