Father |
Gerald Clarence Hartwell, b. 21 Mar 1922, Park Street, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK , d. 12 May 1983, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK (Age 61 years) |
Mother |
Paula Mitterer, b. 29 Dec 1924, Krankenhaus, Villach, Kärnten, Austria , d. 24 Jul 2017, General Hospital, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK (Age 92 years) |
Married |
16 Feb 1947 |
St Jakob Stadtkirche, Villach, Kärnten, Austria [1] |
- As a soldier at the end of World War II, Irene's father Gerald found himself stationed in Southern Austria, in a railway town named Villach. At Christmas time that year, he and some fellow soldiers were invited for a social evening by an Austrian lady Julie Steiner, who had fond memories of the English from her time spent as an au pair in London, UK before the war. Julie also invited some Austrians, including her cousin, Paula Mitterer. Gerald took one look at Paula and was smitten. After an unusual courtship - Gerald spoke little German, Paula no English - they married in Villach in 1947. The newly weds came to Bletchley to live.
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A wedding group: Gerald Hartwell and Paula Mitterer, 1947 Gerry and Paula married in the St Jakob Stadtkirche, Villach, K |
Family ID |
F776 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |