New Hampshire WWI Military: More Heroes of Carroll County

Posted on 6 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

Lithograph Poster: Join–Red CRoss Work Must Go On! World War I Poster, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington DC

The WWI soldiers in these biographies were credited to a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire. WWI deaths were attributed to a specific town based on a variety of criteria that was not always consistent from town to town. Their attributed location could have been their birth place, or where they married, or where they registered for the World War I Draft. Other reasons were they indicated the town as their last known address, or noted some next of kin or friend living there during wartime. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: More Heroes of Merrimack County

Posted on 5 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

The WWI soldiers in these biographies were credited to a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. WWI deaths were attributed to a specific town based on a variety of criteria that was not always consistent from town to town. Their attributed location could have been their birth place, or where they married, or where they registered for the World War I Draft. Other reasons were they indicated the town as their last known address, or noted some next of kin or friend living there during wartime. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: More Heroes of Sullivan County

Posted on 4 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

Illustration of WWI soldier injured in the field from American Legion magazine.

The WWI soldiers in these biographies were credited to a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. WWI deaths were attributed to a specific town based on a variety of criteria that was not always consistent from town to town. Their attributed location could have been their birth place, or where they married, or where they registered for the World War I Draft. Other reasons were they indicated the town as their last known address, or noted some next of kin or friend living there during wartime. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: More Heroes of Grafton County

Posted on 3 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

Painting of American soldier with French woman, 1917 from history of the 315th Infantry.

The WWI soldiers in these biographies were credited to a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire. WWI deaths were attributed to a specific town based on a variety of criteria that was not always consistent from town to town. Their attributed location could have been their birth place, or where they married, or where they registered for the World War I Draft. Other reasons were they indicated the town as their last known address, or noted some next of kin or friend living there during wartime. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: They Died of Disease

Posted on 2 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

Photograph of the Base Hospital at Camp Devens MA. Property of the blog editor.

The United States World War One Centennial Commission has published an excellent narrative on the infectious diseases of World War I. The so-called Spanish Flu (that was not Spanish at all) was the primary killer of the World War I era, however measles, tuberculosis and other communicable illness took their toll.

Due to the crowding in army camps and transport ships many soldiers died before they even had a chance to participate in any battles. Their service was often omitted from local and state honor rolls. A large number of New Hampshire men and women died of disease and those who are not already credited to a specific town article on this blog will be included here Continue reading →

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