2009-03-09 16:49:37 Adam Daubney adaubney 2011-02-24 13:17:45 Daniel Pett dpett LIN-5479D4 pendant Fragment of a German second world war dog tag. This fragment is from the same tag as LIN-CE1D45 which was found in 2005. The tag is flat, crescentric and is broken down the centre. One surface of the tag is stamped with the owners details. It reads "Stamm kom[p J.E.B. 348]". Stamped on the line below is the letter "O" indicating the soldiers bloodgroup, and the number "16", indicating his role number. In full the first line would have read: "Stammkompanie Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 348" (see other fragment for detail). The metal content of the tag looks like pewter or lead, but is more likely to be some kind of zinc alloy. The upper part of the dog tag, or "erkennungsmarke" (literally ~ indentity tag) was normally buried with the soldier, whilst the lower was sent back to the records office. An image of the tag was sent to the Deutsche Deinststelle, who wrote back to say that the wearer of the Erkennunsmarke reappeared in Germany in 1956, proving that despite being the upper portion, the tag was not part of a burial. The tag was found near the old POW camp at Wellingore, Lincolnshire, where the owner was presumably located immediately after the war. Fragment of a German second world war dog tag. This fragment is from the same tag as LIN-CE1D45 which was found in 2005. The tag is flat, crescentric and is broken down the centre. One surface of the tag is stamped with the owners details. It reads "Stamm kom[p J.E.B. 348]". Stamped on the lin... Silver Struck or hammered MODERN MODERN 1945 1956 25 35 1 2009-03-09 16:49:37 LINCOLNSHIRE NORTH KESTEVEN POINT( ) From Map SK95NE SK4935 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 LIN Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.