Grandfather's Austro-Hungarian ID Booklet (Militaerpass)

[varifleman]

Here for your perusal is my Grandfather's Austro-Hungarian Militaerpass (Military passport) with translation of details below. Fortunately he immigrated to the USA in 1913 and thus missed the Great War. Many of his relatives who served in the same regiment on the Eastern and Balkan Fronts were wounded in action. Thanks to the Czech Republic on-line Achives posting of Austro-Hungarian Casualty Lists I was able to track down information about several of them.

Militär-Pass Military passport
Infanterist Infantryman
Franz Fuderer Franz Fuderer
K. u. k. Infanterieregiment Graf von Baden No. 23 Imperial & Royal 23th Regiment of Infantery Count of Baden *)
10. Feldkompagnie 10th field-company
Assentjahrgang: 1911 Drafted: 1911 **)
Grundbuchblatt-Nr. 1069 Number of service sheet: 1069 ***)
Ausrüstungs-Station: Zombor [in Ungarn, heute: Serbien] Station of equipment: Zombor [in Hungary, today Serbia]
Los-Nr.: 187/I Number of lot: 187/I
Zuständiger Ergänzungsbezirk: No. 23 Recruiting district: No. 23
Dauernd beurlaubt: Artikel 34 der Wehrvorschrift Permanently on leave: in accordance to Article 34 of the military regulations
Geboren und Heimatszuständig: Birth and legal residence:
Ortsgemeinde: Apatin Place (Town): Apatin
Politischer Bezirk: Apatin District: Apatin
Komitat: Bácsbodrog County: Bácsbodrog
Land: Ungarn Country: Hungary
Jahr: 1890 Year of birth: 1890
Beruf: Korbflechter Profession: basket maker
Sprachen, spricht und schreibt: deutsch und Ungarisch Languages, spoken and in writing:
German and Hungarian
Körpergröße in Zentimentern:
166 ½ Body height (in cm):
166 ½
Größe der Fußbekleidung: 15 Shoe size: 15
Assentiert: am 20. September 1911 nach der Losreihe Drafted: 20 September 1911 in turn of lot
Dienstpflicht:
3 Jahre in der Linie
7 Jahre in der Reserve
2 Jahre in der Landwehr Official duty:
3 years active duty
7 Jahre reserve
2 Jahre Territorial Army (Militia)
Übertritt in die Ersatzreserve:
6. Dezember 1911 Joined the „replacement’s reserve“: ****)
6 December 1911
Übertritt in die Landwehr:
21. Dezember 1921 To join the Territorial Army:
21 December 1911
Ausbildung: Als Ersatzreservist gut ausgebildet Training: well trained as “replacement’s reserve” man
Budapest, am 5. Dezember 1911
k.u.k. Kommando des Infanterieregiments Landgraf von Baden Nr. 23 Budapest [Hungary], 5 December 1911
Imperial & Royal Command of the 23th Regiment of Infantery Landlord of Baden
Ärztlich untersucht und gesund befunden Medical check-up: healthy
No. 7114
Hat sich am 18. 9. 1914 anlässlich der Mobilisierung in […] gemeldet.
k.u.k. Konsulat in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, am 27. 12. 1915 No. 7114
Touched base with […] on 18 9 1914 due to mobilization. *****)
Imperial & Royal Consulate in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, 27 12 1915


*) “honorary owner” of the regiment was field marshal Ludwig Wilhelm I. Markgraf von Baden-Baden (d. Rastatt 4 January 1707).

**) Men were usually drafted at the age of 21.

***) Service sheets contain personal data and military careers of Austro-Hungarian Army’s soldiers. Unfortunately, the service sheets of Hungarian soldiers are not preserved in the Vienna War Archives, but were destroyed in Hungary and Yugoslavia after 1918, especially or during WWII.

****) Franz Fuderer was not on active duty for 3 years but had to be trained for 8 weeks only as “Ersatzreservist” (“replacement’s reserve” man). After that he had to be drafted for further service only in case of general mobilization in war times.

*****) In case he returned to Hungary to fight with the Imperial & Royal (Austo-Hungarian) Army in WWI, we can do some research at the Austrian War Archives; in addition, you may turn to the Hungarian military archives in Budapest: