notable graves
Monument of Robert Guildford Cobbett
This is but one of many graves and monuments at Lakewood that memorialize men and women who served, fought, and sometimes -- as with this soldier in World War I -- died serving their country.
The plaque reads:
IN LOVING MEMORY
ROBERT GUILDFORD COBBETT
Corp. Co. G,107th Infantry, 27th Div.
KILLED IN ACTION
DEFENDING LIBERTY AT
CAMBRAI, FRANCE
June 12, 1898 - Sept. 29, 1918
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Corporal Cobbett died in one of the final battles of World War I.
He was just 20 years old.
Read more at this website: Battle of Cambrai