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identity disc

Metal disc or discs worn around the neck by all soldiers. The idea, evolved during World War I and eventually common to all combatants, was principally to identify the dead.

They were nicknamed ‘dog tags’ by US troops in World War II, after their similarity to the ID discs worn by dogs on their collar.

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No references found			Please once again to ensure the return of your cat if it is lost, make sure they wear a collar and identity disc and you have them microchipped. PET WATCH by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Almost three quarters of a century ago, I was given a rosary at my confirmation, which I wore around my neck, along with my identity discs, through the junk-heap of my memorabilia and, if possible, I will find it and put it back on. Pale Horse is approaching; VIEWPOINTS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) He was identified from a rusty identity disc and cap badge. Grief and pride as 1914 soldier laid to rest by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Icknield Way Ickworth icon Iconium iconoclast iconography iconology iconostasis icosahedron ICQ ICU id id Software id. IDA Idaho Idaho Falls IDE Ide, John idea Ideale, Die idealism Idei, Nobuyuki identikit identity identity disc ideology Ides Idfu Idi Amin Dada, Lake idiom idiopathic idiophone idiot savant Idiot, Der Iditarod idle time idolatry Idoménée Idomeneo, rè di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante Idris Idris I Idrisi, abu- Abdullah Muhammad ibn-Muhammad al- Idun Idyll Idyll: Once I Passed Through a Populous City IEEE Ieper IETF If Ife			Identity and Experiences Scale-General Identity and Passport Service Identity and Privacy Strategies Identity and Reference on the Semantic Web Identity and Trust Assurance Identity as a Service Identity Assurance Expert Group Identity Based Access Control Identity Based Networking Services Identity by type identity card identity card Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals Identity certificate Identity certificate Identity certificate Identity chaos Identity Christianity identity classification identity comparison identity crises identity crises identity crises identity crisis identity crisis identity crisis identity crisis Identity Data Management Group IDentity Deployment of the Year Identity diffusion identity disc identity disorder identity disorder of childhood Identity document Identity document Identity Dominance System-Maritime Domain Identity Driven Management Architecture Identity Driven Manager identity element identity element identity element identity element identity element identity elements identity elements identity elements identity elements identity elements Identity Federation Framework Identity fraud Identity fraud Identity fraud Identity fraud Identity Fraud Trends and Patterns identity function identity function identity gate Identity Governance Framework Identity Integration Feature Pack Identity Lifecycle Manager Identity management

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