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Great World War Memorial

 
 
Great World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2026
1. Great World War Memorial
Inscription.
Erected by the members of the
Oxford Civic Association, Inc.
and friends of the boys
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Great World War 1917 - 1918

 
Erected 1929 by Oxford Civic Association, Inc.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 40.733′ N, 73° 50.015′ W. Memorial is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in South Ozone Park. It is at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and 106th Street, on the right when traveling west on Rockaway Boulevard. The memorial stands on the grounds of Wellbrook Triangle. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 109-01 106th St, Ozone Park NY 11417, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Maurice A. Fitzgerald Playground (approx. 0.9 miles away); Catholic War Veterans Square Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Walter J. (Joe) Wetzel, Jr. Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lt. Frank McConnell Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Morris Park World War I Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Anthony Hospital
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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Mae West 8905-88 St. (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.
 
Great World War Memorial in Wellbrook Triangle image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2026
2. Great World War Memorial in Wellbrook Triangle
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 24, 2026