Near Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Memorial
To the brave all homage render
Thompson.
This gate is erected by the alumni and friends of Hampden-Sydney College an affectionate and perpetual memorial to those who offered and who gave their lives to the country in the World War 1917 - 1918
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Horace
[It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country
Horace.]
Soldier, rest, thy warfare o'er
Scott.
Francis Anderson Allen, '20 Samuel Cecil Bowen, '02 French Pendleton Carter, Jr., '17 Sidney Matthias Baxter Coulling, Jr., '12 Robert William Gilkeston, '07 Walter Scott Hardy, '13 Edward John Hutton, '10 Finney Egleston Kernodle, '18 Francis Worth Payne, '13 Elbert Lohman Rhoads, '13 Charles Hopkins Rolston, 18 Clyde Everett Shedd, '16 Lee Campbell Tait, '15
I know that my redeemer liveth
Job 19:25
Erected by Alumni
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World I.
Location. 37° 14.533′ N, 78° 27.585′ W. Marker is near Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. Memorial is at the intersection of College Road (County Road 692) and Atkinson Avenue (County Road 1002), on the left when traveling north on College Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 College Rd, Farmville VA 23901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Spanish-American War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); American Revolution Memorial (here, next to this marker); Roll of Honor (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); September 11 Memorial (here, next to this marker); Hampden-Sydney College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
