The inscription on the front of this memorial reads:

★ ★ ★ WE, THE PEOPLE OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, AS A LASTING EXPRESSION OF OUR GRATITUDE AND AFFECTION HAVE DEDICATED THIS MEMORIAL AS A TESTIMONIAL TO THE YOUNG MEN OF THIS COUNTY WHO IN A SPIRIT OF UNSELFISH PATRIOTISM ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR ★ ★ ★

On the back:
★ KILLED IN BATTLE ★
WILLARD STANLEY HAZZARD • WILLIAM HENRY ARCHIBALD BUTLER • SAMUEL HERBERT BAILEY • ROSSER HENRY KENT