Norwegian/British Dog Tag.

[Monsieur Hulot]

Is there anyone that can identify this?: FY RB A 217 Pettersen Norway.

Edited February 13, 2016 by Monsieur Hulot

[Great Dane]

Could "FYRB" be short for "fyrbøter" (= stoker) ?

/Mike

[peter monahan]

Sounds plausible and perhaps explains why the country is on it as well, if he was a merchant seaman or naval rating who might be wearing it in circumstances where his nationality was not otherwise evident.  The Royal Navy historically threw a very wide loop when it came tio recruiting, as I suspect most navies and civilian fleets did: qualifications as a sailor trumped nationality every time.