Gerard Dixon

1922 - 1999  (77 years)

• Name	Gerard Dixon
  Born	27 Mar 1922	22 Albert Street, Middleton, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jun 1999	104 Parkfield Flats, Middleton, Manchester
  	Gerard died at Home of a Myocardial infarction. (Heart Attack)
  Buried	22 Jun 1999	Middleton New Cemetary - Boarshaw
  Person ID	I590	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Frank Dixon,   b. 11 Jan 1885, 7 Slacks Valley, Chadderton, Oldham,Lancashire, England ,   d. 5 Nov 1958, Oldham Royal ( Oldham & District General Hospital)  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Alice Rattigan,   b. 4 Feb 1886, 3 John Lee Fold, Middleton, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1 Feb 1976, Oldham & District General Hospital  (Age 89 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1913	St Peters, Middleton, Nr Manchester, Lancashire.   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (Molly) Hopkins,   b. 18 Aug 1923, Middleton, Lancashire, England ,   d. 30 Nov 1983, 8 Westfield Ave, Alkrington, Middleton, Lancashire  (Age 60 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1947	St Peters, Middleton, Manchester
  Children	1. Christine Dixon,   b. 10 Jan 1951, Alkrington, Middleton, Lancashire, England ,   d. 23 Nov 1983, Crumpsall General Hospital. Manchester  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Merchant Navy service 1939-1945 Gerard travelled from Bine Algeria to New York arriving on the 24 Sept 1943 on the Ship SS Ocean Courier. Lenth of service 1? years 4th Engineer The Ocean Courier was Launched in Portland Maine 7 september 1942. and built ifor the Ministry of Works Tramsport (MOWT) in 1948 she was sold to Clan Line Ltd and renamed Clan Macbean On 15 December 1943 he departed Algiers, Algeria on the ship SS Ocean Courer arriving New York 3 January 1944 Travelled on the ship SS Queen Elizabeth age 22 19 March, 1945, to Ellis Island New York from Gourock, Scotland where he was to reship to another Vessel. His final Destinatio was Aruba in the Caribbean . at this time Aruba was under the administration of the Dutch Government in Exile. he was listed as a Junior Engineer. Gerard was 5' 8" in height Hair Brown Eyes Blue Complexion Medium with a mole on his left shoulder Served in the Merchant Navy WWII. Pictures on file; PIC1/3, PIC1/4 Census Listings: 1939 22 Albert Street, Middleton, Lancashire (s)(. born 27 March 1922. Centre Lath Turner, Heavy Worker. (R 26)

  
  

• Sources

  [S616] Maureen Dixon Family History, Maureen Dixon Family History. [S656] Lancashire BMD, Lancashire BMD.