Henry Peter Beerli

*No plaque located*

*The list of Liberty Row names shows that this soldier's plaque was placed at "Lake to St. Clair (Right)."

Birth: 4/29/1891, Cleveland, OH

Address: 3303 Colburn Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; occupation Machinist at Reliable Machine Co., E. 53rd St. and St. Clair, Cleveland, OH; also listed as Laborer at Automobile Factory; naturalized citizen 

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

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date 6/5/1917; enlistment date 6/1/1918; rank Private

Service Number: 3328627

Deployment: 9/23/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS President Grant

Action: 1 Cas Co 1 Regt June 4/18 to June 21/18; 1 Prov Ord Dep Co Sept 3/18; Co B 8 Prov Ord Bn to Oct 9/18, AEF Sept 28/18 to Oct 9/18. 

Death: October 9, 1918 (33 days before Armistice Day November 11, 1918) at age 27; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia (presumably 1918 flu) 

Burial: buried 10/10/1918 at American Cemetery, St. Nazaire, France; remains disinterred 8/3/1920 and shipped on 8/24/1920 from St. Nazaire, France to Hoboken, NJ along with many other overseas dead aboard SS Princess Matoika; remains arrived Hoboken, NJ 9/4/1920; remains shipped from Hoboken, NJ to Cleveland, OH  9/22/1920 arriving 9/24/1920; final burial September 22, 1920 at  Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 181 Section 7 Grave 1

Next of Kin: Mrs. Rose Beerli, mother, 3303 Colburn Ave., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: Father: Anton Beerli (1860-1929), born Switzerland, immigrated 1882, occupation Janitor; Mother: Rose Eckert Beerli (1856-1929), born Germany, immigrated 1880, 6 children, 5 surviving; Siblings: Frank Beerli (1885-1949); Joseph Beerli (1889-?); Rosa Beerli Stampfli (1898-1955); William (1886-1958)