They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

LEST WE FORGET

If you visit Taruheru Cemetery on ANZAC day, help is available to guide you to find who you are looking for.
Look for the Hi-Viz or head to the office.

List of all our veterans

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Our online cemetery database includes headstone photos and inscriptions for most of our cemeteries.

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Details for John Roope Brooking

Warrant Number:587
Surname:Brooking
Forenames:John Roope
Gender: Male
Age Group:Child
Age:5 weeks
Denomination:Anglican / Church Of England
Type:Burial
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Death: Unknown
Date of Burial:15 July 1888 (Sunday)
Cemetery: Makaraka
Block: MKA
Plot #: 71
Map Location:View on Map

Historic picture of Makaraka cemetery, block MKA, plot 71.

The following interments are also in this plot

SurnameForenamesTypeAge GroupAgeDate of DeathDate of Burial
SealyGeorgeBurialAdult48Unknown23/03/1887
SealyBurialStillborn0Unknown15/05/1902
SealyBurialStillborn0Unknown01/02/1904
BrookingElizaBurialAdult46Unknown03/01/1906
SealyHarrietBurialAdult75Unknown01/12/1914