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Attleboro in Bristol County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The Great War Memorial

 
 
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 18, 2013
1. The Great War Memorial
Inscription.
Left column
In honor of our fallen in the
Great War 1914-1918

Ruth Holden
Albert H. Allen
Cyrill M. Angell
Harry Attarian
Elmer G. Baker
Charlton M. Bliss
Peter Boivin
Harry L. Boyce
Earle I. Brown
Percy E. Cobb
Arthur N. Crosby
Leroy C. Estee
Charles O. Fiske
Charles Fontneau
Jerome F. Gilbert
Herbert O. Gilman
Charles F. Hall
Chester E. Harding
D. Emory Holman
Edward Quintin


Right column
Willard B. Hoyt
Lloyd C. Inman
Harold Jillson
Edward J. Kelly
Ralph V. Kling
Albert LaRose
Howard C. Mattson
F. Hubert Ogilvie
Herbert D. Parmenter
Harold V. Patriquin
Joseph L. Ritchie
Lester D. Simmonds
Lincoln A. Smith
George F. Spencer
Earl A. Thayer

One by one, Death challenged
them. One by one they smiled in
his grim visage and refused to be
dismayed

Replaced and rededicated Memorial Day 1999
Attleboro War Veterans

 
Erected by Attleboro War Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 41° 56.27′ N, 71° 17.694′ W. Memorial is in Attleboro, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. It can
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be reached from County Street (Massachusetts Route 123) south of Dennis Street, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located in Attleboro's Capron Park, near the Veteran's Memorial Triangle. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Attleboro MA 02703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Providence. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memoriam (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Attleborough's Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); POW*MIA 9-11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynn Catherine Goodchild (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Anthony Perry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Attleboro.
 
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 18, 2013
2. The Great War Memorial
Left column marker
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 18, 2013
3. The Great War Memorial
Right column marker
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Greg Golfomitsos, July 24, 2023
4. The Great War Memorial
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Greg Golfomitsos, July 24, 2023
5. The Great War Memorial
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 18, 2013
6. The Great War Memorial
Left column
The Great War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 18, 2013
7. The Great War Memorial
Right column
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 960 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.   4, 5. submitted on July 29, 2023, by Greg Golfomitsos of Plymouth, Massachusetts.   6, 7. submitted on June 25, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 9, 2026