cullbaggie Posted 8 April , 2015 Share Posted 8 April , 2015 just a short question, if a soldier recieved an award ( i:e MM,MC,VC) could they instantly get access to their Pension after they returned home at the end of the war. and was it enhanced by higher achieving medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 8 April , 2015 Admin Share Posted 8 April , 2015 There were,as Frank Richards and others wrote, 'no grants or allowances with the Military Medal'; George Coppard groused that recipients got £10 in WW2 but he got nothing for his. The DCM attracted an award of £20 payable on discharge if there was no pension entitlement or sixpence a day on his pension entitlement when granted. Richards claimed it was £20 and sixpence a day, no doubt an expert will be along soon to clarify! The original annuity for the VC was £10 raised to £50 in 1898 and later to £100; the current annuity is £2129 (will have just increased in line with other pensions!). The current regulations are that the annuity is paid annually,in arrears, on the anniversary of the act for which the recipient is honoured. I don't know if this was the same for WW1, in other words whether or not a soldier could instantly get access to the annuity on discharge. Only the VC (and later the GC) have an entitlement to an annuity. As an officer was expected to have independent means I don't think their awards e.g. MC, DSO etc had any financial enhancement. The award of the DCM and it's associated gratuity was only available for non-commissioned ranks. There was also a small annuity for the MSM, again only available to ORs Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Twenty pounds a year in my grandfathers day, for the MSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 9 April , 2015 Share Posted 9 April , 2015 Don't forget - there were two kinds of MSM; the annuity bearing one for especially long and distinguished service, and the "Immediate" one of the First World War period, used for gallantry not in the face of the enemy and some elements of distinguished service - which did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted 13 July , 2015 Share Posted 13 July , 2015 In WW1 was the annuity payable to dependents if the VC holder was later kia or was it only paid to the VC holder during his lifetime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 13 July , 2015 Share Posted 13 July , 2015 The annuity expires on the death of the recipient. There is a modern JSP (Joint Service Publication) on the subject - which is going to need revising after last week's budget when it was doubled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted 14 July , 2015 Share Posted 14 July , 2015 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 14 July , 2015 Share Posted 14 July , 2015 Just to back up Ken's bit on the DCM see the attached. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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