Title
A pair of identification cards for sailor
Year/Period
Circa 1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 12.5 x 9.0 x 0.1 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2021-00804
Collection of
This document forms part of a group of shipping and personal identification documents which belonged to the late Asip bin Ali, dated 1948 to the 1970s. The documents paint a vivid picture of Asip bin Ali's career as a sailor, from the point of his appointment in 1948 (based on this Certificate of Service, but mentioned by his family as 1946) through to the late 1970s, whereupon he retired as quartermaster and crew supervisor (as illustrated by the Wages of Deck document). These identification documents were a mainstay of documentation carried by sailors during the 1940s to at least the 1970s, and contained rudimentary information such as the name and biodata of its bearer.
