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Name: FLEMMER, Ludvig Christian 'George' 'Lolly'
Nee: bro of Neville Distin Flemmer
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1905 Morokweng, Bechuanaland
Death Date: 20 May 1984 Hunua, Papakura, New Zealand
First Date: 1927
Profession: Worked for Brooke Bond tea
Area: Kakamega, 1930 Nakuru
Married: In Nakuru 3 Aug 1933 Mildred Kate Smith b. 2 Oct 1902 Harrogate, Yorks., d. 8 Apr 1986 Hunua, Papakura, New Zealand
Children: Beryl Mildred (Pickford) (18 Mar 1935); Eric Ludvig (10 Dec 1936 Mombasa-24 July 2003 Lechlade); Avril Jennifer (24 Jan 1939)
Book Reference: Golf, Red 31, Hut, Web, Rift Valley
General Information:
Ludvig Christian - Kenya Regiment 997
Did great work for Kakamega Golf Club in the early 30's. President of Kakamega Golf Club in 1946. Captain of Kakamega GC in 1939, 1947, 1950-53.
Web - by Beryl Pickford née Flemmer - Ludvig Christian Flemmer twin son of John and Maude Flemmer arrived in Kenya about 1927 and started working for William Prentice who named him George, commenting that he would never remember his real name and couldn't pronounce it anyway. So George he remained to everyone except his family for the rest of his life. Ludvig remained in the Nakuru area until 1933, when he decided to try his hand at gold prospecting, without very much success. This same year he was married to Mildred Kate Smith, Nursing Sister at the Nakuru War Memorial Hospital. Mildred was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire in 1902 and started her nurses training in 1920 in Hope Hospital in Manchester. She remained there until 1929 when she left for Kenya.
Mildred left Hope hospital as a very highly trained nurse being Senior Sister in charge of surgery. Ludvig and Mildred were married on 6 August 1933 and moved to Kakamega in the Nyanza Province of Western Kenya. Ludvig was at that time employed by Brooke Bond Tea Company recruiting labour to work on the big tea estates which were being established in Kericho. This entailed a lot of travelling. Ludvig then bought his own garage business and bought an old hotel which he transported to a new site and modified it into a house. It was a lovely big old house with so much character. We lived there all our lives and the house was eventually sold in 1980. In 1935 Ludvig volunteered for war service with the Kenya Regiment which saw him serve in Abyssinia until the end of hostilities and then transferred to the Burma Campaign where he remained and did not return home until 1946 when he decommissioned with the substantive rank of Major. Ludvig and Mildred had 3 children - Beryl Mildred born 18 March 1935, Eric Ludvig born 10 December 1936, Avril Jennifer born 24 January 1939.
Rift Valley - Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club - Jan 1929 - Elected - 21 Aug 1928 - Mrs M. Flemmer