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Dad’s Dog Tag

I made a fortuitous discovery inside an old cup in the china cabinet. My father’s World War Two identity tag.  I had not seen this in many a year and thought it had been lost in a move. I was incredibly relieved to have found it. It has his nationality (N.Z), service number (633301), religion…

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I made a fortuitous discovery inside an old cup in the china cabinet. My father’s World War Two identity tag.  I had not seen this in many a year and thought it had been lost in a move. I was incredibly relieved to have found it.

It has his nationality (N.Z), service number (633301), religion (C.E = Church of England), Blood group (O) and of course his Surname and initials (SMALLER, B.C.D).

I am not sure what the material it is made of is. It almost feels like a hard leather rather than metal. Any help here would be appreciated.

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L/Cpl Brian Smaller,MM, 633301, 22 Infantry Batn, 2NZEF

3 responses to “Dad’s Dog Tag”

  1. stevethewargamer Avatar
    stevethewargamer

    http://www.medalsgonemissing.com/Uniform-Kit-issued-to-the-New-Zealand-Army-During-WW2/3.html ??

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  2. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    I actually remember that tag Brian, and I always wondered about the material it was made of. I thought that maybe Dad might have made a copy of his original one – it has all the signs of him finding a letter punch and having a go!

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    1. briansmaller Avatar
      briansmaller

      Hi Bro
      It is made of a compressed fibre that has been waterproofed. So – not a homemade one from the old man.

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