Amherst in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

1. World War I Memorial

Inscription.

World War I Memorial. . In Memory of Those from Amherst County Who Paid the Ultimate Price for Our Freedoms in World War I. Felix Longdale Bandon (1890-1918) Pvt. Machine Gun Co. 38th Inf. . John Rubin Bowling (1895-1918) Pvt. either 16th or 34th Prov. Co. July Replacement . Henry Branch (1896-1919) Pvt. 1st Class 510th Battalion Engineers Co. A . Frank Brown (1896-1919) Pvt. Company Unknown . Harry J. Bryant (1898-1918) Pvt. Co. B., 116 Inf. . Edward Scott Burford (1895-1918) Chief Quartermaster, US Naval Reserve Force . Jack Lee Burley (1890-1918) Pvt. Co I, January Camp Lee Replacement . Earnest Campbell (1891-1918) Pvt. Co. I, February Camp Lee Replacement . John Lewis Campbell (1896-1918) Pvt. 79th Co. . Dorris Harden Carpenter (1897-1919) Apprentice Seaman, US Naval Reserve Force . Oscar M. Coffey (1894-1918) Pvt. . Fletcher M. Davis (1893-1918) Pvt. 48th Pro. Co. August Infantry Replacement . Colear Ellis Dobyns (1894-1918) Cpl. Co. A, 38th Inf. Div. "Cyclone" . Gibbs Eubank (1896-1918) Pvt. 79th Pr. Co. September Replacement Draft . Russell Roy Grant (1887-1917) Pvt. Camp Lee, Hq. Co. 317th Inf. . Nevel Hamilton (1895-1918) Pvt. Co. A, 126th Rgt. Inf., 32nd Div. . Arthur Hargrove (1895-1918) Pvt. Co. A, 510th Battalion Engineers . Willis G. Henson (1892-1918) Pvt. Co. E, 17th Battalion Camp Lee . Robinson Crusoe Johnson (1890-1918) Pvt. Co. M, 131st Rgt., 33rd Inf. Replacement . Robert Lee Kesler (1893-1919) Wagoner 38th Inf., 3rd Div. . Marshall Lee (1893-1919) Pvt. Co. M, 808th Pioneer Inf. . Dewey Brown Mays (1899-1918) Pvt. Training Camp San Francisco, CA . Herbert Washington Nuckols (1896-1918) Pvt. 11th Machine Gun, 4th Inf. . Maynard J. Padgett (1895-1919) Cpl. Co. A, 36th Inf. 12th Div. . Lawrence D. Paris (Died 1918) Sgt. 38th Inf., 3rd Div. . Joseph L. Phillips (1898-1918) Pvt. Died at UVA Automotive Training Camp . Charles E. Richardson (Died 1918) . Joseph Everett Scott (1893-1919) Lt. Coastal Artillery Civil Engineer . Edward Dabney Stewart (1897-1918) Fireman, US Naval Reserve, Placed during the world war one Centennial Anniversary In Honor of All Those Who Served in the Great War November 2018 .

In Memory of Those from
Amherst County
Who Paid the Ultimate Price for Our Freedoms in
World War I
Felix Longdale Bandon (1890-1918) Pvt. Machine Gun Co. 38th Inf. • John Rubin Bowling (1895-1918) Pvt. either 16th or 34th Prov. Co. July Replacement • Henry Branch (1896-1919) Pvt. 1st Class 510th Battalion Engineers Co. A • Frank Brown (1896-1919) Pvt. Company Unknown • Harry J. Bryant (1898-1918) Pvt. Co. B., 116 Inf. • Edward Scott Burford (1895-1918) Chief Quartermaster, US Naval Reserve Force • Jack Lee Burley (1890-1918) Pvt. Co I, January Camp Lee Replacement • Earnest Campbell (1891-1918) Pvt. Co. I, February Camp Lee Replacement • John Lewis Campbell (1896-1918) Pvt. 79th Co. • Dorris Harden Carpenter (1897-1919) Apprentice Seaman, US Naval Reserve Force • Oscar M. Coffey (1894-1918) Pvt. • Fletcher M. Davis (1893-1918) Pvt. 48th Pro. Co. August Infantry Replacement • Colear Ellis Dobyns (1894-1918) Cpl. Co. A, 38th Inf. Div. "Cyclone" • Gibbs Eubank (1896-1918) Pvt. 79th Pr. Co. September Replacement Draft • Russell Roy Grant (1887-1917) Pvt. Camp Lee, Hq. Co. 317th Inf.

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• Nevel Hamilton (1895-1918) Pvt. Co. A, 126th Rgt. Inf., 32nd Div. • Arthur Hargrove (1895-1918) Pvt. Co. A, 510th Battalion Engineers • Willis G. Henson (1892-1918) Pvt. Co. E, 17th Battalion Camp Lee • Robinson Crusoe Johnson (1890-1918) Pvt. Co. M, 131st Rgt., 33rd Inf. Replacement • Robert Lee Kesler (1893-1919) Wagoner 38th Inf., 3rd Div. • Marshall Lee (1893-1919) Pvt. Co. M, 808th Pioneer Inf. • Dewey Brown Mays (1899-1918) Pvt. Training Camp San Francisco, CA • Herbert Washington Nuckols (1896-1918) Pvt. 11th Machine Gun, 4th Inf. • Maynard J. Padgett (1895-1919) Cpl. Co. A, 36th Inf. 12th Div. • Lawrence D. Paris (Died 1918) Sgt. 38th Inf., 3rd Div. • Joseph L. Phillips (1898-1918) Pvt. Died at UVA Automotive Training Camp • Charles E. Richardson (Died 1918) • Joseph Everett Scott (1893-1919) Lt. Coastal Artillery Civil Engineer • Edward Dabney Stewart (1897-1918) Fireman, US Naval Reserve

Placed during the WWI Centennial Anniversary
In Honor of All Those Who Served in the Great War
November 2018

Erected 2018 by VFW; American Legion.

Topics. This memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

2. World War I Memorial

is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 37° 35.121′ N, 79° 3.113′ W. Memorial is in Amherst, Virginia, in Amherst County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 29) and East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 E Court St, Amherst VA 24521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Beirut-Lebanon (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker);

Veterans Memorials Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

3. Veterans Memorials Display

World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); POW-MIA Memorial (here, next to this marker); Amherst County Confederate Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Courage of Frank Padget (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kearfortt-Wood House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.