David Ingleby Posted 28 June , 2020 Share Posted 28 June , 2020 As I understand it, this register gives the details of the back pay and allowances due to a soldier as at the date of his death, and was paid to a nominated next of kin or third party. How would a soldier end up with a negative monetary sum owed? One soldier I am researching - Pte. Walter Gilbert, 18346, 10th KOYLI, DOW 6 Jan 1916 - has a debit balance owing of £16 8s and a farthing. How would this have arisen? Was it simply a case of the soldier having advances on his pay?? How did the army treat this? Did they try to recover the money from the next of kin, or did they write it off? All 5 soldiers on this particular page of the Register have debit balances - all obviously sent to the 'Naughty Page"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 28 June , 2020 Share Posted 28 June , 2020 They'd be offset against any monies the man was owed but they'd not recoup it from family. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ingleby Posted 30 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2020 Many thanks Craig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 30 June , 2020 Share Posted 30 June , 2020 I read the amount shown as sixteen shillings and eightpence farthing (no "£" sign). Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ingleby Posted 30 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2020 Martin - see attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 30 June , 2020 Share Posted 30 June , 2020 Can you give a link to the doc , please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ingleby Posted 30 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2020 Try this: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60506/images/42511_6129999_0030-00182?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=TIM2&_phstart=successSource&pId=520083 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 30 June , 2020 Share Posted 30 June , 2020 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 30 June , 2020 Share Posted 30 June , 2020 I still read it as sixteen and eightpence farthing. The men at the top and bottom of that same page have amounts that include the "£" sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clay Posted 30 June , 2020 Share Posted 30 June , 2020 5 minutes ago, tootrock said: I still read it as sixteen and eightpence farthing. The men at the top and bottom of that same page have amounts that include the "£" sign. Absolutely sixteen and eightpence farthing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ingleby Posted 30 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2020 (edited) Thanks everyone! Agreed. Edited 30 June , 2020 by David Ingleby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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