James Alp POW dog tags from Stammlager IV B camp, Germany
Unknown (German), Maker
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About the Work
These
dog
tags
were
for
James
Herbert
Golding
Alp
(New
Zealander
b.1911,
d.1989),
a
former
custodian
at
the
Sarjeant
Gallery,
when
he
was
interred
as
a
prisoner
of
war
at
the
Stammlager
IV
B
camp
in
Germany
during
WWII.
Measurements
25 x 60 mm each
Media
zinc metal
Description
Two zinc metal prisoner of war tags with punched holes and stamped text. Each tag has a curved top. One has a single punched hole at centre top and the other has two punched holes through the metal at centre top. Both are stamped with the following text on one side "Stalag IV B 228382".
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the Alp family, 2022
Collection Type
Archives
Acquisition Date
10 Feb 2022