Historical information

Identification disc issued to POW's at Australian internment camps during WW2.

Physical description

Round bakelite (brown) disc with hole at top centre. One side plain. Reverse side has four lines of identification (see inscriptions). Used as identification of POW. Contained in a "by air mail" envelope.

Inscriptions & markings

Line 1: I J F
Line 2: (identification number) 50517
Line 3 and 4: (identification name) SO KWEE TIEN NIO
Envelope inscription: Internment camp 4 Rushworth - Tatura Group WW2 Identity disc
So Kwee Tien Nio
Date of birth 15-12-1899
No 4 A Camp Tatura