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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. | <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. | ||
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*'''1942-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62046/ Westerbork, Netherlands, Fritz Grünberg papers of Transit Camp, 1942-1945 (USHMM)] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
== Conscription Records == | == 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: | 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: | ||
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