notable graves
Monument of Robert Guildford Cobbett
Monument of Robert Guildford Cobbett
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.
Monument of Robert Guildford Cobbett
Monument of Robert Guildford Cobbett
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
***
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