Transcription of the headstone of the grave of Mabel Mary Beaven

THE DEARLY BELOVED & ONLY CHILD
OF
L & E BEAVEN
WHO PASSED AWAY ON HER ARRIVAL
IN NEW ZEALAND
PER TROOP-SHIP IONIC
22ND APRIL 1919 AGED 3½ YEARS
"SHE WAS A JEWEL LENT TO US
FOR A WHILE"