Madbob
22nd Feb 2009, 15:05
Prompted by another thread about unidentified graves I thought I would ask a question (or three) about the dog tags I was issued with.
Q1. Why are they made of fibre?
Q2. Has the design changed?
Q3. Are they supposed to be fire / acid proof?
Both are made of a compressed fibre material, one is circular and reddy brown the other is green and with 8 sides. The impressed text on both tags is the same. On one side it says RAF OFF, Religion and Blood Group. The other side has my service no and initials and name.
The red one has a single hole and the green one two holes.
I guess one stayed with the body/remains and the other removed as part of the reporting action......
I used to wear them on a split ring suspended from the little "D" ring on the front of my flying suit.
MB
Q1. Why are they made of fibre?
Q2. Has the design changed?
Q3. Are they supposed to be fire / acid proof?
Both are made of a compressed fibre material, one is circular and reddy brown the other is green and with 8 sides. The impressed text on both tags is the same. On one side it says RAF OFF, Religion and Blood Group. The other side has my service no and initials and name.
The red one has a single hole and the green one two holes.
I guess one stayed with the body/remains and the other removed as part of the reporting action......
I used to wear them on a split ring suspended from the little "D" ring on the front of my flying suit.
MB