Rob Chester Posted 27 May , 2013 Share Posted 27 May , 2013 My Grandfather served in the Artillery and looking at his records, which thankfully seem to have survived the bombing and weeding processes unscathed, it shows that in April 1917 he was "Granted Class II P.Pay" and in July he was "Granted Class I P.Pay" this latter coinciding with him being promoted to Acting Bombadier. Does anybody know what these pay grades mean and how much they were worth? Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin ss002d6252 Posted 27 May , 2013 Admin Share Posted 27 May , 2013 There was , in some roles, proficiency pay . I suspect this is what it refers to. Some more info here - http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=158007&hl="proficiency%20pay"#entry1527209 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 27 May , 2013 Share Posted 27 May , 2013 Yes, it was proficiency pay. Class II was 3d a day and Class I was 6d a day. You had to achieve certaoin technical standards, but during the war the rules were relaxed a bit and it could be awarded on the say-so of the unit CO, who was expected to know the standards required. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Chester Posted 27 May , 2013 Author Share Posted 27 May , 2013 Thanks both. The records don't say what he did or how he qualified for the pay. But it does say they were issued "in the field" which makes me suspect that it was given by his unit CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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