Cliff suffered badly from “nerves” and retired early through ill health.
He died November the following year after Elsie. Mum found him dead in bed. He had a heart condition and diabetes, and had died of a massive heart attack.
Name: Clifford Dittmer Birth Date: 21 Oct 1926 Death Registration Month/Year: Nov 1989 Age at death (estimated): 63 Registration district: Birkenhead Inferred County: Cheshire Volume: 37 Page: 597
General Notes
Cliff was discharged from the Army because of his back or posture. He worked for a printers in Birkenhead, near the gas works, opposite the Bus Depot. When that printer closed, he went to work in Liverpool for Dickens(?) Printers.
While in Liverpool he lived-in (or lodged), returning home at the weekends. Frank Brereton (a boss in Western Ship Builders, aka Camel Lairds) got him a job at a plater there.
Cliff was a bit of a loaner, and lived with and cared for his mother Elsie for most of his life. He enjoyed reading and gardening.
Occupation Details
Cliff's occupation was Engineer for Camel Lairds Shipbuilders, in Birkenhead.
Whereabouts
Cliff lived at 44 Upper Brassy St for fifteen years from about 1918 to 1933.2
Occupancy/Contact Notes
First home of Harry and Elsie, and where Mum lived until she was 11.