Johann Heinrich Klemm was born on 1 September 1860 at the Klemm home near the Gruenberg Church, South Australia. He was the sixth child and third son of Johann Gottlieb Klemm and his wife Johanna Louise Klemm, nee Mattner. Unfortunately his mother died in his third year, shortly after giving birth to a baby brother. His father remarried a few months later. Henry, sometimes called Harry, was baptised in the Gruenberg Lutheran Church. He attended the Lutheran School, situated next door to the Gruenberg Church. His teacher was Mr D Lemke who is also remembered as a builder of pipe organs, including the one in the Gruenberg Church. In January 1872 Henry’s father went north and selected newly available farming land at Appila, South Australia. So, at the age of 12 years, Henry had a new home which was later known as Gum Bank. Here he helped his father grow wheat and keep sheep. Horses were an important part of his life, both for riding and pulling farm machinery, wagons and buggies. On 10
