Alice Mary Williams

Alice Dittmer

This picture was taken about 1925 in Birkenhead and sourced from Individual - Tony Beard.

• Individual Picture Notes
  • Alice Dittmer about 1920's

• Birth Notes
  • Alice on census, and full name obtained from Marriage Index.
    
    Alice was 63 when she was killed, so born about 1877

• Death Notes
  • Alice was killed y a land mine in a German Air Raid in her own house in Boundary Road, Port Sunlight during WW2.  She was found on the stairs clutching a blanket.  The bedspread was found hanging from a telegraph pole.  I have a blue vase from their house (which came via May Dittmer).
    
    Two boarders staying in Port Sunlight village with her had just left the house when the air raid warning went off.  By the time they returned, it was too late.
    
    Tony Beards reports "Alice Dittmer did indeed die in Port Sunlight - but thought it was a retirement home for people who worked for Sunlight Soap"
    
    Civilian War Dead
    who died age 63
    on 17 October 1940
    of 9 Boundary Road, Port Sunlight. Widow of George William Dittmer. Died at 9 Boundary Road.
    Remembered with honour
    BEBINGTON, MUNICIPAL BOROUGH

• General Notes
  • Alice Mary Williams was the only daughter of a family of 7 (and six brothers).  One of her brothers, Frederick Williams, was killed on 7 July 1916 in the 13th Battalion Cheshire Regiments battle at La Boiselle.  Unmitigated disaster 243 other ranks killed, 8 officers dead, Fredericks body was never found and he is remembered at Thiepval.
    
    George and Alice were married in St. Mark, New Ferry.  They lived in their own house at 9 Boundary Road, Port Sunlight.  Alice was a “perfect lady”.
    
    Alice had a Blue Valse from Germany which survived the bombing of their house in Port Sunlight.  It was passed through the Dittmer family, and I now have this valse.

Click here for details of Alice's family with George William Dittmer

¹ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
² Individual - Mum & Dad

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