Henry G. Bauerle

*No plaque located*

*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*

(Henry G. Bauerle had a twin brother, George Henry Bauerle (1895-1966), who also served in WWI and was honorably discharged in March 1919. The brother never married, worked as a carpenter and owned a second-hand furniture store. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH)

Birth: 11/14/1895, Cleveland, OH

Address: 1400 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; occupation Printer at Gates Legal Publishing Co, 3040 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH.; natural born citizen

Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair brown

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date 6/5/1917; enlistment date 9/27/1917; rank Private

Service Number: 179113

Deployment: 10/31/1917 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Agamemnon

Action: Co C 26 Engrs Sept 27/17 to Oct 23/17; Co A 26 Engrs to Oct 7/18; AEF Oct 31/17 to Oct 7/18  

Death: October 7, 1918 (approximately one month before Armistice Day November 11, 1918) at age 22 in Toul, France; cause of death Bronchopneumonia (presumably 1918 flu) 

Burial: buried locally in France; remains disinterred 3/17/1921 and arrived Antwerp, Belgium 4/30/1921; remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, New Jersey 5/3/1921 arriving Hoboken 5/18/1921; remains shipped to Cleveland, OH 6/9/1921 arriving Cleveland 6/10/1921 to the care of Beilstein-Young Co. Funeral Directors; final burial June 21, 1921 at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 22 Section 13 Grave 2

Next of Kin: Mrs. Barbara Bauerle, mother, 1400 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, OH 

Additional Information: Father: John Baurle (1857-1904), born Wartenberg, Germany, immigrated 1881, occupation Saloon Keeper; Mother: Barbara Baurle (1862-1929), born Wartenberg, Germany, immigrated 1882, in 1910 mother was a widow at age 47 with 6 children living at home; Siblings: Rudolph Bauerle (1889-1957); Minnie Bauerle Abraham (1887-1918); Elizabeth Bauerle Engler (1888-1969); Lilly Bauerle Keubler (1890-1964); Anna Bauerle Coleman (1892-?); George H. (1895-1966) (twin brother of Henry G. Bauerle); the Bauerle family lost 2 family members in October of 1918: soldier Henry G. Bauerle on October 7, 1918 and his sister Minnie Bauerle Abraham who died on October 25, 1918 at age 31, leaving behind 4 children under the age of 13; several family members buried at Riverside Cemetery (see above)