Identity Card
Object numberM2008/009:001
TitleIdentity Card
CreatorAustralian Government
DescriptionIdentity Card: Civilian Registration (British Subjects), Form C.R.3., No. 26 MB A64738, Issued at G.D.D. Sydney, Australia, to Heinz Baum of 10 Bradley St, Bellevue Hill (Sydney), circa 1940s. The card was to be carried whenever away from home and needed to be shown at any time on demand, to any person authorized by law to see it. It is signed by H. Baum and indicates that he worked in a furrier. The card is marked O.H.M.S. (On His Majesty's Service) and Post Free. Heinz Baum was born in Berlin on 21 August 1913. It is uncertain when he came to Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Army on 20 April 1942 and served in 21 Works Company in Australia. He was discharged on 30 October 1945.
Production date circa 1940
Object nameidentity cards
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 135.00 mm
height: 85.00 mm
Language
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Heinz Baum via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2007