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Hermann Albrecht Schmitt

Victim | 1899 | Mennonite missionary

Born in Deutschhof, Germany. Son of Daniel Schmitt and Magdalena Funk. His name is spelled in a variety of ways.

Several places are mentioned where Hermann Schmitt was posted in the period 1926-1940 as Mennonite missionary, including Semarang, Kudus, Tajoe, Margoredjo...

Married with Helene Klaassen (born in Pati 1 November 1904), who moved to Reedley, Californië (USA) after the war.

Schmitt's name as victim is also mentioned in Gottlob Weiler's Der Untergang der Van Imhoff - ein Augenzaugenbericht. Evangelischer Missionsverlag, GmbH, Stuttgart, 1953.

Helene Klaassen is mentioned in the memories of Johann Klassen at http://www.mennlex.de/doku.php?id=art:klassen_johann



Source: Burgerlijke Stand Batavia, bijzondere overlijdensregisters 1948-1950, Arsip Nasional, Jakarta


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