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Everybody during the war had to have identification cards, which they had to take with them everywhere they went. They were used so that you could prove you were a British citizen when you were asked. It was to try and stop spies infiltrating Britain.

The back and inside of World War 2 identity cards.

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Everybody during the war had to have identification cards, which they had to take with them everywhere they went. They were used so that you could prove you were a British citizen when you were asked. It was to try and stop spies infiltrating Britain.

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24th Feb 2009

Subjects:
Citizenship, History, ICT, PSHE, Science

Key Stages:
Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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identify cards British United Kingdom citizen spies

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