Personalised British Army stainless steel military dog tag set - laser engraved with custom message

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So if the government had spent just a small amount of money 100 years ago, and issued our troops with metal tags, then perhaps monuments like Thiepval and the Menin Gate would not be so large and although a generation may still have been lost, they would have the proper burial that was ultimately denied them. Commemorate your grandfather, father, or other veteran family members who served in the military with a recreation set of replica Dog Tags to match their originals. Military Family Dogtags Unlike US forces, British service personnel are issued with their identification tags only when on active duty. The legend "CDN FORCES CDN" (or for foreign nationals, the name of the country the individual represents)

Sanitätswarnmarke, short Warnmarke (health warn tag) aluminium, anodized red, carried only if necessary with a second chain depending from the lower half of the ID tag Friedrich Loeffler [ de], Das Preussische Militär-Sanitätswesen und seine Reform nach der Kriegserfahrung von 1866: 2 parts, Berlin: Hischwald, 1868 and 1869, pt. 1 'Die freiwillige Krankenpflege und die Genfer Convention vom 22. August 1864 nach der Kriegserfahrung von 1866', p. 63. No ISBN. France issues either a metallic rounded rectangle (army) or disk (navy), designed to be broken in half, bearing family name & first name above the ID number.The Russian soldiers serving in France, however, were better catered for, receiving the Mle.1881 discs of their host army. From 1960 these were replaced with stainless steel ID tags on a green nylon cord, two circular and one oval. The oval was withdrawn around 1990.

In addition to the regular circular dog tags, service personnel may also be issued with an allergy / medical tag. The two tags show the following: number (151507), initials (W R), surname (Ward) regiment (RGA – Royal Garrison Artillery) and religion (Baptist). Image courtesy of William Spencer. The bottom half contains the nationality and birth number and has a hole so the broken-off half can be hung on a ring.

Modern Dog Tags

Service Number; the first two digits state the starting year of service and the other eight digits state the specific unit of the person. The letters stamped in for the person must stay readable after a glow test for 10 minutes in air at 1200°C. Through a Glass Darkly: The Appointment of T/Lieutenant-Colonel C.J. Hobkirk DSO as GOC 14 Australian Brigade, July 1916

In 1910 a tag was issued that was identical to the 1906 pattern in all ways except size. The 1910 tag measured 3.5 cm in diameter. Both 1906 and 1910 pattern tags were, from now on issued in similar numbers and can be encountered relatively equally. There was one more change before the USA entered the war. Possibly due to reports from the nations already involved in the war or possibly due to experiences in Mexico, a second disc was introduced on 6th July 1916 . From now on, the first disc (be it of 1906 or 1910 pattern) had two holes to facilitate the attachment of the second disc.During the Cold War, dog tags were issued to everyone, often soon after birth, since the threat of total war also meant the risk of severe civilian casualties. However, in 2010, the Government decided that the dog tags were not needed anymore. [ citation needed] Switzerland [ edit ] Upon their entry into the war in 1915, the Italian Army was one of the few major European armies that had never considered any permanent form of identity disc as a separately worn means of identification for its soldiers. Prior to, and at the time of the outbreak of war (since the publication of circolare n° 207 del Giornale Militare Ufficiale

This was the disc that German soldiers were still wearing upon the outbreak of war in August 1914 after which a myriad of different shapes, sizes and styles of this disc could be encountered (round (though this is actually quite rare and could possibly be a German ‘emergency’ pattern), rectangular, one cord hole, two cord holes, elongated, stamped, inscribed, different details included, manufactured from different metals, etc., etc.) US Civic Political" (PDF). ajcarchives.org. pp.178–179. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-06-16 . Retrieved 2011-05-30. Religious designation [ edit ] Custom tags showing Atheist/ FSM as religion, made in response to a US Army representative refusing to print 'Atheist' on official dog tags. Custom dog tags are permitted as long as they adhere to US Army regulations. The standard chain set includes a mill spec 304 grade stainless chain set but other options include:

Prior to the outbreak of war, there were at least three changes to the stamping and issue of Identity Discs…