Bertram Clemitson^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1915 - 1918  (3 years)

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• Name	Bertram Clemitson
  Birth	21 Mar 1915	Mafeking,Cape,South Africa.,   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1918	Mafeking,Cape,South Africa.,   [7]
  Burial		Grave of Maude Clemitson 1901-1913 _TYPE: PHOTO
  Person ID	I15	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2021 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Richard Lough Clemitson,   b. 15 Jan 1873, Bishop Auckland,County Durham,England., d. 23 Feb 1949, Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa., (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Louisa Fillmore,   b. 6 Apr 1877, Greys,Essex,England., d. 16 Sep 1969, Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa., (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1895	St. Lukes Church Salt River Cape Town South Africa,   [8]
  	ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE /NEWSPAPER CUTTING 1895/MARRIAGE/1945 MARRIAGE CLEMITSON - FILLMORE On November 13 at St. Luke's Church, Salt River, by the Rev. Taylor, RICHARD LOUGH CLEMITSON to LOUISA FILLMORE. Maude (Louisa's Sister) and Ethel (Richard's sister) were bridesmaids
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bertram died of Erythraemia From Loo`s Book 1918: On the Sunday before, Bertie «u»would «/u»go to the cemetery to put flowers on Maude's grave. He did not seem well, but he «u»would«/u» go. When he came home, he had his supper, but he looked very hot and said his throat was sore. So, Dick said, "Undress him and I will go to bed and take him with me." In the morning, Dick said, "Bertie never slept and he is still so hot." Then Bertie coughed. Daisy was in the next room and she said, "Mummy, who is coughing?" When I said, "Bertie!" she said, "That child has diphtheria."«u» «/u»«tab»I sent for the doctor who came very soon, and Bertie was taken to a private ward in the hospital. That was on the Monday morning and on Tuesday, the matron said, "Wire his father and say he is seriously ill," and Despite all that the doctor and the nursing staff could do, Bertie died on the Wednesday. The children were all at school when I went to the post office to wire his father, and who heard what I said, I don't know (one of the nurses was with me at the time), but on the way home from school, some one told Dick his brother was dead. Poor Dick - he was dreadful - he did love Bertie. Grandpa tried to comfort him and in the end he said, "Dick, you are the only one to help your mother. Daisy is too ill, Violet must look after Stanley, so try and go with her to fix up the funeral and all the other things". So, Dick and I walked miles that day, I think and Bertie was buried on the day of the picnic, 24«sup»th«/sup» May 1918. Just a few peopled walked to the funeral, as all the people were out of town, it being a holiday, and Dick and three schoolboys carried the coffin. He was buried in the same grave, as Maude and the flowers he had put on Sunday, were still fresh. I think that was one of the hardest things Dick ever had to do - carry the coffin that day. Note: Maude's headstone still stands in the Mafeking cemetery but not Bertrams.

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Godfrey Clemitson, (January 2006). [S41] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006. [S973] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006. [S3] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, (Correspondence with Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006). [S1040] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, (Correspondence with Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006). [S1041] Birthday Book belonging to Daisy Macpherson born Clemitson, ((formerly belonged to Louisa Clemitson. Some entries in Louisa's hand, some in Daisy's hand). Ian van Zyl, private collection). [S1391] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, (familysearch.org), 1918 Death Bertram Clemitson (Reliability: 3). [S1363] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, (familysearch.org), 1895 R L Clemitson and L Fillmore (Reliability: 3).