Dog-tag de-code?

Sounds more like a tool-tally than an ID Disc.

May not be a “personal” ID tag but could be a tag used as a receipt token for loaned equipment.

Agreed! No Woolfox in Air 78

Also makes sense to me!

May not be a “personal” ID tag but could be a tag used as a receipt token for loaned equipment.

That makes more sense, because the format doesn’t even come close to any RAF personal identity disk I’ve ever seen.

May not be a “personal” ID tag but could be a tag used as a receipt token for loaned equipment.

Thanks for all the info so far. This came from someone who contacted me out of the blue, so I’m sort of working 3rd hand here! I’ll see what else I can come up with.

Hi Graham,

Do you have both a red and a green identity disk with these same markings? These were hand stamped, so I’ve seen some variations in format even from tags believed to be from the same period. Woolfox is the surname of the serviceman.

The format most often seen would be Service Number at the top, below that would be Religion, and next to that would be Blood Type. Below that would be the Surname with the first and middle initials either above it, beside it, or below it, depending on how many letters were in the surname and how much room there is on the disk. If you have a picture of the disk/s it would be easier to confirm or if you could diagram exactly where the markings are it would help. Without seeing it I can only guess that the tag belonged to “I.V. Woolfox”. If it is a real WWII era RAF identity disk then I don’t believe it refers to Woolfox Lodge. I believe that the RAF was the only branch of service that stamped their initials on the identity disks but they didn’t stamp “RAF” on all disks. Again, these were done by hand and there are many variations in format. Good luck.

Cheers

Doubt in wartime you would put your unit on it,

Mine have my name, serial no, blood group, branch of service aka RAF and religion

“Woolfox” could perhaps refer to RAF Woolfox Lodge?