[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia Digest, Vol 126, Issue 8

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Hello,
I have been following the strings but forgot the procedure on accessing.
I need to know how to get the military records of German Russians?
My grandfather served a term before 1900 as did his brother.
Ed.scheibler
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Today's Topics:

 1. Russian born World War I recruits (Helen Gillespie)
 2. Ethnicity map - shows German ancestry (Helen Gillespie)


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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:04:06 -0500
From: Helen Gillespie <gilleh23 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Russian born World War I recruits
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This is timely in light of Remembrance Day.

City of Victoria has created a new website called a City Goes to War,
highlighting the First World War era.

http://acitygoestowar.ca/ (info for Winnipeg and Toronto must still be
forthcoming)

A Times Colonist article noted the event
http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-s-links-to-first-world-war-come-alive-on-university-of-victoria-website-1.684573

One section deals with those who signed up. The database is searchable by
country of birth, religion, region of birth.

Country of birth brings up 13 born in Russia.
http://acitygoestowar.ca/records-of-service/?q=&sort=&rpp=100&bpr=&bpc=Russia&epr=&epc=&rlg=&occ=


Some of the spellings are odd, but that is nothing new. Clicking on the
name brings up details and the external link at the bottom (there is a link
there!) brings up the Library and Archives Canda attestation paper for the
recruit. Interesting feature is that it notes whether the individual
survived the war, was a POW or was killed.and where he is buried, if his
remains were found.

Only one - Adolph Ludwig Riemer - had a Wolhynia birth - and where
Gotfried, presumably his father, as the next of kin, was living.

Someone has done some research but there may be some errors too. Riemer's
entry states he had previous military service, but his Attestion Paper at
LAC states not. However he did survive the war.

Helen


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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:38:23 -0500
From: Helen Gillespie <gilleh23 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ethnicity map - shows German ancestry
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This is a map of German ethnicity in the US.
This is pretty amazing.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2408591/American-ethnicity-map-shows-melting-pot-ethnicities-make-USA-today.html

The Wikipedia had the only map I could find for a Canadian edition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_origins_of_people_in_Canada

Good detailed article on Manitoba's ethnic origins and breakdowns of the
various regions.
www.gov.mb.ca/immigration/pdf/manitoba-immigration-ethnicity-series-3.pdf

Another - more general coverage of German immigration
http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/g1

The increase in the states for German ethnicity acc to the various census
years is interesting (in the Arrival and Settlement chapter)

happy reading.....

Helen


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