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France, Military Enlistees and Conscripts of Nord
1,050,192 records
This collection contains records of enlistment and conscription of soldiers in the French department of Nord. Each record includes the soldier's first and last name as well as the date and place of their enlistment / conscription. The soldier's birth date is also often available.
Military enlistment was voluntary in France from 1815-1872. In 1872, conscription was instituted for young men requiring an enlistment of 5 years for those selected. The required length of service was shortened to 3 years in 1913. In 1923, after World War I, this was shortened to 18 months, and it was again shortened to 1 year in 1928.
This collection was added following MyHeritage's acquisition of Filae.
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- Charles Augustin Daniel VincentDraft registration: 1894Charles Augustin Daniel Vincent was a French teacher and politician. He was a deputy from 1910 to 1927, then a senator from 1927 to 1941. During World War I (1914–18) he served as an aviator, then as under secretary of state for Aviation.(Wikipedia)
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