Yokohama, Foreign general cemetery, tomb stoker petty officer S.M.S. Hansa
Stoker petty officer Eduard Scholl, born 1878, died 1903. He had served in the German Navy on the protected cruiser S.M.S. Hansa. The ship was launched in 1898 and became part of the German East Asia Squadron (Ostasiengeschwader).
During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the ship, along with others, landed detachments of approx. 500 German marines to seize the Taku Fort under Vice admiral Edward Hobart Seymour. 123 marines belonged to S.M.S. Hansa. Commanded were these Germans by Admiral von Usedom (in 1914 he became head of the Narrows defence (Dardanelles) in the Ottoman Empire).
After this war in China, the ship went on several trips between Australia and China. In April 1903, under the command of Lieutenant commander Lothar Persius, the cruiser visited Japan. Here, a German admiral had an audience with Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito. Alongside, Eduard Scholl was buried in this international cemetery.
Yokohama, Foreign general cemetery, tomb stoker petty officer S.M.S. Hansa
Stoker petty officer Eduard Scholl, born 1878, died 1903. He had served in the German Navy on the protected cruiser S.M.S. Hansa. The ship was launched in 1898 and became part of the German East Asia Squadron (Ostasiengeschwader).
During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the ship, along with others, landed detachments of approx. 500 German marines to seize the Taku Fort under Vice admiral Edward Hobart Seymour. 123 marines belonged to S.M.S. Hansa. Commanded were these Germans by Admiral von Usedom (in 1914 he became head of the Narrows defence (Dardanelles) in the Ottoman Empire).
After this war in China, the ship went on several trips between Australia and China. In April 1903, under the command of Lieutenant commander Lothar Persius, the cruiser visited Japan. Here, a German admiral had an audience with Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito. Alongside, Eduard Scholl was buried in this international cemetery.