Modern dog tag, British or American?

[High Wood]

This identity disc came with a Burma Star group issued by the Rhodesian authorities but is clearly later than WW2 vintage. It appears to be of the type issued to American military personnel except that the details do not appear to follow the American format, i.e. surname, first name, service number, blood group, religion.

I am not sure what format is used on British identity discs but the eight figure service number starts with a 0 and has a post nominal E.

Do British dog tags give the service number before the name?

Here are the details:

05050828E
G P Thompson
FC BLGP O RH-

Could it be Rhodesian?

Any thoughts would be welcome.

[rhodesianmilitaria]

Not Rhodesian.
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[High Wood]

Originally Posted by rhodesianmilitaria

Not Rhodesian.
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Thank you for that. I appreciate that the dog tags are modern and do not go with the medal group.I wondered if there is perhaps a family connection the son of a Rhodesian Burma campaign veteran who served in the British Army, if indeed, the tags are in fact British.

[Hawthorn]

Personally I have never seen a British Army id disc that matches the one shown.

Regards Simon.

[High Wood]

Originally Posted by Hawthorn

Personally I have never seen a British Army id disc that matches the one shown.

Regards Simon.

Many thanks, it certainly does not appear to be standard British issue and yet it has a very English name on it.

[BWEF]

It looks South African to me.

[BWEF]

It looks South African to me.