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Military records in the Netherlands list details about those who served in the military,and from 1816 the names of all young men who were liable to conscription.

Online Resources

1942-1945 Westerbork, Netherlands, Fritz Grünberg papers of Transit Camp, 1942-1945 (USHMM) at Ancestry - index ($)
Netherlands, States Army Officers and Enlisted Men at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
Assorted business and occupation records at GeneaScript - index
1702-1712 Army encampments at GeneaScript - index

Conscription Records

From 1816 to the early twentieth century a system of conscription was in place in the Netherlands. All young men had to have their details recorded in a register, and from there those who were to serve would be randomly selected. Until 1898 the wealthy could pay for a replacement. The records typically contain:

Name of the young man
His date and place of birth
His residence and occupation
His parents
Some information about his physical appearance. At the bare minimum his height was recorded.

The main site for these records is Militieregisters. A list of participating archives along with the localities covered is found here.Some are also at WieWasWie or OpenArch Records from the provinces of Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, and Limburg have been filmed by the FamilySearch Library.

Types of Military Records

Military records begin about 1700 and give information about an ancestor’s military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, many of these records include information about his birth date and place, residence, occupation, physical description, and parents’ names.

The records you will find include:

Muster rolls [monsterrollen].
Conduct lists [conduitelijsten].
Service records (personnel files) [stamboeken].
Conscription lists [conscriptielijsten].
Militia records [militieregisters].
Draft records [lotingsregisters].
Lists of officers [officierslijsten].

Records of military service in the Netherlands were kept by separate regiments of the army, navy, and militia and also by the municipal governments.

There are three main divisions of military records:

Military Histories

Military History - more information

Army [Landmacht]

Officers [Officieren], 1579–1795. Index to records mostly housed in the General State Archives at http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/organisatie/ORG1236292/ or on FS Library film 937950.

Military personnel [Manschappen], 1700–1795. Service records, conduct rolls, rank and recruiting lists. On 32 FS Library films.

Officers, noncommissioned officers, and other personnel [Officieren, onderofficieren en minderen], 1795–1813. Index to service records on FS Library films 486959 to 486961. Original records are at the General State Archives.

French military service [Franse krijgsdienst], 1795–1815. Conscription lists and service records for areas annexed by France. Records of those who died in French military service. Contain name, birth date and place, parents’ names, and marital status. On 6 FS Library films.

Officers [Officieren],1813–1924. Service records on 89 FS Library films. The records are indexed in:

Hendrikx, C. H. M. Klapper op de Stamboeken van Officieren van de Landmacht, 1813–1924 (Index to the Army Service Records of Officers, 1813–1924). 2 vol. ’s-Gravenhage: Algemeen Rijksarchief, 1967. (FS Library book 949.2 M22h; fiche 6001522.)

Noncommissioned officers and other personnel [Onderofficieren en minderen], 1813–1924. Service records on 1,502 FS Library films. To use this group of records, you will have to determine the specific regiment or division your ancestor served in. You can locate this in:

The certificate from the National Militia included with the marriage supplements until 1912 (see the "Civil Registration" section).
The militia registers or draft registers of the town where your ancestor was living (see the "National Militia" section below).

The following book, which lists the places where regiments and divisions were stationed:

Ringoir, H. Vredesgarnizoenen van 1715 tot 1795 en 1815 tot 1940 (Peacetime Garrisons, 1715–1795 and 1815–1940). ’s-Gravenhage: [Koninklijke Landmacht. Sectie Militaire Geschiedenis], 1980. (FS Library book 949.2 M25r no. 8.)

For records after 1924, contact the Ministry of Defense at the following address:

Ministerie van Defensie
Bureau Registratie en Informatie Ontslagen Personeel
Kosterbeemden 45
Postbus 7000
6460 NC Kerkrade
The Netherlands
Internet: http://www.mindef.nl/

Navy [Marine]

Officers [Officieren]. Indexes are at the Central Office for Genealogy. Service records are at the General State Archives.

WWII Navy Veterans death events are available on-line.

Sailors [Schepelingen], 1814–1906. Indexes and service records for 1839 to 1880 on FS Library films 487373 to 487399. Indexes and records for 1814 to 1829 and 1904 to 1906 are available at the General State Archives.

Marines [Mariniers], 1814–1888. Indexes and service records on FS Library films 487372 and 487400 to 487407.

Military Marriages

H. J. Wolters extracted marriages of soldiers from church and civil records for 1648 to 1811. His compilations cover the provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen, Overijssel, Zeeland, and Zuid–Holland and many large towns. Each compilation is indexed by name of bridegroom, bride, former spouse (if applicable), and the commanding officer of the regiment that the groom belonged to.

During the war against the Spanish, many British troops were stationed in the Netherlands. The majority of these came from Scotland. The following book lists the marriages of Scottish (and Irish and English) soldiers:

MacLean, J. De Huwelijksintekeningen van Schotse Militairen in Nederland, 1574–1665 (Marriages of Scottish Military Personnel in the Netherlands, 1574–1665). Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, 1976. (FS Library book 949.2 M2m; film 1604579 item 34.)

Military Service under Napoleon

During Napoleon's occupation many men, young and old, were forced to fight in the army and navy. If you have knowledge of an ancestor serving at that time, you can see if the French historical military service will be able to help you. Their main website is: SHD. All information is currently available in French only. The FAQ gives an idea what for information you might be able to find. Their research guide gives advice on how to search their new archive.

Dutch East India Company (VOC)

1633-1795 Netherlands, Dutch East India Company Crew Index, 1633-1795 at Ancestry - index ($)

Many soldiers were employed by the Dutch East India Company. Useful records are available at the General State Archives. These include:

Muster rolls [Monsterrollen], 1691–1791. The muster rolls contain names of all persons hired by the company on a year-by-year basis. The records also contain soldiers’ names, stations assigned, ranks or occupations, monthly wages, birthplaces, years of arrival, and ships. There are records for Amsterdam and Zeeland Chambers.

Ship’s logs or ship’s payment logs [Scheepsboeken of scheepssoldijboeken], 1700–1795. Records exist for Amsterdam, Zeeland, Delft, Rotterdam, Hoorn, and Enkhuizen Chambers. Yearly indexes are included. The indexes will help you learn which year your ancestor was a solider, thus enabling you to use the muster rolls described above.

Records at the FamilySearch Library

The FamilySearch Library has copies of many military records, primarily for 1795 to 1924. See the Place search of the catalog under:

NETHERLANDS – MILITARY RECORDS

NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – MILITARY RECORDS

NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] – MILITARY RECORDS

Online access to records

GeneaKnowHow is always a good site for records, especially those from a specific place.

The National Archives in 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) has an online index for their pre-Napoelonic military records. The originals have to be viewed either in person or for a fee.

Netherlands Army Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Soldaten-Genealogie contains useful information about pre-Napoelonic regiments and military organization, including the dates and places associated with each regiment. There is also an index of some soldiers.

The National Archives, WieWasWie and OpenArch all have indexes and images to records of the VOC.

The Wolters Collection of Military marriages is available on the FamilySearch Catalog.

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+<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Netherlands Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div><br>Military records in the Netherlands list details about those who served in the military,and from 1816 the names of all young men who were liable to conscription.
+==Online Resources==
+*'''1942-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62046/ Westerbork, Netherlands, Fritz Grünberg papers of Transit Camp, 1942-1945 (USHMM)] at Ancestry - index ($)
+*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20292/netherlands-states-army-officers-enlisted-men?s=275764761 Netherlands, States Army Officers and Enlisted Men] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*[https://www.geneaknowhow.net/script/algemeen-nl.html Assorted business and occupation records] at GeneaScript - index
+*'''1702-1712''' [https://www.geneaknowhow.net/script/algemeen-nl.html Army encampments] at GeneaScript - index
-Suggested web sites:
+== Conscription Records ==
+From 1816 to the early twentieth century a system of conscription was in place in the Netherlands. All young men had to have their details recorded in a register, and from there those who were to serve would be randomly selected. Until 1898 the wealthy could pay for a replacement. The records typically contain:
+* Name of the young man
+* His date and place of birth
+* His residence and occupation
+* His parents
+* Some information about his physical appearance. At the bare minimum his height was recorded.
+The main site for these records is [https://militieregisters.nl/ Militieregisters]. A list of participating archives along with the localities covered is found [http://militieregisters.nl/deelnemende-archieven.html here].Some are also at [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] or [https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] Records from the provinces of Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, and Limburg have been filmed by the FamilySearch Library.
-[http://soldaten-genealogie.nl/ Soldiers in the Netherlands in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century] <br> Here you can search for soldiers who served in these different centuries.
+== Types of Military Records  ==
-The website [http://www.barneveld.nl/index.php?simaction=content&mediumid=6&pagid=315&stukid=1279 Dodenlijst Tweede Wereldoorlog]&nbsp;has included the people who died in World War II in and around Barneveld, Gelderland. These include Dutch military, Allied military, local residents, residents from other places who died in Barneveld, German militairy and Dutch traitors, Resistance fighters, Barneveld Jews who died in concentration and death camps, Jewish residents of Barneveld but born somewhere else, local residents and evacuees from elsewhere but residing in Barneveld.
-Another web-site from Barneveld with the names of soldiers in Napoleon's army: [http://www.barneveld.nl/index.php?simaction=content&mediumid=6&pagid=315&stukid=1271 Barnevelders in het leger van Napoleon 1814]
-<br>
-=== Types of Military Records  ===
 Military records begin about 1700 and give information about an ancestor’s military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, many of these records include information about his birth date and place, residence, occupation, physical description, and parents’ names.
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 There are three main divisions of military records:
+===Military Histories===
+*[[Netherlands Military History|Military History]] - more information
 === Army [''Landmacht'']  ===
-Officers [''Officieren''], 1579–1795. Index to records mostly housed in the General State Archives at http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/organisatie/ORG1236292/ or on FHL film 937950.
+Officers [''Officieren''], 1579–1795. Index to records mostly housed in the General State Archives at http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/organisatie/ORG1236292/ or on FS Library film 937950.
-''Military personnel [Manschappen], 1700–1795.'' Service records, conduct rolls, rank and recruiting lists. On 32 FHL films.
+''Military personnel [Manschappen], 1700–1795.'' Service records, conduct rolls, rank and recruiting lists. On 32 FS Library films.
-''Officers, noncommissioned officers, and other personnel [Officieren, onderofficieren en minderen], 1795–1813.'' Index to service records on FHL films 486959 to 486961. Original records are at the General State Archives.
+''Officers, noncommissioned officers, and other personnel [Officieren, onderofficieren en minderen], 1795–1813.'' Index to service records on FS Library films 486959 to 486961. Original records are at the General State Archives.
-''French military service [Franse krijgsdienst], 1795–1815.'' Conscription lists and service records for areas annexed by France. Records of those who died in French military service. Contain name, birth date and place, parents’ names, and marital status. On 6 FHL films.
+''French military service [Franse krijgsdienst], 1795–1815.'' Conscription lists and service records for areas annexed by France. Records of those who died in French military service. Contain name, birth date and place, parents’ names, and marital status. On 6 FS Library films.
-''Officers [Officieren],1813–1924.'' Service records on 89 FHL films. The records are indexed in:
+''Officers [Officieren],1813–1924.'' Service records on 89 FS Library films. The records are indexed in:
-Hendrikx, C. H. M. ''Klapper op de Stamboeken van Officieren van de Landmacht, 1813–1924 (Index to the Army Service Records of Officers, 1813–1924).'' 2 vol. ’s-Gravenhage: Algemeen Rijksarchief, 1967. (FHL book 949.2 M22h; fiche 6001522.)
+Hendrikx, C. H. M. ''Klapper op de Stamboeken van Officieren van de Landmacht, 1813–1924 (Index to the Army Service Records of Officers, 1813–1924).'' 2 vol. ’s-Gravenhage: Algemeen Rijksarchief, 1967. (FS Library book 949.2 M22h; fiche 6001522.)
-''Noncommissioned officers and other personnel [Onderofficieren en minderen], 1813–1924''. Service records on 1,502 FHL films. To use this group of records, you will have to determine the specific regiment or division your ancestor served in. You can locate this in:
+''Noncommissioned officers and other personnel [Onderofficieren en minderen], 1813–1924''. Service records on 1,502 FS Library films. To use this group of records, you will have to determine the specific regiment or division your ancestor served in. You can locate this in:
-*The certificate from the National Militia included with the marriage supplements until 1912 (see the "[[Netherlands Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]" section).
+*The certificate from the National Militia included with the marriage supplements until 1912 (see the "[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]" section).
 *The militia registers or draft registers of the town where your ancestor was living (see the "National Militia" section below).
 The following book, which lists the places where regiments and divisions were stationed:
-*Ringoir, H. ''Vredesgarnizoenen van 1715 tot 1795 en 1815 tot 1940 (Peacetime Garrisons, 1715–1795 and 1815–1940).'' ’s-Gravenhage: [Koninklijke Landmacht. Sectie Militaire Geschiedenis], 1980. (FHL book 949.2 M25r no. 8.)
+*Ringoir, H. ''Vredesgarnizoenen van 1715 tot 1795 en 1815 tot 1940 (Peacetime Garrisons, 1715–1795 and 1815–1940).'' ’s-Gravenhage: [Koninklijke Landmacht. Sectie Militaire Geschiedenis], 1980. (FS Library book 949.2 M25r no. 8.)
 For records after 1924, contact the Ministry of Defense at the following address:
 :Ministerie van Defensie <br>Bureau Registratie en Informatie Ontslagen Personeel <br>Kosterbeemden 45 <br>Postbus 7000 <br>6460 NC Kerkrade <br>The Netherlands <br>Internet: http://www.mindef.nl/
-'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
-[[Netherlands Army Service Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Netherlands Army Service Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 === Navy [''Marine'']  ===
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 '''Officers [''Officieren''].''' Indexes are at the Central Office for Genealogy. Service records are at the General State Archives.
-WWII&nbsp;Navy Veterans death events are [http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/page/pag_view.asp?ac=view&pag_id=22175http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/page/pag_view.asp?ac=view&pag_id=22175 available on-line].
+WWII Navy Veterans death events are [https://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/ available on-line].
-'''Sailors [''Schepelingen''], 1814–1906.''' Indexes and service records for 1839 to 1880 on FHL films 487373 to 487399. Indexes and records for 1814 to 1829 and 1904 to 1906 are available at the General State Archives.
-'''Marines [''Mariniers''], 1814–1888.''' Indexes and service records on FHL films 487372 and 487400 to 487407.
-'''National Militia [''Nationale Militie'']'''
+'''Sailors [''Schepelingen''], 1814–1906.''' Indexes and service records for 1839 to 1880 on FS Library films 487373 to 487399. Indexes and records for 1814 to 1829 and 1904 to 1906 are available at the General State Archives.
-The national militia was organized in 1816, generating militia registers and conscription lists. Young men were registered during their 18th year of age in the municipality they lived in. They began serving in their 20th year, either by volunteering or by being drafted. Some were exempt from serving, including those with bodily impairments and those who had a brother already serving. Until 1898, drafted men were allowed to find a replacement to serve for them.
+'''Marines [''Mariniers''], 1814–1888.''' Indexes and service records on FS Library films 487372 and 487400 to 487407.
-Militia records give a person’s name, birth date and place, parents’ names, and marital status. They can be arranged by municipality or by district [''canton'' or ''arrondissement'']. Not all of the records still exist. Where preserved, they are usually kept in the municipal archives or by the municipal secretary; some are at the state archives. Records from the provinces of Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, and Limburg have been filmed by the Family History Library.
-Several archives are scanning in their military records and offering them to the public for indexing on a new Web site: [http://militieregisters.nl/ militieregisters].<br>A list of participating archives along with the localities covered is found [http://militieregisters.nl/deelnemende-archieven.html here].
 === Military Marriages  ===
-H. J. Wolters extracted marriages of soldiers from church and civil records for 1648 to 1811. His compilations cover the provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen, Overijssel, Zeeland, and Zuid–Holland and many large towns. Each compilation is indexed by name of bridegroom, bride, former spouse (if applicable), and the commanding officer of the regiment that the groom belonged to. The records are available at the Central Office for Genealogy and have been filmed by the Family History Library.
+H. J. Wolters extracted marriages of soldiers from church and civil records for 1648 to 1811. His compilations cover the provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen, Overijssel, Zeeland, and Zuid–Holland and many large towns. Each compilation is indexed by name of bridegroom, bride, former spouse (if applicable), and the commanding officer of the regiment that the groom belonged to.
 During the war against the Spanish, many British troops were stationed in the Netherlands. The majority of these came from Scotland. The following book lists the marriages of Scottish (and Irish and English) soldiers:
-*MacLean, J. ''De Huwelijksintekeningen van Schotse Militairen in Nederland, 1574–1665 (Marriages of Scottish Military Personnel in the Netherlands, 1574–1665).'' Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, 1976. (FHL book 949.2 M2m; film 1604579 item 34.)<br>
+*MacLean, J. ''De Huwelijksintekeningen van Schotse Militairen in Nederland, 1574–1665 (Marriages of Scottish Military Personnel in the Netherlands, 1574–1665).'' Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, 1976. (FS Library book 949.2 M2m; film 1604579 item 34.)<br>
 === Military Service under Napoleon  ===
-During Napoleon's occupation many men, young and old, were forced to fight in the army and navy. If you have knowledge of an ancestor serving at that time, you can see if the French will be able to help you. Their website is: [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/02fonds-collections/archivdefense/fondterre/classterre.htm%7C military service]
+During Napoleon's occupation many men, young and old, were forced to fight in the army and navy. If you have knowledge of an ancestor serving at that time, you can see if the French historical military service will be able to help you. Their main website is: [https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/en SHD]. All information is currently available in French only. The [https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/en/node/41468#rubrique5 FAQ] gives an idea what for information you might be able to find. Their [https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/guides-aide-recherche research guide] gives advice on how to search their new archive.
-=== Dutch East India Company  ===
-Many soldiers were employed by the Dutch East India Company [Oost–Indische Compagnie]. Useful records are available at the General State Archives. These include:
+=== Dutch East India Company (VOC)  ===
+*'''1633-1795''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61290/ Netherlands, Dutch East India Company Crew Index, 1633-1795] at Ancestry - index ($) <br>
+Many soldiers were employed by the Dutch East India Company. Useful records are available at the General State Archives. These include:
 '''Muster rolls [''Monsterrollen''], 1691–1791.''' The muster rolls contain names of all persons hired by the company on a year-by-year basis. The records also contain soldiers’ names, stations assigned, ranks or occupations, monthly wages, birthplaces, years of arrival, and ships. There are records for Amsterdam and Zeeland Chambers.
 '''Ship’s logs or ship’s payment logs [''Scheepsboeken of scheepssoldijboeken''], 1700–1795.''' Records exist for Amsterdam, Zeeland, Delft, Rotterdam, Hoorn, and Enkhuizen Chambers. Yearly indexes are included. The indexes will help you learn which year your ancestor was a solider, thus enabling you to use the muster rolls described above.
-=== Records at the Family History Library  ===
+=== Records at the FamilySearch Library  ===
-The Family History Library has copies of many military records, primarily for 1795 to 1924. See the Place search of the catalog under:
+The FamilySearch Library has copies of many military records, primarily for 1795 to 1924. See the Place search of the catalog under:
 NETHERLANDS – MILITARY RECORDS
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 NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] – MILITARY RECORDS
-[[Category:Netherlands]]
+== Online access to records ==
+GeneaKnowHow is always a good site for records, especially those from a specific place.
+The National Archives in 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) has an online index for their pre-Napoelonic military records. The originals have to be viewed either in person or for a fee.
+[[Netherlands Army Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Netherlands Army Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
+[http://soldaten-genealogie.nl/ Soldaten-Genealogie] contains useful information about pre-Napoelonic regiments and military organization, including the dates and places associated with each regiment. There is also an index of some soldiers.
+The National Archives, WieWasWie and OpenArch all have indexes and images to records of the VOC.
+The Wolters Collection of Military marriages is available on the FamilySearch Catalog.
+[[Category:Netherlands Military Records]]
+[[Category:Military Records by Country]]