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Offline Charlie1

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Military Records ... Help!!!COMPLETED
« on: Saturday 09 June 07 17:00 BST (UK) »
I'm trying to read through my ggrandads Short Service Record.  What is a "Royal Warrant Army Order 66 of 1902"?  There is also an entry that reads ... 'I elect to come under the new rule for Messg All " as issued in A.O. (Special) of W.O. 2/4/98'.  I guess 2/4/98 is the date of issue ... but that's as far as I can  go with this.  Can anyone help?

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Ringrose,  (Hertford, Buckden) Catling, Gardner (shoreditch, Bethnal Green)
Sayer, Clarke(Exeter, Crediton))
Smith, Davies, Hewlett/Hewlatt, Woodhouse (Abercarn/Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire),
Jones, James, Holttom, Biggs, (Donnington, Stow on Wold, Lechlade, Didmarton))
 Wiltshire, Taylor, Reynolds, England, (Mangotsfield, Bitton, Winterbourne)

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Re: Military Records ... Help!!!
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 10 June 07 06:44 BST (UK) »
Service Pay Class I under Army Order 66 of 1902. Service Pay (also known as Skill or Proficiency Pay) was awarded to non-commissioned officers in the "special arms" who displayed exceptional skill in their military trade. In the engineers this extra pay was provided in 7 classes, with Class I being the highest.

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Re: Military Records ... Help!!!
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 10 June 07 12:44 BST (UK) »
Thankyou ... that makes more sense now

Charlie
Ringrose,  (Hertford, Buckden) Catling, Gardner (shoreditch, Bethnal Green)
Sayer, Clarke(Exeter, Crediton))
Smith, Davies, Hewlett/Hewlatt, Woodhouse (Abercarn/Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire),
Jones, James, Holttom, Biggs, (Donnington, Stow on Wold, Lechlade, Didmarton))
 Wiltshire, Taylor, Reynolds, England, (Mangotsfield, Bitton, Winterbourne)