Meet ‘our little bud in heaven’, Dorothy Gladys Knapp. The beloved daughter of A.C Knapp was just four years old when she passed away and became Fawkner Memorial Park’s first interment. Dorothy is featured in the Extraordinary Lives part 1 tour, where you can also learn about other stories from Fawkner Memorial Park.
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Watch a video about Dorothy.
Download a transcript of Dorothy's story from the Discover Cemeteries app.Bibliography
Trove: Family Notices, December 8, 1906, The Age, Death notices in The Age and The Argus from August 1906.
GMCT supplied resources, book and PDF.
Image source
Archival photograph taken in 1906 of Dorothy Gladys Knapp’s funeral procession. Original source unknown, shared via Merri-Bek Council.
