JulianB Posted 29 July , 2004 Share Posted 29 July , 2004 Could anyone please tell me what the AR was, what it's full title was and what would be the "latest edition" in August 1916 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 29 July , 2004 Share Posted 29 July , 2004 This may be of help? Posted some time ago but your new post rang a bell! Best wishes. Des Advertisement from May 14.1915 Ballymena Observer. Someone had a post on the other day about benefits for service men's families. I couldn't find the original post so I hope this is what they meant:- From March 1, the Separation Allowances paid by the Govt. to wives and children of soldiers have been increased so that the total weekly payment to the family, if the soldier makes the usual allotment from his pay, is as follows:- Wife, per week (cpl. or pte.) 12/6 ... Sgt. 15/- Wife and 1 child 17/6 20/- Wife and 2 children 21/- 23/6 Wife and 3 children 23/- 25/6 and so on with an addition of 2/- for each additional child. Each motherless child per week 5/- From Feb. 1 1915 Separation Allowance is oayable for all children up to the age of 16 years. Allowances for other dependents If an unmarried solider has supported dependent or deopendents for a reasonable period, and wishes to continue the support he gave, the Govt. will help, during the war. by making a grant of separation allowance, porovided he will contribute a portion of his pay. The max. rate of allowance willas a rule be the same for a wife, but in cases where the soldier supported more than one dpendent, the max. allowance will be at a wife's rate for one dependent and at a children's rate for the others as shown in following examples. If a soldier suppirted his mother only the weekly maximum allowance will be 12/6 father and mother 17/6 his mother and thre brothers or sisters 23/- Excuse the typos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianB Posted 29 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 29 July , 2004 Desmond, thanks, but I should have said that AR was mentioned in a letter from the front dated aug 1916 where the writer wanted the latest edn of AR sent to him as he wanted to claim for damaged/destroyed kit I realise now that, as in the modern usage, it is probably more relevant to wives and dependants so, it's the kit bit (!) I need thanks anyway Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 29 July , 2004 Share Posted 29 July , 2004 No problem - it may come in handy some day! Cheers, Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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