| Right, this one is for the specialists out there. I have a copy of the Manual of Army Catering Part 1 - General, dated 26th July 1945. It appears to have a document ref. number of 22377. Section 7, page 16 observes that Non-tradesman cooks (regimental personnel) receive additional pay up to 6d per day, and that Unqualified cooks recieve up to 3d per day additional. Unhelpfully, it does not indicate what the normal rates of pay were, although I imagine that is a bit of a minefield anyway. Absolutley fascinating little book, with all sorts of stuff on nutrition, mess administration, 'Prevention of Waste', and the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of serving food. Bullets and POL are all very necessary, I know, but this is the sort of stuff that is absolutely critical to morale and good health of all troops. OK, I'll step away from the soapbox now... |