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Ostiense in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
 

World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Caddero nella Grande Guerra Europea
MCMXIV - MCMXVIII

Saurel, Alfredo • Casti, Angelo • Consoli, Giovanni • Fatali, Guglielmo • Passeri, Giuseppe • Rastellini, Armando • Zucconi, Guilio

A ricordarne l'eroica sacrifico La Societa delle Tramvie e Ferrovie Elettriche di Roma pose

[English translation:]
They fell in the Great European War
1914-1918

Placed by the Society of Tramways and Electric Railways of Rome to commemorate their heroic sacrifice
 
Erected by La Società delle Tramvie e Ferrovie Elettriche di Roma.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World I.
 
Location. 41° 52.527′ N, 12° 28.917′ E. Memorial is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Ostiense. It can be reached from Piazzale Ostiense, on the right when traveling east. The marker is inside the Porta San Paolo train station, on the outside of the building facing the train tracks. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00154, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is
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in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le Murature Romane / Roman Walls (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Palestra Occidentale / Western Gym (approx. one kilometer away); Le Decorazioni e le Opere D'arte / The Decorations and Works of Art (approx. one kilometer away); I Percorsi, I Sotterranei, Gli Impianti Idraulici (approx. one kilometer away); La Storia e il Contesto Urbano / The History of the Site and the Urban Context (approx. one kilometer away); Frigidarium / Cold Room (approx. one kilometer away); a different marker also named Frigidarium / Cold Room (approx. one kilometer away); Terme di Caracalla - Rovine Attuali / Caracalla`s Baths - Actual Ruins (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
 
Regarding World War I Memorial. La Società delle Tramvie e Ferrovie Elettriche di Roma, which went by the acronym STEFER, was a Roman tram system that operated from 1899 until
Porto San Paolo station image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025
2. Porto San Paolo station
The memorial to World War I dead is on the wall of the building in the background on the right.
around 1980.
 
Also see . . .  Wikipedia: Military of history of Italy during World War I. (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
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