British Army Rates of Pay in WW2 - Page 2

spidge · 28-08-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt.Sensible

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...

Not everyone could be or even wanted to be at the front line. One thing is for certain that in most cases if there is no rear logisitical support the front doesn't stay the front for long.

I remember a friend at college who was somewhat ashamed that his father was a truck driver and not a front line soldier.

Slipdigit · 28-08-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by spidge

Not everyone could be or even wanted to be at the front line. One thing is for certain that in most cases if there is no rear logisitical support the front doesn't stay the front for long.

I remember a friend at college who was somewhat ashamed that his father was a truck driver and not a front line soldier.

At least he came home, a lot of 'front line' men didn't. If I had a choice between a dead hero and live father, I'll take the father.

Either way, he was a hero just for going.

spidge · 29-08-2007, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Slipdigit

At least he came home, a lot of 'front line' men didn't. If I had a choice between a dead hero and live father, I'll take the father.

Either way, he was a hero just for going.

Me too!

My father used to tell me, "I don't care what you do in life as long as you do it well".

This can be related to war as well.

Capt.Sensible · 30-08-2007, 10:01 AM

If I could find a nice, genuine one then very probably yes, Adam. All I have found on the internerd over the last 4 years or so have been post war Czech copies and the like. Mind you, I could be persuaded to do a French Colonial set-up c 1950 something somewhere in the Far East....

von Poop · 13-09-2007, 12:48 AM

I know the specific request is Army, but there's excellent, complete even, detail on Naval pay in this scan of the appendix to the 1942 Navy list from Naval history:
Ranks, Professions, Trades, Pay & allowances.

Cheers,
Adam

Ron Goldstein · 13-09-2007, 06:22 AM

Adam

Many thanks for that, Im sure that it will be of great interest to anyone researching a member of the Senior Service.

Ron

von Poop · 07-03-2008, 11:22 PM

Not specifically 'Army', but ground troops, pay related, and a very nice desk:

Title: ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.
Collection No.: 4700-19
Description: The first pay day for an RAF beach unit in Normandy. A captured German 'Beetle' tank serves as a desk as the Adjutant, Flight Lieutenant W S Smith, accompanied by his pay clerk, Corporal C Woodbridge, hands Flight Sergeant F W Riches his money.
IWM Collections Online: Search Photographs Archive

Cheers,
Adam.

4th wilts · 08-03-2008, 06:32 PM

my mate reckons he was liberally pissed up most of the time,but not very much when he was fighting.he is in his 80s now,and not much has changed on the drinking front.he reckons he was skint most of the time,over there.yours,4th wilts.

sapper · 08-03-2008, 07:37 PM

WW2 was a team effort, I simply loath it when men say "I was only a truck driver" We all contributed to that team work more than any time in our countries history.

Ron, I have an excellent memory, but for the lfe of me, I cannot recall the pay rates. probably as we never drew any.
sapper

Paul Reed · 08-03-2008, 08:06 PM

Didn't draw pay? Surely you must have done while On Active Service?

13-09-2007, 12:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,489	I know the specific request is Army, but there's excellent, complete even, detail on Naval pay in this scan of the appendix to the 1942 Navy list from Naval history: Ranks, Professions, Trades, Pay & allowances. Cheers, Adam __________________ It's only the Internet.

13-09-2007, 06:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 846	Adam Many thanks for that, Im sure that it will be of great interest to anyone researching a member of the Senior Service. Ron __________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942 Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947

07-03-2008, 11:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,489	Not specifically 'Army', but ground troops, pay related, and a very nice desk: Title: ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945. Collection No.: 4700-19 Description: The first pay day for an RAF beach unit in Normandy. A captured German 'Beetle' tank serves as a desk as the Adjutant, Flight Lieutenant W S Smith, accompanied by his pay clerk, Corporal C Woodbridge, hands Flight Sergeant F W Riches his money. IWM Collections Online: Search Photographs Archive Cheers, Adam. __________________ It's only the Internet.

08-03-2008, 08:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,636	Didn't draw pay? Surely you must have done while On Active Service? __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

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30-08-2007, 10:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
Capt.Sensible Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Directly above the centre of the earth... Posts: 409	If I could find a nice, genuine one then very probably yes, Adam. All I have found on the internerd over the last 4 years or so have been post war Czech copies and the like. Mind you, I could be persuaded to do a French Colonial set-up c 1950 something somewhere in the Far East....

08-03-2008, 06:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	my mate reckons he was liberally pissed up most of the time,but not very much when he was fighting.he is in his 80s now,and not much has changed on the drinking front.he reckons he was skint most of the time,over there.yours,4th wilts.

08-03-2008, 07:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
sapper WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,515	WW2 was a team effort, I simply loath it when men say "I was only a truck driver" We all contributed to that team work more than any time in our countries history. Ron, I have an excellent memory, but for the lfe of me, I cannot recall the pay rates. probably as we never drew any. sapper

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