Military Documents
The Sunday following the Ziskrout First Family Reunion in September
2004, cousin Anita Levy and I went slowly and methodically through a
box of old photographs that had been passed down from grandmother
Sara more than sixty years ago to aunt Di, her eldest daughter, and
then to Anita, aunt Di's daughter. Toward the bottom of the
box we found a packet of tattered papers, faded army green.
We quickly realized that we had found the military
papers and passport of Jacob Ziskrout, our maternal
grandfather. The packet contained Jacob's only proof of his
identity when he fled Russia in February 1904, shortly after the
start of the Russo-Japanese War. These documents, when
translated into English, turned family oral tradition into reality.
(An English language translation of these documents is shown below.)
The packet consists of three documents: a twenty-four page
Military Record completed in Lutsk, Ukraine on 16 August 1894; a
one page Service Record; and a one page Passport that gave Jacob
permission to travel to any city or town in the Russian Empire from
an unidentifiable date to December 4, 1902. This packet is the
only proof that we have that Jacob's legal residence was Monastyrishche,
Lipovetsky uyezd (district), Kiev gubernia (province).
Jacob was selected for military duty by lottery on November 4, 1890 and
began his active duty on January 1, 1891, shortly after turning
twenty-one years old. According to his Military Record, Jacob
transferred to reserve status, effective December 17, 1894.
However, his one page Service Record has him transferred to reserve
status as of October 17, 1894.
After completing his active military duty, the Military Record
provides a trail of Jacob and Sara's travels to Odessa on several
occasions, where Jacob was sometimes successful and sometimes
unsuccessful, in his efforts to find work to support his
family.
English Translation
Page 1
Yehuda Yankel Zyskroyt
MILITARY RECORD No57, year 1891
(can't be regarded as residence permit)
- The presenter of this card is private Yehuda Yankel Pynev Zyskroyt
- of 43d Ohotsky infantry regiment, 4th company
- Transferred to the reserve starting with December 17, 1894 up to December
31, 1909
Pages 2, 3
- Signed on for the military service by Lipovetsky uyezd (district) November
4, 1890 according to universal conscription; official list
number - 57; the service starts on January 1, 1891.
- Campaigns:Never participated
- Orders or other decorations:Not awarded
- Can one be appointed professional soldier according to ones achievements
in drill:No, he cannot
- While in the army, one was not trained
- What trade has he mastered: no trade
- Registered under number14 in the handlist (alphabetical list) of the military unit
- Age:25
- Marital status:Married. Wife - Sura Rivka
(Rebecca). No children.
Page 4
- Faith: Jewish
- Transferred to the reserve:
- province of Kiev (Kievskoj)
- uyezd (district) Lipovetsky
- volost (i.e., little district, subordinate to uyezd)
- town or village Monastyryshche community
- This card is filled in the city of Lutsk Year 1894, month August, date
16 No. 3573
Signed by:
Ohotsky infantry regiment
Regiment commander
Colonel ...(signature)
Regiment adjutant
Senior lieutenant ...
Page 5
If Yehuda
Yankel Zyzkroyt, when called up for
active duty, brings with him his own white boots, the bootleg of
which equals at least 9 vershkov (1 vershok = 1.75 inch), and the boots are in good condition,
they could be included to the army treasury with money paid in
recompense. The price of undermentioned units on January 1, 1894 is as follows: a pair of
boots - 5 roubles, a shirt - 50 kopecks, underpants - 35 kop. One can pass in the belongings
in number that does not exceed the
following:one pair of boots, two shirts, two pairs of
underpants.
Besides the above mentioned one can also pass in warm clothes, if
one is called up from September 1 to February 1. The price of
the following units is: short fur coat - 4 roubles, mittens - 26 kop., ear-flaps - 11 kop., foot
wrap of grey cloth or
woolen stockings or socks
(should be at least two pairs of socks) - 72 kop.
Page 6.
Bearer of this document Yehuda
Yankel Zyskroyt arrived at
Lipovetsky district military government, in 1894, date October 19; his card was
included into the list book of low rank reservists (issued 1891), the list number is
9. When called-up, he is obliged to present himself at Lipovetsk assembly
point in time, i.e. not later than in 3 days after the announcement of current
conscription.
The chief of Lipovetsky military
registration and enlistment office
Colonel .....
Secretary
.....
Page 7.
Bearer of this document Yehuda
Yankel Zyskroyt is registered in Lipovetsky Police
Department Record book of low rank reservists (issued 1891) in 1894, date November 2.
His list number is 8.
District assistant administrator .......
Secretary .......
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Pages 8,9.
Yehuda Yankel Zyskroyt is
registered in the record book of low rank reservists by Lipovetsky
district police officer. His list number is 21. This document
(military record) is given into his possession in November 17,
1894. He resides in the town of Monastyryshche.
Signature: (on the nameplate)
Zetana (p.s. last name), police
officer of Lipovetsky district
Information about the change of residence
Page 10 - blank
Page 11
Notes made by the priest,
information about the leave - blank
Page 12
Notes about leaves
Zyskroyt was granted a leave of absence. Place of destination - Odessa
The leave was given by Zetana, police officer of Lipovetsky district (same nameplate)
Date: February 4, 1895
Printed, almost missing text says: Was recorded in a Record
book of Odessa Police Department
Date: February 18, 1895
Police officer ............
Stamp: Odessa Police Department
Page 13
Bearer of this document Yehuda
Yankel Zyskroyt is registered in Myhailovsky Police
Department list book of low rank reservists in 1897, date April 23.
Bearer of this document Yehuda
Yankel Zyskroyt is registered in the Record book of Odessa
Police Department, Myhailovsky circuit in 1897. His list number is 942
Page 14
Yehuda Yankel Zykroyt left Odessa for Lutsk in 1897, June 17.
On December 5, 1897 Zyskroyt returned to the place of his permanent residence in
Monastyryshche, Lipovetsky district.
The crossed out note says: Zyskroyt was granted a leave of absence. Goes to Odessa. Given by
Zetana, police officer of Lipovetsky district on June 23, 1899.
Page 15
Zyskroyt was granted a leave of absence. Goes to Odessa. June 25, 1899.
The printed text says: marked as dischargee with temporary residence in a Record book of Odessa Police Department.
1899. List number - 5396
Page 16
Bearer of this document (Yehuda Yankel Zyskroyt) is registered in Myhailovsky Police
Department record book of low rank reservists as discharged under
the number - 1511.
Date - July 13, 1899.
July 1899 left Odessa for Monastyryshche, Lipovetsky district.
Page 17.
In Odessa Police Department record book he is marked as a temporary residing with
list number - 3289.
Date: May 11, 1900
Executive secretary on the issues
of reservists accounting......
Yehuda Yankel Zyskroyt is registered in Myhailovsky Police Department of Odessa as temporary
resident.
List number - 970
Page 18 - blank
Page 19
Notes made if one worked as
freelance: at the railroad, post office, commercial (water)
crafts. - blank
Page 20
Participation in periodical trainings
The abbreviation with a year is read - Assembly point, 1902
A.P 1896, A.P.
1897, A.P. 1900
Participated in periodical trainings of the 14th Rifle regiment of
Field-Marshal General Gurko that took place from October 8 to
21, 1901.
Regiment commander
Colonel ....(signature)
Regiment adjutant
Senior lieutenant ...
Page 21
Records of police departments
________
When called up, arrived:
The notes are made by a district
Military department (in black ink only)
Look at the model document sheet of 1876, No. 205
Page 22
Here is an envelope containing a service record, taken out at a
district Military department when a person is called-up.
Page 23
The beginning of military service (year and numbers of records held by
the police department and volost local authorities.)
(note: Vertical inscription states: "tear off here at the police department or volost
local authorities.")
Page 24
A DISCHARGE TICKET
No 57, 1891
Can't be regarded as residence permit
Military service started Military unit
1891
43
regiment
Shooting skills - 11th class (category)
Has not learnt field-engineer skills
(Two more pages are exactly replicating this one)
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