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First World War Round Metal Identity Disc of Private David SCOTT 613

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c. 1914

Overview

First World War white metal round identity disc issued to Private David SCOTT 613.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.15.10

Item type

Metal Medallions

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Metal (silver-plated)

Width

35 mm

Height or length

35 mm

Weight

2 g

Inscriptions and markings

“D. SCOTT / 613 / B / 16 A.I. / M”

Contextual information

Identity disc issued to Pte David SCOTT, 613, is part of collection of items handed down through the family. Pte SCOTT enlisted on 24/09/1914 assigned to the 16th Battalion, B Company, he was killed in action at Gallipoli on the 28/04/1915, aged 25 years.
The identity disc was issued to each soldier in order to identify wounded and deceased men. It was to be worn around the neck and was impressed with soldiers details, regimental number, name, unit and religion.

Keywords

First World War

1st World War

16th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1st Australian Imperial Force

Identification Disc

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 1914

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance