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On left , Mr Josef Schön , who had been a cocoa planter at Falelauniu .
In the middle , Mrs Luise ‘ Lizzie ’ Thieme , nee Gabriel , was of German Samoan descent and was one of the few people on the Main who was leaving voluntarily for a sojourn in Germany . Only a handful were not being deported compulsorily . Mrs Thieme was the widow of German doctor , Oskar Thieme , who had practised in Apia , and she was fulfilling a promise to her late husband to take their three children to Germany for education . She returned to Apia permanently in the
1930 ’ s and her children followed after the Second World War . A son , Hans , who was medically qualified , served as director of the Apia Hospital for 23 years .
On the right , is Mr Josef Haggenmiller , who was a watchmaker and clock repairer in Apia before his repatriation .
The passenger manifest for the Main listed their destinations as Berlin , Erfurt and Munich respectively .
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