PENSION CARD - 50F

[Matlock1418]

In the 'Remarks' part of many [but not all] pension cards there is an annotation of "50F" and a date of payment.

[often adjacent to a British death grant/gratuity entry of £3, £5, or more] 

 

I was presuming the 50F is 50 Francs - so probably of French or Belgian origin, but ...

 

- For casualties in that theatre of war / country ??? - France & Belgium would appear to match with CWGC for many [see Cully below]

 

- But some buried in the UK have such entries ??? [see Taylor below]

 

- Or buried in Greece [see Smith below]

Images courtesy of WFA/Fold3 - with thanks

 

The 50F seems to remain the same - regardless of the: 

- British death grant/gratuity date or value [or even if one such is marked on a card - many do not have such marked]

- date or place or nature of death,

- place of burial or commemoration 

- the seeming complexity or date of the pension claim

- date of the 50F payment. = ???

 

= Please can someone more fully/hopefully definitively explain the nature and sources of these various 50F payments?

If you have the details to hand of your source(s) then those are also gratefully received.

[links to free copies or perhaps free copies even more so!!]

TiA

:-) M

[ss002d6252]

It's Form 50F.  I don't seem to have a copy (although I thought I did...) but it's one of the many internal notifications there were sent back and forwards.

 

Craig

[Matlock1418]

10 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said:

It's Form 50F. 

Thanks Craig.

That's put me right - Glad I asked as I'd always presumed/assumed [!!!] 50F was a payment = Doh!

:-) M

 

Edited 26 January , 2021 by Matlock1418

[Matlock1418]

2 hours ago, ss002d6252 said:

It's Form 50F.  I don't seem to have a copy (although I thought I did...) but it's one of the many internal notifications there were sent back and forwards.

Have you worked out its title and/or purpose?

Looking at a number of other cards - 50F entries seem to be dated before, and alternatively after, ££ death grant payments [hard to say which is more common]

???

:-) M

[Matlock1418]

On 26/01/2021 at 14:20, ss002d6252 said:

It's Form 50F.  I don't seem to have a copy (although I thought I did...) but it's one of the many internal notifications there were sent back and forwards.

Recently found - Here is a pretty clear alternative to my original incorrect thought that it was a 50F payment!! :-/

Image courtesy of WFA/Fold3

In line with your explanation - now if we could only find a copy of a 50F.

In hope.

:-) M

[ss002d6252]

Although I said I didn't have a copy, something just triggered in mind and, ta da,...

Craig

[Matlock1418]

1 hour ago, ss002d6252 said:

Although I said I didn't have a copy, something just triggered in mind and, ta da,...

Craig,

Excellent - very well done.

Just knew you would come up with the goods :-)

Title of form etc. make thing very clear [and firmly puts my original idea of '50 francs' into the long grass where it shall now permanently remain!!!  ;-)]

Many thanks.

:-) M

 

Edit: for those that follow us / search this out in the future

= It is interesting to note from the Form 50F entitled "Cessation of Separation Allowance and Commencement of Pension" the following:

"FORM to be rendered in each case of a deceased or missing soldier on the fourth Monday before that on which the issue of Separation Allowance will cease"

That certainly helps explain the dating of such 50F annotations on cards.

For added interest and building on your example F50 posted above - here is the most comprehensive of several related pension cards for ABBOTT, w.  36607, LC and the case link can be seen

Image courtesy of WFA/Fold3 - with thanks

Edited 12 February , 2021 by Matlock1418
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