Shrewsbury in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Shrewsbury First World War Memorial

Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024

1. Shrewsbury First World War Memorial Marker

Inscription.
The people of Shrewsbury hereby honor the memory of the eight Shrewsbury men who made the ultimate sacrifice, and commemorate the service of each resident, all one hundred sixteen men and two women, who served in the First World War, the "Great War".

Rededicated on November 11, 2013

Charles E. Abbott • John Barinowski • Herbert M. Bartlett • ★Dr. Howard W. Beal • Richard P. Benoit • Carl F. Benson • Stefan Berkiel • Paulo Bianchi • Irving E. Bigelow, Jr. • Ernest Bisson • Barlow J. Bonardi • Albert J. Bourget • Armand L. Bourget • John A. Boyce • Ernest Boyer • Harry P. Carey • Ralph E. Christie • Irving E. Clapp • Michael J. Cleary • ★James E. Conlon • Anthony J. Corazzini • Clarence A. Crooker • Thomas A. Cummins • Albert J. Daniels • Harold E. Daniels • Wells A. Daniels • Carlton L. Dean • Elroy B. Dean • Edward J. Donahue • Abner H. Dow • Maria Ducy • David L. Dunlay • Clarence E. Dunn • Henry O. Eaton • George H. Fenner • Harris G. Field • Clarence Flodman • Julius H. Friedrich, Jr. • Albert B. Garganigo • Herbert H. Gates • Edward W. Gray • George O. Gray • Harry E. Gray • Harold W. Green • Bruno

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P. Haas • Henning F. Hanson • ★Herbert B. Hapgood • Frank B. Hastings • Whitney Hastings • ★Joseph W. Hickey • Raymond J. Hickey • Harold F. Holland • Cassius H. Hoyle • Robert Irving • Arthur Johnson • Robert J. Johnson • Elved T. Jones • Harry C. Joubert • William L. Keddie • Clifton Keegan • Ward G. Keegan • William H. Keegan • Francis J. Kehoe • Philip E. Kehoe • William J. Kershaw • Bernard N. Knowlton • Leo Lamont • Fred W. Langley • August Lefort • Joseph B. Lenhart • John Macduff • Francis S. Maguire • Fredrick L. Maguire • Robert E. Marston • Rupert Lisle Marston • Guiseppe Martinelli • Edward F. McGrath • Philip A. McGrath • Ralph B. McKenzie • Jay R. A. Morton • ★Michael J. Nee • Berton W. Nelson • Warren A. Newton • Albert P. Owens • Honore A. Palardy • W. Stewart Paul • Philip H. Prouty • Rockwood F. Reed • George Reheuser • Ralph M. Ridley • Dr. Alfred E. P. Rockwell • Gustaf P. Rosenblad • Horace P. Sansoucy • ★James Schouler • Harlow A. Shepard • James A. Shields • John O. Shields • Alf E. Sieurin • Oke S. Sieurin • Ruth M. Sieurin • George Stanton • Edward E. Stickney • ★Byron E. Stone

Shrewsbury First World War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024

2. Shrewsbury First World War Memorial

• Frederic L. Stone • ★Raymond Stone • John G. Subko • Denis Sullivan • Thomas Sullivan • Eric W. Sundstrom • Leo E. Sweeney • Carl F. Vaughan • Henry Vaughan • John H. Vosseler • Huestis I. Wells • James W. Wilson • Everett E. Winch • Everett C. Woodard • Peter J. Zaichuk

★Died in Service

(individual stones)
Howard Walter Beal 1869-1918
Herbert Bradford Hapgood 1890-1918
Michael Joseph Nee 1889-1918
James Schouler 1889-1921
James Eagan Conlon 1893-1918
Joseph Hickey 1889-1918
Raymond Stone 1889-1918
Byron Edwin Stone 1891-1918

(base of flagpole)
For Those Who Sacrificed Their Lives For Freedom

Erected 2013.

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

Location. 42° 17.748′ N, 71° 42.96′ W. Memorial is in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Maple Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Shrewsbury MA 01545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in

Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024

3. Shrewsbury First World War Memorial

the Quiet Corner

and in Greater Worcester.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shrewsbury Minute Men (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (about 700 feet away); Shrewsbury Civil War Memorial (about 700 feet away); New Township (about 700 feet away); First Meeting House (about 700 feet away); Shrewsbury Tea Party (about 800 feet away); Ministers (about 800 feet away); Slavery (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shrewsbury.

Base of Flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024

4. Base of Flagpole

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.