Helmut Cramer1,2,3,4

M, b. 27 February 1932, d. 4 October 1939
FatherErnst-Ludwig Cramer2,3,1 b. 26 Jan 1895, d. 4 Jan 1957
MotherBlondine Johanna Forster2,3,1 b. 14 Jun 1902, d. 22 Dec 1996
     Helmut Cramer, son of Ernst-Ludwig Cramer and Blondine Johanna Forster, was born on 27 February 1932 South West Africa
.3,2 Helmut was in boarding school when he started having terrible abdominal pain. He was hiding in a bush when his sister Doris found him. She told the matron but she didn't take his pain seriously. His Aunt Hildegard happened to come to Windhoek at this time. She took him straight to the doctor, who did an emergency operation. Unfortunately, his appendix had already burst. Helmut suffered for another three weeks, when he died on 4 October 1939 in Windhoek at age 7 years, 7 months and 7 days.1,5,4 He was buried at Gammans Cemetery in Windhoek.4

Citations

  1. [S4375] Ursula Pietsch, Farmersfrauen in Namibia/Südwestafrika, Seite 26.
  2. [S2094] Interview, G Cramer.
  3. [S155] Günther Cramer, Mein Leben auf der Kinderfarm, Seite 9.
  4. [S1439] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215642455/helmut-cramer
    Memorial page for Helmut Cramer (1933–1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215642455, citing Gammams Cemetery, Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654) .
  5. [S159] Interview, J Zander.
Last Edited=2 Feb 2024