Beau Geste Posted 30 November , 2014 Share Posted 30 November , 2014 Is there any truth in a comment I received recently from an American friend of mine who said that each American soldier who fought in The Great War received a life insurance policy worth five thousand dollars, enough to purchase an average sized farm. So, if he was killed his family weren't left destitute ? Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3rn Posted 30 November , 2014 Share Posted 30 November , 2014 Happened to be reading this article (Saturday 11 May 1918) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15785834 - an Australian example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 30 November , 2014 Share Posted 30 November , 2014 Is there any truth in a comment I received recently from an American friend of mine who said that each American soldier who fought in The Great War received a life insurance policy worth five thousand dollars, Yes (and no)... the 'war risk insurance policy' varied in size and wasn't necessarily compulsory (so, I suppose that to say that 'each American soldier who served received it' would be erroneous). It was also payable upon serious injury or disability, not just death. Here's an example page mentioning it from my collection of pay books. Sgt. Manning, in this particular case, took out a 10,000 dollar policy that cost him 6 dollars and 50 cents per month to uphold... Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Geste Posted 1 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 1 December , 2014 Thank you both. Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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