Pair of identity discs : Captain L D Maclean, Australian Staff Corps

Compressed fibre identity discs: Captain Lauchlan Duart Maclean, Australian Staff Corps

Accession Number	REL29184.002
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Personal Equipment
Physical description	Aluminium, Metal
Maker	Australian Army
Place made	Australia
Date made	1944
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945

Description

Pair of aluminium identity discs. Both discs are stamped from aluminium with a 4 mm mounting hole; one is circular, the other an elongated octagon. The following details are stamped into both discs: Obverse: NX179838 P L D MACLEAN; and on the reverse A2.

History / Summary

Associated with the service of NX179838 Captain Lauchlan Duart Maclean. Maclean was born in Sydney on 3 February 1925 and trained as an officer at Duntroon under the cadet number 2395. He enlisted for service with the Second Australian Imperial Force on 13 December 1944.