Dorothy Marriott
Dorothy Marriott – Swansea‑Born Casualty of the Greenock Blitz
Dorothy Marriott (née Leworthy) was born in 1915 in
Swansea, the daughter of Albert Leworthy and Margaret (Maggie)
Evans.
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| 1921 Census |
At the time of the 1921 Census, the Leworthy family were living at 73 Middle Road, Cwmbwrla, Swansea. Dorothy’s father, Albert, aged 43 and originally from Devon, was employed as a Haulier by Weaver & Co., Flour Mills, Swansea. Her mother Maggie, aged 49, was at home caring for the family. Dorothy, then 6, and her brother Cyril Evans, aged 11, were both attending school.
In 1940, Dorothy married Ronald A. Marriott in
Plymouth, and the couple later moved to Scotland.
Death During the Greenock Blitz – 6th May 1941
Dorothy and Ronald lost their lives on 6th May
1941 at Shankland Road, Greenock, during the devastating bombing
raids later known as the Greenock Blitz.
The Greenock Blitz consisted of two nights of intense
Luftwaffe bombing, on 6th and 7th May 1941.
The German attacks were aimed at the shipyards and vessels along the River
Clyde, mirroring the strategy used during the Clydebank Blitz two months
earlier. Although the docks and industrial sites were the intended targets, the
worst destruction fell on residential neighbourhoods, where thousands of
civilians lived.
Across the two nights, the scale of devastation was immense.
A total of 271 people were killed, and more than 10,200 were injured.
Out of Greenock’s 180,000 homes, nearly 25,000 were damaged, and 5,000
were completely destroyed, leaving large parts of the town in ruins.
The first attack began shortly after midnight on 6th
May, when around 350 German bombers descended on the town.
Explosives and incendiaries fell across Greenock and the surrounding districts,
causing severe damage to streets such as East Crawford Street and Belville
Street. Many residents sought safety in the railway tunnels in the east end
of the town, a decision that helped reduce casualties during the second night
of bombing.
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