Family of Christopher (Fred) Frederick Dittmer & Maud Seymour Lindop

Personal Details
- Christopher (Fred) Frederick Dittmer
  
  HEADSTONE - Chris & Margaret Dittmer
  
  Christopher, known as Fred, was born in January 1881 in Liverpool.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Recorded as aged 36 on 9-Aug-1917
      
      DITTMER, CHRISTOPH FRIDERICK HEUER
      GRO Reference: 1881 M Quarter in LIVERPOOL
      Volume 08B Page 28
  He died as a war casualty, Torpedoed by U53 on the SS Verdi, at the age of 36 on August 22nd, 1917 in At Sea. His burial was in London.³⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Frederick was an Assistant Steward in the merchant marine and served on SS Verdi (Lamport and Holt Line), the vessel plied the Liverpool to New York route, she was torpedoed by U53 in the Atlantic on 22 Aug 1917- the vessel was built in 1907, 7,120 tons deadweight, and sank 115 miles North West by North of Eagle Island, 6 crewmen were lost, she was carrying general cargo when sunk, Christopher Frederick is included in the roll of honour in Liverpool Cathedral and there is a plaque on the Merchant Marine Memorial on Tower Hill.
      
      The Captain of U53 was Hans Rose one of the top 10 U boat aces of WW1, he was responsible for over 200,000 tons of Allied shipping losses during WW1, his boat was surrendered to the French on 11 Nov 1918. He went on to become one of the main U boat trainers in WW2.
      
      Family stories tell that Frederick was killed trying to save another sailor after being torpedoed. Just 13 days earlier he had arrived in New York from Buneos Aires, which was recorded and Indexed.
      
      CWGC Reference:
      Name: DITTMER, CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK
      Initials: C F
      Nationality: United Kingdom
      Rank: Assistant Steward
      Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
      Unit Text: S.S. "Verdi" (Liverpool)
      Age: 36
      Date of Death: 22/08/1917
      Additional information: Son of Cathaine Maria Margaret Dittmer, and the late John Henry Christopher Dittmer; husband of the late Maud Seymour Dittmer. Born at Liverpool.
      Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
      Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
      
      He is listed on his parents headstone
  Maud Seymour Lindop
  
  1913 Maud Seymour Dittmer
  
  Maud was born in August 1883 in West Derby.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 30 when died
      
      LINDOP Maud Seymour
      W. Derby 8b 319
  She died due to a medical problem, Cystitis and Pyelonephritis, at the age of 30 on August 8th, 1913 in Prescot.⁶
  - Death Notes
    - Name: Maud B Dittmer
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
      Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1913
      Age at Death: 30
      Registration district: Prescot, Lancashire
      Volume: 8b
      Page: 832
      
      It appears that Maud died the same time as her baby son George H Dittmer (aged 2).

Children
- Frederick (Will) William Dittmer
  
  William Dittmer (b.1905) School transcript
  
  Frederick, known as Will, was born on June 27th, 1905 in Kirkdale and his confirmation took place on March 7th, 1921 at St. Ann (Liverpool).⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Sep 1905   (>99%)
    Dittmer Frederick William     W. Derby 8b 413
    Actual date on death record
    
    DITTMER, FREDERICK WILLIAM     LINDOP
    GRO Reference: 1905 S Quarter in WEST DERBY
    Volume 08B Page 413
    
    Lancashire BMD had same birth in 1905:
    DITTMER Frederick W Kirkdale Liverpool   KIRK/142/60
    
    Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Confirmations, 1887-1921
    Name: Frederick Wm Dittmer
    Birth Date: abt 1906
    Age: 15
    Confirmation Date: 7 Mar 1921
    Parish: Stanley St Anne
  He died at the age of 83 in June 1988 in Liverpool.⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Frederick William Dittmer
    Death Age:    83
    Birth Date:    27 Jun 1905
    Registration Date:    Jun 1988
    Registration District:    Liverpool, Merseyside
    Volume:    36
    Page:    973
  George Henry Dittmer
  
  1913 George Henry Dittmer (aged 2)
  
  George was born in July 1911 in Prescot.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 2 when died in July 1913
    
    Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
    DITTMER George H
    Mother: Lindop
    Prescot, Lancashire 8b 1426
    
    DITTMER, GEORGE HENRY LINDOP
    GRO Reference: 1911 S Quarter in PRESCOT
    Volume 08B Page 1426
  He died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Enteritis & Bronchitis, at the age of 2 on July 26th, 1913 in Prescot.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    Name: George H Ditmer
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1911
    Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1913
    Age at Death: 2
    Registration district: Prescot, Lancashire
    Volume: 8b
    Page: 829

Christopher (Fred) Frederick Dittmer & Maud Seymour Lindop

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