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*[http://www.soldatreg.se/Databasen.htm Central Soldiers Register] (database - in Swedish)<br>Google translation of this link available [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.soldatreg.se/&prev=search | *[http://www.soldatreg.se/Databasen.htm Central Soldiers Register] (database - in Swedish)<br>Google translation of this link available [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.soldatreg.se/&prev=search%7C click here] | ||
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To use Swedish military records, you have to know what unit a soldier served in. If other records about your ancestor do not contain this information, find out which units were created in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know which parish he was living in when he was 18 to 20 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit your ancestor belonged to, use: | To use Swedish military records, you have to know what unit a soldier served in. If other records about your ancestor do not contain this information, find out which units were created in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know which parish he was living in when he was 18 to 20 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit your ancestor belonged to, use: | ||
Grill, C. (Claes Lorentz). <u>''Statistiskt sammandrag af Svenska indelningsverket'' </u>''(Statistical Digest of the Swedish Army System).'' Stockholm, Sweden: Isaac Marcus, 1856. (Family History Library book {{FHL|948.5 M27g|disp=948.5 M27g}}, film {{FHL|084652|film|disp=084652}}.) Reprint. Goteborg, Sweden: ''Landsarkivet och Sveriges Släktforskarförbund'', 1988. | Grill, C. (Claes Lorentz). <u>''Statistiskt sammandrag af Svenska indelningsverket'' </u>''(Statistical Digest of the Swedish Army System).'' Stockholm, Sweden: Isaac Marcus, 1856. (Family History Library book {{FHL|948.5 M27g|disp=948.5 M27g}}, film {{FHL|084652|film|disp=084652}}.) Reprint. Goteborg, Sweden: ''Landsarkivet och Sveriges Släktforskarförbund'', 1988. Also available through Arkiv Digital, see AID: v792653.b10. | ||
You can find military records in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | You can find military records in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||