In preparation for WWI involvement, the USA, before entering the war, set a few different age 'brackets' as the requiring males to register themselves. It varied from abt 17 to 45, so some men may have turned it in but never served. I saw a webpage with details, but forgot it. Rich in LA CA
--- On Tue, 6/2/09, ci...@treadles.ca <ci...@treadles.ca> wrote: > From: ci...@treadles.ca <ci...@treadles.ca> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Draft cards explanation please > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 1:32 PM > I've downloaded draft cards from > Ancestry because (1) they are an additional piece of > information about an ancestor and (2) they add to the > background/personality of someone > who could otherwise be just BMD dates and have added them > to the collection of images for > that person but ignored them otherwise. > > There are perhaps about 3-4 people in my 5000 plus database > with these draft cards and now > that I see the topic discussed, what is the point, purpose, > meaning, etc. of these draft > cards? > > I think that it involved compulsory? military service but > when, why and how was the draft > card created? Are they found only for USA ancestors? > > Helen in Canada > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
