In December 1940, the Germans who occupied Jersey the summer before released a decree that ordered ever person over the age of 14 to register under the Registration and Identification of Persons (Jersey) Order, 1940. This resulted in all inhabitants of the island over the age of 14 being issued with a registration card, which included photograph of the owner, their address, name and other personal details. Children under the age of 14 were recorded on the back of their fathers card. The purpose of the cards was to provide clear identification of an individual if they were stopped by a German official, gave occupiers a rounded consensus of Jerseys population, and assisted in identifying and deporting certain individuals based on their nationality. Below is a selection of some of the registration cards given to people living on Jersey during the occupation:

The stories of the people who owned the above registration cards can be found in the Jersey War Tunnels, where some of their stories have been documented, and photocopies of the registration cards are available to look at and keep. Their stories reflect only a handful of the stories available from the German occupation, all of which tell a different tale of the struggles the people of Jersey endured under the strict rules and regulation of the Germans during the occupation.