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Records of military service in Greece are kept by the government in various archive locations. The | Records of military service in Greece are kept by the government in various archive locations. The FamilySearch Library has some military records, for the nineteenth century and more recently. To use Greek military records, determine the year your ancestor would have been called to service (when he was 21 years old). Males are listed in records by the year they come of age for military service. You must also know at least the town where your ancestor was born. | ||
==Military History== | ==Military History== | ||
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==Military Records of Genealogical Value== | ==Military Records of Genealogical Value== | ||
The main source of military records is the Ministry of Defense (''Ypourgeion Ethnikis Amynis''). Although there may be many types of military records available in Greek archives and repositories, only a few have been microfilmed and are available through the | The main source of military records is the Ministry of Defense (''Ypourgeion Ethnikis Amynis''). Although there may be many types of military records available in Greek archives and repositories, only a few have been microfilmed and are available through the FamilySearch Library, including marriage and death records, draft registers, and pension records. | ||
===Conscription Lists=== | ===Conscription Lists=== | ||
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===Draft Registers=== | ===Draft Registers=== | ||
Some registers of males, draft records, and pension records from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have been microfilmed and are available through the | Some registers of males, draft records, and pension records from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have been microfilmed and are available through the FamilySearch Library. For example, there are records of military from Nauplion and Halkis. For such records, refer to the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
A copy of the 1883 draft list of Greece, organized by county, district, and municipality, gives a man’s full name and his father’s name: | A copy of the 1883 draft list of Greece, organized by county, district, and municipality, gives a man’s full name and his father’s name: | ||
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