DOB/DOD: December 26, 1888 (Norwalk, CT) – October 2, 1918; 29 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 79 Winfield Street, East Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: July 13, 1918
SERVICE NUMBER: 3590231
UNIT: 2 Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Narragansett Bay, Fort Adams, Rhode Island
FAMILY: Unable to find information on his parents or siblings. Next of kin was a cousin, Miss Anna Hurley of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Died from catarrhal pneumonia at Fort Adams, Rhode Island. More than likely related to the Spanish Influenza outbreak.
OTHER: Worked as a lineman for Lakewood Park Corporation of Waterbury.
From The Yonkers Herald October 7, 1918
The body of Thomas P. Caffrey arrived here from a military camp at 3 p.m. yesterday and was escorted to the Hurley residence on Broadway, where the deceased made his home, by a detail consisting of three squads of Home Guardsmen, under command of Lieutenant Andrus. Four Guardsmen acted as pallbearers. They were: Sergeant James A. Collins, Privates Martin Limekiller, John J. Grady, and Malachy Grady. Funeral services were held at St. Matthew’s R.C. Church this morning at 9 o’clock. Reverend Thomas O’Keefe officiated. Interment was made in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The deceased was reported as having died from an attack of influenza or contagious pneumonia. He was a telegraph lineman by trade, although before entering the service, he was employed at the Hastings Pavement Works. Because of a slight imperfection in one of his eyes, although a splendid specimen of manhood, he was unable to enlist when war was first declared. later he entered the service in the draft. Private Caffrey was 25 years old and unmarried.
Honor Roll plaque at 7 Maple Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Photos from hmdb.org.
Private Caffrey is buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery, 209 Truman Ave, Yonkers, New York; St Albert’s Row 17. Photo from FindAGrave.com
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