New Brighton on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Memorial

1917 - 1918

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2015

1. World War I Memorial

Inscription.
In Commemoration of the boys of Saint Peter’s Parish who gave their lives and services in the World War that Liberty might live

Most Rev. P.J. Hayes, D.D.
Chaplin Bishop

Monsignor Charles A. Cassidy, LL.D.
Chaplin

264 names are given
* They gave their lives - 14 names so marked

Erected by the parishioners

Erected by the parishioners.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I.

Location. 40° 38.819′ N, 74° 5.1′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in New Brighton. It is on St. Marks Place. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 53 St Marks Place, Staten Island NY 10301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

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

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walking distance of this marker: New Brighton World War II Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Lt. Nick Lia (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Staten Island September 11 Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Staten Island September 11 First Responders Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Survivor Tree (approx. half a mile away); Gil Bassetti (approx. half a mile away); Billy Blitzer (approx. half a mile away); John Hagemann (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.

St. Peter's R.C. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2015

2. St. Peter's R.C. Church

The marker is visible on the tower at the photo center.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.