Hedley Malloch Posted 19 March , 2015 Share Posted 19 March , 2015 Where can I find out what different ranks of soldiers were paid in 1914? Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 19 March , 2015 Share Posted 19 March , 2015 A simple search on Long Long Trail brings this up http://www.1914-1918.net/pay_1914.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 7 August , 2016 Share Posted 7 August , 2016 Hi Did the pay rates change as the war progressed or did they stay the same as in the link above for 1914??? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 7 August , 2016 Admin Share Posted 7 August , 2016 10 hours ago, ForeignGong said: Hi Did the pay rates change as the war progressed or did they stay the same as in the link above for 1914??? Peter There was an increase in pay for soldiers and sailors in October 1917. For the Army, in addition to 1d a day for each year of service, proficiency pay was paid after six months instead of two years. Perhaps most signicantly the State took over elements of the compulsory allottment to dependants. These concessions did not apply to those men recruited on special rates of pay. The estimated cost to the Exchequer was £50m. Full details and Lloyd George's letter published in the Times Monday October 1 1917 pg 9 Not without controversy as subsequent editions show. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 8 August , 2016 Share Posted 8 August , 2016 Thanks very much Ken that explains a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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