Ernst Rothermund
Victim | 26 December 1893 | Mechanical engineer / mechanic
Worked in a sugar factory in Malang, Java
On 9 October 1929 he legalised his relationship with mrs Lauw Tjeng Nio and their daughter Helene Pauline (Rothermund ?) at the Civil Administration office in Medan.
15 December 2023:
Great-great-grandson Markus Pruessner informs that he is searching additional information on the life of Ernst. He also shared pre-war family documents that confirm Ernst's marriage with a local woman in Medan and the legal recognition of their first-born daughter. Markus is keen to identify and visit the place where the Van Imhoff went down.
On 9 October 1929 he legalised his relationship with mrs Lauw Tjeng Nio and their daughter Helene Pauline (Rothermund ?) at the Civil Administration office in Medan.
15 December 2023:
Great-great-grandson Markus Pruessner informs that he is searching additional information on the life of Ernst. He also shared pre-war family documents that confirm Ernst's marriage with a local woman in Medan and the legal recognition of their first-born daughter. Markus is keen to identify and visit the place where the Van Imhoff went down.
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Certificate from the Altona District Court confirming that the guardianship documents related to Ernst Rothermund were destroyed "without a trace" as early as 1927. This certificate was issued on 22 February 1936. It is not clear whether this refers to a person under Ernst's guardianship or Ernst himself was placed under a legal guardian.
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Excerpt 1 of 3 from the Civil Administration office in Medan were Ernst legalised his relationship with mrs Lauw Tjeng Nio and their daughter Helene Pauline on 9 October 1929.
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Excerpt 2 of 3 from the Civil Administration office in Medan were Ernst legalised his relationship with mrs Lauw Tjeng Nio and their daughter Helene Pauline on 9 October 1929.
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Excerpt 3 of 3 from the Civil Administration office in Medan were Ernst legalised his relationship with mrs Lauw Tjeng Nio and their daughter Helene Pauline on 9 October 1929.
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