Identity Discs : Lance Corporal F E T Fitts, Headquarters Signals, 29 Battalion, AIF

Place Europe: France
Accession Number REL25339
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Personal Equipment
Physical description Leather; aluminium
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made c 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Octagonal leather identity disc joined by a short length of fine rope to a circular aluminium identity disc. Leather disc is impressed '28 / F.E.T.FITTS / H.Q. / SIGS. / 29. A.I. / C.E.'. Aluminium disc is impressed with '28 / F.E.T.FITTS / H.Q. SIGS / 29 A.I. / C.E.'.

History / Summary

Associated with 28 Lance Corporal Frederick Ernest T Fitts, MM, Headquarters Signals, 29 Battalion AIF, who later served with 32 Battalion, AIF. He enlisted on 14 July 1915 and returned to Australia on 28 March 1919.