I watched these dog tags sell on ebay today, went for 21 quid. Seems a shame that things like this go on e bay. Makes me wonder just who G.A. Walker 1612939 was.
Not always a shame David, many people do buy these items to then put some history around it by finding out about the person who wore them. I do that with items I buy from Ebay regarding the holocaust.
Not always a shame David, many people do buy these items to then put some history around it by finding out about the person who wore them. I do that with items I buy from Ebay regarding the holocaust. You are right of course. I watched them with the intention of buying them, researching them and perhaps passing them on to a relative but they ended up too expensive for me to undertake that task.
That Number, assuming it was an Army one would mean he's a Gunner. Royal Artillery (Field, Coastal & Anti-Aircraft) 721001 - 1842000 and 11000001 - 11500000
That Number, assuming it was an Army one would mean he's a Gunner. Royal Artillery (Field, Coastal & Anti-Aircraft) 721001 - 1842000 and 11000001 - 11500000 It actually means that he originally enlisted in the RA as his first basic training unit. He could have served in practically anything afterwards and retained the same number. Dave
they ended up too expensive for me to undertake that task. They actually went for a lot more than similar items usually go for. Unless there was something "special" about them (a relative's, a casualty's,a gallantry medal winner's, etc, etc), you did right to pull out of the bidding. 1920 -1950 pattern ID discs such as these are very common and , if it's research on them that you wish to undertake, then there are many others for a lot less out there. Dave
It actually means that he originally enlisted in the RA as his first basic training unit. He could have served in practically anything afterwards and retained the same number. Dave Sorry forgot to make that clear. Often my brain doesn't work properly.
Thanks Owen, I had presumed he was R.A.F. because his dog tags are just like my Dad's. I forgot to add something too! The number on the discs could be RAF, though it is most likely that these actually are to a soldier originally in the RA. (RAF discs usually (there are always exceptions though) had the initials "RAF" stamped on them too - (British)Army discs had number, name and initials, religion stamped on them (and very occasionally ( but against S.O.P.s) a rank - more common on officer's discs). RAF discs had number, name and initials, RAF and religion. It's relatively easy to spot discs issued to colonials due to a number of stampings not found on Brit discs such as the Australian "origin" service numbers, the "CDN" or "Canadian" on Canadian disks, etc etc. Dave.
