John J. Drinkwater
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Drinkwater Dies in France From Disease

December 2, 1918 

Private John J. Drinkwater, of 89 Fair Street, a brother of “Al” Drinkwater, who drives for Joseph F. O'Shea, is mentioned in today's casualty list as having died of disease in France. John was a draft man and was sent by the local Draft Board to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, N.C., on August 7. He was 29 years old and leaves a wife and one child three years old. He worked for R.H. Macy & Co.

From The Bergen Evening Record