Charles Henry Macha
(1895-1918)
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Cook Charles Henry Macha, signature on WWI draft registration
Cook Charles Henry Macha, signature on WWI draft registration
RMS Cedric
A cook preparing food on a charcoal fire at the front, 1915
Gravestone, Cook Charles Henry Macha, Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Surrey, England
Gravestone, Cook Charles Henry Macha, Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Surrey, England
Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Surrey, England
Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Surrey, England
Charles Henry Macha
Charles Henry Macha
[Baptismal name Heinrich Karl Macha]
[Baptismal name Heinrich Karl Macha]
*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: 6/15/1895, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Birth: 6/15/1895, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Address: address at draft registration #1 Vanderhorst, Charleston, South Carolina; address 2915 E. 37th St., SE, Cleveland, OH on other military records
Demographics: entered the service from the state of South Carolina; age 22 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Clerk in Store with employer listed as Martin Macha [father]; "physical disability lung" noted on draft card; per 1910 Census occupation Candy Maker at age 17
Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes grey, Hair light brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; enlistment date not known; Rank Cook
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; enlistment date not known; Rank Cook
Service Number: 3057653
Deployment: 10/6/1918 from New York, NY aboard RMS Cedric
Action: Cook, 1st Co., 7th Provisional Ordinance Depot Battalion 1st Prov. Ord. Regt.
Death: October 21, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 at Manchester, England; cause of death Pneumonia
Death: October 21, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 at Manchester, England; cause of death Pneumonia
Burial: 11/8/1918 buried at Manchester Southern Cemetery, Manchester, Lancashire, England; 8/20/1920 remains disinterred and reburied at the same cemetery; 5/24/1922 remains disinterred and buried for the final time at Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Surrey, England, Block D Row 1 Grave 16
Burial: 11/8/1918 buried at Manchester Southern Cemetery, Manchester, Lancashire, England; 8/20/1920 remains disinterred and reburied at the same cemetery; 5/24/1922 remains disinterred and buried for the final time at Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, Surrey, England, Block D Row 1 Grave 16
Next of Kin: Mrs. Barbara Macha, mother, 2353 E. 84th St., Cleveland, OH [also listed as E. 48th St. and W. 84th St.]; additional address 11912 Mt. Overlook Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Martin Macha (1863-1924), born Odolanow, Wielkopolskie, Poland, emigrated ~ 1889, occupation Laborer, buried Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, OH; Mother: Barbara Krysmanski Macha (1861-1940), born Germany, emigrated ~1890, had at least 9 children, requested participation in the U.S. WWI Mothers' and Widows' Pilgrimage to visit her son's grave, but no record was found of her sailing, buried Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, OH; Siblings: Joseph Edward Macha (1891-1935), who served in WWI; Otto Emil Macha (1897-1984), who served in WWI; Anna A. Macha Dachtler (1899-1944); Martha; Lydia; Martin; August; Emma. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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