Gonzales in Gonzales County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

In Honor of the Men of Gonzales High School

Photographed by James Hulse, November 29, 2021

1. In Honor of the Men of Gonzales High School Marker

Inscription. Who Went Forth at the Call
of Their Country to Fight in
the Great War for World - Wide Liberty,
1917 - 1919
and
In Memory of
These Men Who Gave Their Lives
to This Great Cause

Montgomery Fly
First Lieutenant Infantry

Walter Fritz Reuter
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

Robert Floyd Gillett
Corporal, Infantry

Walter August Schlick
Officers Medical Reserve Corps

Benjamin Alfred Ehrig
Private, Infantry

Alwin Henry Adolph Tolle
S.A.T.C., Southern Methodist University

Erected by Captain Hartwell Jones Kennard - Infantry Officers Reserve Corp.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 29° 30.558′ N, 97° 27.43′ W. Marker is in Gonzales, Texas, in Gonzales County. It can be reached from the intersection of Knight Street and Holmes Street. The marker is located at the entrance to the Gonzales Masonic Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 Knight Street, Gonzales TX 78629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in the Hill Country.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

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: Masonic Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Gonzales Masonic Cemetery Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Amasa Turner (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Thomas Polk (about 400 feet away); William A. Matthews (about 400 feet away); Charles Mason (about 500 feet away); Jesse Kencheloe Davis (about 500 feet away); In Memory of Andrew Ponton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gonzales.

The In Honor of the Men of Gonzales High School Marker is in the middle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 29, 2021

2. The In Honor of the Men of Gonzales High School Marker is in the middle

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.