How did the soldiers in the Medieval armies got recognize?? And i mean the common foot soldiers, the average pleb that works as a farmer before being given a spear and shield. Not the Knights and Nobleman with heraldry on their shield and armors.

by Virlux_

For example I've read that after a battle, If possible, the army would bring the dead bodies of their soldiers back for burial near the town which they hailed from. How did they managed this? It's not like they had dog tags back then, and i don't think they check the dead one by one just in case that one of the survivors recognize their fallen friend. So how did they do it??

Thanks in advance folks

DanKensington

More can always be said on the matter, so if anyone has anything to add, please go right ahead and do so!

While the following question is more about notification of the soldier's family back at home, identification of the death is a necessary step of that process. Thus I recommend u/WelfOnTheShelf's answer regarding notification of the family of a combatant who died in the Crusades. While the main post deals with knights, a follow-up deals with commoners.

I should also take this opportunity to straighten out what appears to be a misconception. u/Rittermeister has two excellent posts on who makes up Medieval armies; the 'average pleb that works as a farmer' might not quite be exactly who you're envisioning here.