Tag [Prisoner of War Identification Tag]
Object detail
Accession number
2004.7
Production period
Description
Identification tag consists of bakelite tag and metal tag, attached together by a metal chain. The bakelite tag is octagonal in shape with a circular hole at the top and bottom (chain runs through both holes). The metal tag is rectangular in shape with slits running through the centre and circular holes in 3 of the corners (the chain runs through 2 holes). Brown tag - from New Zealand. Metal tag - German POW tag from Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf. Circa 1940.
Marks
STALAG VIII B Nn: 26878 Inscribed
DO NOT REMOVE Inscribed
NZ403290 AIRMAN CA POWELL COFE RNZAF Inscribed
[NZ 403290 / AIRMAN / CA POWELL / COFE RNZAF] :REVERSE: 'DO NOT / REMOVE' Maker's Mark
STALAG VIII B / No 26878 Maker's Mark
DO NOT REMOVE Inscribed
NZ403290 AIRMAN CA POWELL COFE RNZAF Inscribed
[NZ 403290 / AIRMAN / CA POWELL / COFE RNZAF] :REVERSE: 'DO NOT / REMOVE' Maker's Mark
STALAG VIII B / No 26878 Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Tag [Prisoner of War Identification Tag], 2004.7. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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