I don't have much experience with Swedish general muster rolls. I'm looking for a soldier who served

NelsonGenevieve

I don't have much experience with Swedish general muster rolls. I'm looking for a soldier who served in Norra Skånska regiment in Kågeröd parish, Malmöhus county around the year 1904.

If I interpreted the Grills book correctly, he should have been in Rönnebergs company, rote number 6. When I look at the records in both ArkivDigital and Riksarkivet, the published rolls for Norra Skånska seem to end in 1883. The soldier I am looking for is August Jönsson who can be found here: ArkivDigital, “Kågeröd (M) AIIa:5 (1904-1918),” database, ArkivDigital (www.archivdigital.net : accessed 1 October 2020), image 2680, page 663, August Jönsson. I also don't know how to interpret the "No. 120 15/01" found on this household examination record under the military service column. I appreciate any help with knowing how to access his military records.

Tanner Blair Tolman

It doesn't look like the military records later than 1883 have been digitized. @Morris Geoffrey Fröberg​ Do you have any other insights?

Morris Geoffrey Fröberg

Hi @NelsonGenevieve NelsonGenevieve​,

Grill shows the company and regiment structure as it was in the 1850’s although it’s believed there weren’t a lot of changes until the Allotment system ended in 1901. Although the Allotment system was replaced by 1901 there were many soldiers still living on soldier farms long after. The general muster rolls were used during the years of the Allotment system.

 

The numbers you are asking about are the Värnpligt registration numbers. The military had a system for mandatory training between 1881 – 1931 (sort of like the National Guard in the US) where they trained for a couple weeks each year. They used Värnpligt cards (also known as Stamkort) for soldiers registered between 1902 and 1950. ArkivDigital has indexed the cards into a searchable database. I did a quick search in the database and found August Jönsson, see http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v832194.b21390. 

The card shows he was registered to serve in the infantry. 

There are good articles about the Swedish military written by Hans Högman at http://www.hhogman.se/military.htm.

Hope this helps,

Geoff

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NelsonGenevieve

@Morris Geoffrey Fröberg​ 

Thank you very much for such helpful information! I really appreciate it.