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Belgian Forces identity tags are, like the Canadian and Norwegian, designed to be broken in two in case of fatality; the lower half is returned to the Belgian Defence staff, while the upper half remains on the body. The tags contain the following information: Service Number; the first two digits state the starting year of service and the other eight digits state the specific unit of the person.
There are many styles of dog tags to suit any taste. All of our solid sterling silver tags are Hand Engraved, this is deeply cut out by hand, this ensures that your special name, date, message lasts forever. Due to a wartime shortage of brass, a zinc version was encountered from 1915. This was sealed by a clip and can also, along with the paper insert, include basic details stamped to the case (possibly in an attempt to continue the chance of identification even after the paperwork has become water/decay damaged post-burial. A final version was made in 1918. This was a much simplified version made of a single piece of cheap pressed tin. This had to be tied at the loop to keep it shut. Due to its frailty, not many examples of these survive today.The standard chain set includes a mill spec 304 grade stainless chain set but other options include: MyDogTag.com supports our military and veteran community by actively sponsoring Military, Veteran, and P.T.S.D. charities and organizations with free Dog Tags, often in memory and support of deceased and injured veterans and their families. U.S. Military Dog Tags Frequently Asked Questions specify them as having health problems that may interact adversely with medical treatments, especially standard or "first-line" ones (as in the case of an allergy to common medications)
details. The reverse was initially blank, but would later contain details of any transfers between units. However, in October 1883 , these details were simplified and, from then on, the obverse would be stamped with the soldier's surname and first name along with his “class” year (ie.the year in which he became eligible for compulsory military service) or, in the case of volunteers ,the year of his voluntary enlistment preceded by the letters ‘E.V’ (Engages Voluntaires). On the reverse was to be found his military district (as related to place of birth, not necessarily that of residence) and his service number at recruitment. No further details would be stamped on the disc throughout the soldier's service. NRIC number (The last digit is an odd number for a male soldier, and an even number for a female soldier.) 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.) Prior to the outbreak of war, there were at least three changes to the stamping and issue of Identity Discs…The British Army now use surgical stainless steel tags, one is on a 24" chain and the other is on a 4.5" chain. The tags are usually inscribed with service number, blood group, surname, initials and religion. Modern Dog Tags But such was the destructive power of weapons in the First World War that the army had allowed a flaw to remain in its guidance relating to the administration of casualties. The Field Regulations Part II, 1909, Chapter XVI paragraph 133, with amendments of October 1914, stated that ‘Anyone concerned with burying a soldier, or finding a body after an action, will remove the identity disc and pay book’. By removing the two key forms of identification from a body, the possibility of misidentification of the dead became more likely. Erkennungsmarke, nicht magnetisierbar (identification tag, non-magnetizable) for personnel working for special tasks, non-magnetic stainless steel
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