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

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Details for Benjamin Roope Burton Brooking

Warrant Number:	1501
Surname:	Brooking
Forenames:	Benjamin Roope Burton
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	71
Denomination:	Anglican / Church Of England
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	Unknown
Date of Burial:	11 March 1927 (Friday)
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	SEC3
Plot #:	1192
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	In loving memory of BENJAMIN R B BROOKING, died 9 March 1927 aged 71 years; also JANE BROOKING, died 26 September 1894 aged 39 years; and ELIZABETH BROOKING, died 21 May 1885 aged 4 months, buried elsewhere; also CATHERINE; and MARTHA; and LILIAN LIDDELL. At rest.

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Nugent	Baby Of A & A	Burial	Stillborn	0	Unknown	30/08/1927
Liddell	Lillian	Burial	Adult	77	Unknown	16/09/1968