Isbn: 9780952811442 - the Uniforms, Insignia and Ephemera of the Home Front in Britain 1939-1945: Identity Cards, Permits and Passes: V. 2 (within the Island Fortress S.) (1 results)

Condition: New. Softback 52 pages illustrated in colour & B&W throughoutPublished Price £14 During World War II, Britain implemented a national identity card system under the National Registration Act 1939. This act required all civilians to carry an identity card at all times. These cards, issued to everyone from adults to children, were used for various purposes, including evacuations, rationing, and maintaining population statistics. While initially intended as a wartime measure, the system persisted until 1952. This excellent title covers in detail not only the Compulsory Identification Card, but many other forms of Identity Cards and documents including, Access Passes,Travel Documents,Military Identity, Prohibited Place and Driving Permits, Sailors Pay and Identity books,RAF Identity Card, Aliens Certificate,Essential Services Certificate Ect. Book.…