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Would anyone know what this certificate states?

Thanks,

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I'm sorry but the image is not uploading. I will try again.

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Hi Joe!
You need to use an image hosting service.
This is one:
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This may help:
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Save your document to your computer
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- don’t ‘resize’ it
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Thanks Valerie. I'll do that.

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Testing reply option. Doesn't seem to be working??
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I followed imageshack instructions but image is not uploading? Guess I will work on it tomorrow.

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Fourth try. Here goes nothing.

Trying to translate document. Thanks, Joe B.

Keeps failing. Is there a size limit on uploads? Mine is under 300KB.

I was able to upload my profile photo last week. That was under 6KB however.

I'm trying both Imageshack and my own blogsite. Neither seems to work?

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Hi Joe!
I'll be happy to try it for you.
I'll send you a PM with my email.
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Joe's certificate.
Could use help with a translation :D :
Thanks! Valarie

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4668 ... entho3.jpg

my best guess (short version)

Certificate dated 18 July 1917
From Pieve di Cadore (comune (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the region Veneto)

Luigi Francesco De Maso
Son of Francesco and Giuseppina Del Favero
Born in Pieve di Cadore on 9 Oct 1896
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vj wrote:Joe's certificate.
Could use help with a translation :D :
Thanks! Valarie

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4668 ... entho3.jpg
Give me a few minutes and I'll do it for you... Back soon!
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Great, can't wait to see what I got right & wrong.
I'm so out of practice.
Thank you! Valarie
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Hope this answers some questions for you... (I think the name was De Maso - it seemed like a capital 'M').
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Translation:

[align=center]District of Belluno - Locality of Pieve di Cadore

Comune of Pieve di Cadore

CERTIFICATE
proof of the result obtained of the conscription of youth born in the year 1896
of De Maso Luigi - Francesco

The undersigned Mayor of the above named Comune declares that from the list of conscripts existing in the archives of the comune it results that:

1. That De Maso Luigi - Francesco
son of Francesco and of Del Favero Giuseppina

born in Pieve di Cadore on the 9th October 1896 has taken
part in the conscription of those born in the year 1896.
2. That to the extraction was given the number =
and from the Selection Board on the occasion of the final examination was (b)
declared absent from the session of 20th December 1915 -
This certificate is issued upon the honour of the same Mayor
Done at Pieve di Cadore on 17th July 1917

The Mayor

Comparison of the above certificate with the extraction list has been recognised as truthful by me the undersigned.
At Pieve di Cadore on 18th July 1917
The Vice Prefect[/align]



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It seems to be a military release of obligations since Luigi was, (according to my records) living in the USA in 1917. I'm guessing he was not yet a citizen here and had to be released from Italy's draft requirements for WWI. Does that make sense to anyone?

Also a big thanks to Valerie and elba for your help in this matter. What a great website!

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Hi Joe,
It appears that when he was due to be conscripted in 1915 at the normal age of 18/19 he did not present himself before the board to be enlisted....

He was therefore marked absent on the certificate for his call-up and would probably have remained liable to do his military service if he returned to Italy.

I can only imagine that this happened to many young men during those years and the 'Board' would perhaps have known where he was.
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