The Reyes visited Germany in 1911 on a 10-month furlough , spending Christmas in Leipzig with Margaretta ’ s aunt Mary Kopsch ( nee de Silva ), who had emigrated from Samoa with her husband Otto Kopsch . ( Kopsch reportedly fought and died in the First World War ; a son , Emil , also fought but survived ). This photo of the family was taken in Leipzig and shows the children ( left-to-right ) Volrad ( born 1905 ), cousin Ottilie Kopsch ; Ernst Alfred ( b . 1908 ); Raimund ( b . 1904 ). Two more children were born to the union , 4 th son , Egbert ( b . 1913 ), and daughter Alvine ( b . 1914 ).
Reye Family Collection
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