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Identity cards for prisoner of war

This is an example of the card the Germans used to record a POWs personal details. As you can see, Lloyd Smith was taken prisoner on Crete on 1 June 1941

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library,
War History Collection
Reference:DA 7226
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Identity cards for prisoner of war, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/identity-cards-prisoner-war, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated

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