A dog tag or identity disc with John J. Looby AIF KOFC, Paris, written on it.
John J. Looby was my maternal granduncle and he fought in WWI. I inherited the “dog tag” I have with me today from my mother, who divided her valuables with my sister and me before she passed away, on the advice of a friend. I had always been fascinated by this “dog tag”, and my sister agreed I should have it. It was something a soldier wore around his neck during the Great War to identify him. The “dog tag” or identity disc here has his name on one side, and the letters AIF KOFC written on the flip side along with the location – Paris. We have recently established as far as possible that AIF stands for (First) Australian Imperial Force and that KOFC is for Knights of Columbus. I don’t know what happened to my granduncle and would be most interested to find out. The key may be in the National Archives of Australia where the Australian Imperial Force records are held.

John J. Looby's dog tag or identity disc
John J. Looby's dog tag or identity disc with the initials AIF and KOFC Paris
John J. Looby
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