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==What can you find in military records?== | ==What can you find in military records?== | ||
Military records provide a variety of information about an individual and could include their birthplace, age at enlistment, occupation, and names of immediate family members. | Military records provide a variety of information about an individual and could include their birthplace, age at enlistment, occupation, and names of immediate family members. | ||
*'''Service Records:'''<br> Name, unit, residence, date mustered in and out, basic biographical, medical and military information. Locations transferred to throughout term of service. | *'''Service Records:'''<br> Name, unit, residence, date mustered in and out, basic biographical, medical and military information. Locations transferred to throughout term of service. | ||
*'''Draft, Conscription, or Selective Service Records:''' <br> Name, residence, age, occupation, marital status, birth date, birthplace, physical description, and other information. | *'''Draft, Conscription, or Selective Service Records:''' <br> Name, residence, age, occupation, marital status, birth date, birthplace, physical description, and other information. | ||
*'''U.S. Bounty Land Warrants:'''<br> Covers the same information as Service records as well as information pertaining to the Indian Wars. | *'''U.S. Bounty Land Warrants:'''<br> Covers the same information as Service records as well as information pertaining to the Indian Wars. | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61864/ '''Victoria, Australia, Battle to Farm Records, 1919-1935'''] farm land granted to soldiers | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61864/ '''Victoria, Australia, Battle to Farm Records, 1919-1935'''] farm land granted to soldiers. Various forms detailing the identities, location, and background of those participating in the program. | ||
*'''Pension Records:'''<br> Narration of events during service, birth, marriage and death records, may include family bible pages as well as letters. | *'''Pension Records:'''<br> Narration of events during service, birth, marriage and death records, may include family bible pages as well as letters. Proof of marriage. | ||
==How do you find military records?== | ==How do you find military records?== | ||