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Title: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: AliMacD on Saturday 15 October 16 12:47 BST (UK)
Hi all,
I am researching a Croat soldier born in 1875 who was in Trieste in 1914 prior to the outbreak of WW1 (see photo). I think he must have been serving in the Austro-Hungarian army, but am not sure. He was using the name Giovanni ZINDAREC/IC at the time. I am after help with two things:

1. Can anyone identify the uniform worn in the photo?

2. If identified where would the military records be? I have seen Vienna as one archive but wondered if anyone had experience of this? :)
Many thanks
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: Regorian on Saturday 15 October 16 13:31 BST (UK)
Although the photograph is poor quality I downloaded it and rotated and improved it. The hats look like Austro-Hungarian ones.
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: AliMacD on Saturday 15 October 16 17:03 BST (UK)
Many thanks Regorian. Do you know where I might find his military record?
Ali
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: Regorian on Saturday 15 October 16 17:36 BST (UK)
Hello Ali,

No, I'm afraid not. At a guess, Vienna for records for Austro-Hungarian Army. Croatia might just be an alternative.
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: AliMacD on Saturday 15 October 16 17:59 BST (UK)
Ok thanks for your reply though.
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: monke on Tuesday 22 November 16 08:10 GMT (UK)
Hi,

i was researching my ancestors in WW1 in Austro-hungarian army. I wrote e-mails to Vienna archives but had no luck they didnt' find anything because most of military records for Croatian soldiers was succeded to new Kingdom SHS (later Yugoslavia). I tried Belgrade archives and Zagreb also but no luck. Most of the records are probably lost or destroyed. But there is no reasonj not to try to write e-mail to Vienna.

Sincerely

Monke
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: AliMacD on Tuesday 22 November 16 10:59 GMT (UK)
Many thanks Monke.
Title: Re: Croat soldier in Trieste in 1914
Post by: AliMacD on Tuesday 22 November 16 11:32 GMT (UK)
As an update to this post, I have found this man's Baptism Record in 1875 in the village of  Sela Zagorska in Croatia. His confirmed name is Joannes Znidarec. However, I am still keen to track down his military record, which from previous posts would suggest he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in Trieste.