Japanese soldiers' identification tags

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Re: Japanese soldiers' identification tags

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Post by Akira Takizawa » 29 May 2017, 02:45

It is written as follows.
佐一 (Sa 1)
No. 15

佐一 would mean the unit, but I have no idea what unit it is.

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Post by Davidin » 29 May 2017, 07:03

Thanks Taki. Regards from Spain.


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Post by Davidin » 05 Jun 2017, 01:58

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Is this a military tag?
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Re: Japanese soldiers' identification tags

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Post by Akira Takizawa » 05 Jun 2017, 02:18

Davidin wrote:Is this a military tag?
No, it is a true dog tag. Dogs are registered to the local government. This tag was issued by Kwantung local government (関東州庁) in 1943.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%96%A2 ... E%E5%BA%81

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Post by Davidin » 05 Jun 2017, 16:46

Ok. Thanks

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Post by Davidin » 19 Jun 2017, 16:29

Any information about this tag? Thank you
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Post by Akira Takizawa » 20 Jun 2017, 05:46

榮 means China Expeditionary Army. 57 after 榮 means 52nd Infantry Regiment. But, I don't believe that this tag is from it, because 57 is the code when the regiment was stationed in Japan homeland. 榮 57 is irregular and I cannot identify the unit.

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Post by Davidin » 20 Jun 2017, 12:26

Thank you very much for the information Taki. It is already much more than I knew. These two plates I showed are purchased in China. I do not know to what extent they will or will not be true. a greeting

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Post by Davidin » 23 Jun 2017, 16:47

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Hello friends,
Can this plate be original? I have seen some similar in some previous post. A greeting.

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Post by Akira Takizawa » 23 Jun 2017, 17:30

A child name and his grandfather's name and address are written. It is a tag for child.

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Post by Davidin » 23 Jun 2017, 17:50

Ok... Thanks

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Post by Dodie » 16 Nov 2017, 08:58

Hello everyone,
    I am new here. Can anyone help me to translate the printed numbers, letters, or words in the japanese ID tags (Ninshikihyo's) as seen in my attachment? Please correct them for the right reading position. These were treasured together with other items in the mountainous and forest areas in the municipality of Tanay, province of Rizal, Luzon island, Philippines (East of Manila). I can tell where exactly each dogtag were found through GPS coordinate. They were found almost at the same place at a radius of 2 km. may be (14.76228°N, 121.31618°E).
     I hope and pray that this could help tracing WW2 history and to the family members of the lost soul in a far away jungle in the Philippines.
     Please give me some information about it such that I may return them to the relatives of the original owner.
    Thank you...
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Re: Japanese soldiers' identification tags

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Post by stulev » 17 Nov 2017, 13:52

2nd row right is from unit 4755 = 8th Division Signal Unit

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Re: Japanese soldiers' identification tags

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Post by Akira Takizawa » 17 Nov 2017, 15:51

Japanese ID tag for private has only soldier number and it is impossible to know the original owner. The tags on the right row are all for privates. The first and second tags on the left row are unreadable. The third one is not Japanese soldiers' ID tag.

On the first tag of the right row, unit name is written as 南兵廠. It will mean 南方軍野戦造兵廠(Southern Army Field Arsenal). But, 南方軍野戦造兵廠 existed at Singapore and had no branch in the Philippines. Probably, this soldier was transferred from 南方軍野戦造兵廠 to the Philippines.

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Re: Japanese soldiers' identification tags

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Post by hysteric » 17 Nov 2017, 16:19

For the sake of knowing... maybe a higher resolution photo, in focus and without the green circles would yield more information.

To expand on what Stulev says about the 8th Division Signal Unit, 杉4755 番129 – 8th Division was with the 41st Army on Luzon.
番Ban is the abbreviation for "bango". the soldier’s personal identification number but as Taki says the records for those were destroyed long ago.

Bottom left side: Too degraded to read
Bottom center: Too degraded to read

Bottom right side: speculation / best guess
4623 – 47th Line of Communications Guard Unit – 25th Army in Sumatra
Bango: 92 (soldier’s number)

Edit: It occurs to me that these tags may represent soldiers who became stranded in Manila on their way to their original postings. In around July 1944 the loss of shipping prevented about 10,000 replacement troops from continuing past this point so the 1st Field Replacement Headquarters was created to absorb, retrain and house them.

The tags then might be from a 'specially established' or 'temporary' unit. Not helpful I know but seems a possibility.

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