DOB/DOD: September 29, 1893 (Norwalk, CT) – October 15, 1918; 25 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 81 Woodward Avenue, South Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: June 19, 1915
SERVICE NUMBER: 354255
UNIT: Company A, 29th Infantry
FAMILY: Born to David Birdsall (1849-1903) and Mary M. Kyle Birdsall (1860-1938). Three brothers, Vere (1883-1901), Everett (1889-1891), and Howard (1902-1966). Four sisters, Anna Birdsall Jones (1876-1953), Estella (1881-1883), Aggie Birdsall (1886-1891), and Ethel Birdsall LeCates (1891-1923).
CIRCUMSTANCES: Died near Camp Beauregard, Rapides, Louisiana of pneumonia. More than likely related to the Spanish Influenza outbreak.
OTHER: Worked as a machine operator for Neptune Hardware Company, East Norwalk prior to service.
Name on a plaque in East Haven, Connecticut where his sister lived at the time of his death. She was also PFC Birsdsall’s next of kin.
Private Birsdall is buried in Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Section 4, Plot 150. Photo by webmaster.
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