British and Empire/Commonwealth forces (Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) were issued essentially identical identification discs of basic pattern during the Great War, Second World War and Korea, though official identity discs were frequently supplemented by private-purchase items such as identity bracelets, particularly favoured by sailors who believed the official discs were unlikely to survive long immersion in water.
British and Empire/Commonwealth forces (Australia Canada and New Zealand) were issued essentially identical identification discs of basic pattern during the Great War Second World War and Korea though official identity discs were frequently supplemented by private-purchase items such as identity bracelets particularly favoured by sailors who believed the official discs were unlikely to survive long immersion in water