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2017.049.002
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WW II ID Disk - A/Sgt Blackwood
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WW II Identity Disks - A/Sgt Blackwood
WW II Identity Disks (dog tags) of A/Sgt W.F. Blackwood. On the red round disk: "K52264 / CPL / W.F. CPL. / BLACKWOOD / UN. C CDN" On the green octagonal disk: "C ? / K52264 / CPL / W.F. / BLACKWOOD / UN. C CDN"
K52264 A/ Sgt. W.F. Blackwood served in the Seaforths from 14 September 1939 to 23 April 1944. At one time he was in the Pioneer Section. See the related photograph.
The status of the identity discs remained virtually unchanged until World War 2 when Routine Order #29 for the Canadian Army Active Service Force outlined the procedure to be used. This procedure called for the discs to be issued by the local Militia District (in this case #11 (BC) with the "K" service number prefix) and that they be in the possession of the men and officers before they left the District to proceed overseas.
The style of the discs was unchanged - there were still two discs, one red, one green. RO 29 called for the stamping to be in straight lines across the discs, except in cases of lengthy names which could be "stamped in other than a straight line. Once again members of the Canadian Army were identified as 'CANADIANS' [CDN] on the discs. By the end of the war the number of religions which could be included on the disc greatly increased. The Muslim faith was not one of them. It was included under "Other Denominations - OD".

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