Australian World War 1 Identity Disk – E.J. Stanley 2973

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Unofficial World War 1 identity disk made from an old head British Queen Victoria penny. Reverse has been skimmed off and engraved with ‘wiggle work’ to read:

2973
E.J. Stanley
7th. 57th.
A.I.F.
R.C.

Edmund John (or Joe) Stanley (service number 2973) served in the A.I.F. from 1916 to 1919 and had a very poor service record. You can read the full story of Edmund Stanley and his ID Disk on the Australian Coin Collecting Blog.

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