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dog tags

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samantha

samantha Report 12 Nov 2015 18:47

how come dog tags are different shapes some oval, round, some with one hole some with two, are they different regiments/ thanks in advance

mgnv

mgnv Report 12 Nov 2015 22:56

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_tag

samantha

samantha Report 13 Nov 2015 18:05

Thankyou for the link, will read it tonight, i have about 30 to trace that were found in parents garden anout 30 yrs ago and came across them last yr, traced one back last yr and sent it to family,, have also found a record for one in war forces records so am hoping to trace it to family thanks again

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 13 Nov 2015 19:11

One wonders how on earth 30 dog tags ended up in someone's garden?