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henry klom (no login)
Posted Jun 9, 2009 10:24 PM
"Before his rank, Sgt., is the abbreviation Mil. Does this signify Militia?"
--no, mil means Milicien; that means conscripted as opposed to professional.
"he is listed as "Brigadier"
--a brigadier is an european corporal first class
"My grandfather's militia training began in 1935, by which time he was 18 or 19 years old, and the training periods occur roughly twice each year. Was this militia the Stadswacht, or was it considered part of the KNIL?"
--not militia nor stadswacht, a milicien is a young conscript (a landstormer is an old conscript). After their initial training and stay with the army the conscripts could be called up for duty when the army mobilized. As such they are reservist and after call up they are fullblown military. |
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