Frank David Reilly
(1895-1918)
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HMS Tuscania
Gravestone, Private Frank David Reilly, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
1795 W. 45th St., Cleveland, OH, address given at WW I draft registration
Frank David Reilly
*No Plaque located
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 2/17/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 2/17/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1795 W. 45th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 22 at draft registration; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Bookkeeper
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date illegible on draft registration; enlisted 8/16/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date illegible on draft registration; enlisted 8/16/1917; Private
Service Number: Records stated no service number
Deployment: 1/27/1918 from Hoboken, NJ aboard HMS Tuscania
Action: 100 Aer Sq to death. Pvt. Died in sinking of Tuscania. AEF Jan 24/18 to death.
Death: February 5, 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland and Ireland; cause of death drowning when his transport ship SS Tuscania en route to Europe was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-Boat U-77. Of 2,000+ passengers, at least 201 American troops perished. Many passengers were rescued. Some of the dead washed ashore and were buried in Scotland.
Death: February 5, 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland and Ireland; cause of death drowning when his transport ship SS Tuscania en route to Europe was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-Boat U-77. Of 2,000+ passengers, at least 201 American troops perished. Many passengers were rescued. Some of the dead washed ashore and were buried in Scotland.
Burial: Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle of Islay, Scotland; 7/26/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. via Liverpool, England; 9/18/1920 remains shipped from Liverpool to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Antigone arriving Hoboken 9/29/1920; 10/13/1920 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH to the care of Michael Joseph Reilly, father, 1795 W. 45th St., Cleveland; 10/18/1920 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 188 Section 20 Grave 4
Burial: Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle of Islay, Scotland; 7/26/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. via Liverpool, England; 9/18/1920 remains shipped from Liverpool to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Antigone arriving Hoboken 9/29/1920; 10/13/1920 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH to the care of Michael Joseph Reilly, father, 1795 W. 45th St., Cleveland; 10/18/1920 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 188 Section 20 Grave 4
Next of Kin: Michael Joseph Reilly, father, 1795 W. 45th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Michael Joseph Reilly, father, 1795 W. 45th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Michael Joseph Reilly (1864-1933), born County Mayo, Ireland, emigrated 1886, occupations included Iron Molder and Driver, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside his wife and son Private Frank David Reilly; Mother: Agnes Bridget Flanagan Reilly (1871-1927), born Erinsville, Ontario, Canada [Erinsville was founded by Irish settlers in the 1830s], emigrated 1884, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside her husband and son Private Frank David Reilly; Siblings: Marie Margaret Reilly Scott (1897-1973), who had a son named David, presumably the namesake of Private Frank David Reilly; John Patrick Reilly (1899-1969); Etheldreda Elizabeth Reilly Murphy (1907-1976); Helen Collette Reilly Kelly (1910-1985). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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