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IDENTITY CARD BENJAMIN GEORGE BLOMFIELD

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1943

Overview

Rectangle fawn card with black printed text and black written text. On front a rectangle piece of white paper has been stuck with black printed and written text. Black printed and written text on back. Purple text stamped front bottom left

Historical information

Identity card carried by Benjamin Blomfield during World War II. Benjamin was living in Belmont but in 1943 got a job at Hiawatha Dairy in Bedfordale where he moved too in May of that year with his wife Carmen. Benjamin was still working at a dairy in the region in 1948.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1995.17

Item type

Documents

Material

Card

Ink

Paper

Inscriptions and markings

Front written [Benjamin George Blomfield / Scott St / South Belmont] on white paper [Hiawatha Dairy / Bedfordale / B G Blomfield 30/5/43]

Year

1943

Statement of significance

This object is part of collection with good provenance and interpretive potential that tells the story of the City of Armadale's connection to armed conflicts around the world from the late 1800s to today. The collection explores the experiences of people associated with the City of Armadale who went to war, their experiences when they returned as well as how these conflicts impacted the community who stayed behind.

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Thursday, 24 September, 2026

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