Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire WWI Honor Roll Poster

Not all Honor Rolls are permanent granite or bronze monuments in public places like parks and civic buildings.  Take a look at this poster produced in Bellows Falls, Vermont after World War I.

St. Charles, Bellows Falls, Vermont       Rev. J. D. Shannon

Died Lieut. Edward C., Barry  6A School St., Bellows Falls, Vt,   Lieutenant Quartermaster, U.S. Army

Lieut. John C. O’Donnell,  5 Williams St., Bellows Falls, Vt,  U. S. Cavalry Officers Reserve Corps

Sergt. Philias A. Grignon, 16 Laurel Ave, Bellows Falls, Vt.,   Sergeant Quartermaster, U.S. Army

Sergt. Melvin T. Fontain, 16 Laurel Ave, Bellows Falls, Vt.,  103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Segt. Arthur L. Young (Dion),  69 Hyde St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,  103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Segt. Charles E. McDonald,  46 Green St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Sergt. Michael J. Kelly,  50 Bridge St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Sergt. Edward J. Cray,  78 Pine St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,  103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Sergt.  George A. Stack,  31 Laurel Ave., Bellows Falls, Vt., Depot Brigade, U.S. Army

Sergt. Thomas O’Donnell, 5 Williams St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 101 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Corp. Henry J. Boucher,  63 Hyde St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Corp. Michael J. Manning, 52 Hyde St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Corp. Gordon G. Fontaine, 118 Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Corp. William J. Keefe, 93 Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. A. A. Fontaine, 16 Laurel Ave., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. James H. Doucette,  16 Saxtons River St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv.  John W. McAuliffe, 19 Williams St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Eugene Jos. Cray, 12 Green St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Francis James Griffin,  7 Brown St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. James F. Slattery,  8 Hadley St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. James H. McDonald,  46 Green St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Maurice M. Costin,  9 Taylor St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Hector J. Frenette,  55 School St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Edward J. Lawlor, 8 Underhill Ave., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Lindsey E. Belknap, 85 Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Raymond J. White, 3 Williams St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. William C. Carney, 10 Church Place, Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. William G. Pierce, 23 Oak St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. Joseph K. Doyle, 16 School St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Priv. James Fallon,  25 Rockingham St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,

Died Priv. Alfred Aumond, 102A  Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,  103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. J. B. Aumond,, 18 Laurel St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. Harry W. Lynch, 10 Underhill Avenue, Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. J. E. Leen, 16 Taylor St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 10^th Regiment, U.S. Army

Priv. Gerald J. Cray, 12 Green St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. William Cyrs,  16 School St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. Francis Aumond, 61 Hyde St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. William E. Hayes, 2 Gove St., Bellows Falls, Vt., Base Hospital Unit, U.S. Army

Priv. Robert C. Hayes, 2 Gove St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,  Commissary Department, U.S. Army

Priv. Philippe Duquette, 81A Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt., Ammunition Train, U. S. Army

Priv. Zotique Aumond, 18 Laurel Ave., Bellows Falls, Vt., Depot Brigade, U. S. Army

Priv. Edward F. Shea, 53 Green St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 23^rd Regiment, U.S. Army

Priv. Maurice O’Donnell, 5 Williams St., Bellows Falls, Vt., Signal Corps, U.S. Army

Priv. Albert Pecor, 32 Hyde St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. Philippe Labonte, 31 School St., Bellows Falls, Vt., Canadian Army

Priv. Daniel O’Connor,  25 Rockingham St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Trooper Wilfred J. Bean, 13 Center St., Bellows Falls, Vt., 33^rd U.S. Cavalry

Trooper Ernest E. J. Cote, 11 Laurel Ave, Bellows Falls, Vt., U.S. Cavalry

Trooper Raymond T. Murray, 3 Laurel Ave., Bellows Falls, Vt.,  U. S. Cavalry

Mate Daniel P. Thompson, Bellows Falls, Vt.,  U. S. Navy

Gunner Henry S. Fleming, Bellows Falls, Vt.,  S. S. New Hampshire, U.S. Navy

Q. M. Joseph J. Fenton, 14 Hapgood St., Bellows Falls, Vt., Quartermaster 3^rd Class, U. S. Coast Guard Patrol, Naval Reserve

Seaman William S. Lynch, Grafton, Vt., Electrician S. S. Nebraska, U. S. Navy

Seaman Walter LaRose, Gageville, Vt.,  U.S. Naval Reserve

Seaman Augustine L. Aumond,  102A Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt., U. S. Navy

Seaman Bryan J. O’Connor, 7 Bryan Court, Bellows Falls, Vt., U. S. Navy

Seaman Frank Fitzgerald, Bellows Falls, Vt.,  S. S. Rhode Island, U. S. Navy

Clerk Feliz L. Morris, 6 Chase Park, Bellows Falls, Vt., Executive Office, U.S. Navy

Drummer Alfred E. Kiniry, 86 Canal St., Bellows Falls, Vt.,  New Hampshire, N. G. Band, U.S. Army

From St. Peter’s, North Walpole, N.H.

Lieut. T. J. Brickley,  66 Main St., North Walpole, N.H., 101 Ammunition Train, U.S. Army

Sergt. John C. Lindstrom, 10 Spruce St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Corp. W. F. Donegan, River St., North Walpole, 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Corp. Patrick J. Sheehan, Alstead, N.H., Ambulance Corps, U.S. Army

Clerk George Gomeau, 11 Main St., North Walpole, N.H., Executive Office, U.S. Army

Priv. John P. Flavin, 31 River St., North Walpole, 102 Infantry, U.S. Army

Priv. Michael Moynihan, 145 Main St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. William F. O’Brien, 3 East St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. James Keane, 59 Church St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. Patrick Griffin, 8 Center St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. Harold Coffey, 28 Church St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

Priv. Michael W. Stack, 11 Pine St., North Walpole, N.H., 103 Machine Gun Battalion, U.S. Army

The photo of this World War I honor roll was sent to me by Wayne Blanchard of Bellows Falls, Vermont.  It appears to be a poster of all the men who were members of the Catholic churches in Bellows Falls (St. Charles) and North Walpole (St. Peter's) during World War I.    Wayne hosts a genealogy research group at the Rockingham Free Public Library, and was given a copy of this poster by the Bellows Falls Historical Society because of the genealogy information on the poster. Not only does it list the names, but it gives the rank, unit, home address and church membership.

By transcribing this information and making it available on the internet, anyone searching for one of these men will be able to find them via search engines.  This post is being included in the Honor Roll Project website at this link:
http://honorrollproject.weebly.com/

St. Charles is still an active parish in Bellows Falls, Vermont
http://stcharlesrectory.comcastbiz.net/

St. Peter's church is in North Walpole, New Hampshire (just across the Merrimack River from Bellows Falls, Vermont)   It is part of the All Saint's parish along with the church of St. Catherine of Siena in Charlestown, New Hampshire.

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo and Wayne Blanchard, "Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire WWI Honor Roll Poster", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 26, 2016,  (  http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/05/bellows-falls-vermont-and-north-walpole.html: accessed [access date]).