RootsChat.Com

General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: Joanne on Friday 19 May 17 16:03 BST (UK)

Title: WW1 record prisoner of war?
Post by: Joanne on Friday 19 May 17 16:03 BST (UK)

I've attached my great grandfathers WW1 record.  Could anybody tell me in the 'Special Instances' section if it faintly says he was a prisoner from 10/10/19 - 15/4/19 please?  Even though at the top it says he was home by 1918

Many thanks in advance

Title: Re: WW1 record prisoner of war?
Post by: JJen on Friday 19 May 17 16:09 BST (UK)

The word looks more like 'pension'

JJ

Title: Re: WW1 record prisoner of war?
Post by: Joanne on Friday 19 May 17 16:14 BST (UK)

Thanks that would make more sense date wise.  Didn't realise a pension was classed as a special instance

Title: Re: WW1 record prisoner of war?
Post by: MaxD on Friday 19 May 17 16:17 BST (UK)

 Pension 19/3 (19 shillings and three pence) from 10 Oct 18 (day after release) to 15 Apr 1919 then next line another sum 12/9 (??) from xxxx to xxxx.  13/9 from 16 Apr 19 to be reviewed in 36 weeks ()on another part of his record - more legible).

Clerks didn't always put things in the right place!

maxD

Title: Re: WW1 record prisoner of war?
Post by: Joanne on Friday 19 May 17 16:38 BST (UK)

Thanks Max wondered what the 19/3 was.  Well done for reading the next line too, I struggled