Summary
Alternative Name(s): Registration Card
Identity card, made in 1942 and used by Amy Doreen Lavey. She lived at 41 Kenmare Street, Box Hill North, then a semi-rural suburb, and was described as 'Housewife'.
The card is for civilian registration ('British subjects'). The card explains 'You may need it under national emergency conditions for important purposes....You must carry this identity card with you whenever away from your home. The card must be shown, at any time on demand, to any person authorized by law to see it.'
Physical Description
Brown paper card, printed on both sides, with hand-written personal details and three official stamps.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Amy D. Lavey, 21 Oct 1985
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Person Named
Mrs Amy D. Lavey, 41 Kenmare Street, Box Hill North, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1942
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Inscriptions
Text: O.H.M.S./Form C.R.3/Civilian Registration (British Subjects) /Keep this Identity Card in a cover/It will fit into an ordinary envelope/Carry it with you when away from home/IDENTITY CARD. Handwritten: Amy Doreen Lavey/41 Kenmare Str/Box Hill Nth.
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Overall Dimensions
14.7 cm (Width), 9.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
1 mm (Length), 141 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Home Fronts, Identifications, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945