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Title: British WW I dog tags
Date Created and/or Issued: 1914-1918
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: Pair of vulcanized asbestos fiber World War I dog tags for a British soldier. One tag is round, the other is octagonal and strung together on a piece of rope. Each shows the same hand-stamped data: "CAN ENG / P / SPR / NELSON JM / 506334" which includes the name, rank, serial number, country of origin, and religion.
Type: image
Identifier: FCC08296-17A0-4E1C-AC90-591042210850
1991-4-169
Subject: World War, 1914-1918
Great Britain
Canada
Military
Military personnel

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