Dog Tags?

[Jordan Baker]

Hi Lucy

Yes Canadian soldiers did wear "dog tags" although they were usually called I.D. Disks. The round one was redish and the other one was greenish in colour. The string was tied so that the red one could be cut off in the event of the soldier being killed. Ive also heard that a second red disk was attached to the air outlet on the gas mask.

As Geoff says they were made out of a compressed fiber. Almost like really thin but strong card.

They caried the soldiers Regtmental number, last name, first/middle names initials, religion and country. Officers ID disks usualy only had the name, rank, religion and country.

These ones pictured are of my grandfathers from when he served in WW2 with the Canadian Army.