Description
The funeral of Emma Maria Laura Paula (Ellen) Rohrmann, an internee of the Molonglo Internment Camp, ACT, who died of heart failure and pneumonia, aged 35 years. She was buried in the Anglican portion of the Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery, Section 1, Row O, Grave 5. In April 1961 her remains were removed and reinterred in the German War Grave Cemetery in Tatura, Victoria. Ellen Rohrmann was originally interned in Singapore, before being transported to Australia with her late husband's step-brother August Rohrmann and his family. Ellen was allocated the internee number W49. For several years they lived at the family internment camp at Bourke, NSW, before being transferred to the Molonglo camp. After the war August Rohrmann was repatriated to Germany, on 29 May 1919, aboard the Kursk.
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Accession Number
P00121.001
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 November 1918
Credit Line
Donor R Cross
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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