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Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« on: Monday 03 October 16 09:48 BST (UK) »
It is suggested in family recollections that an army regiment was stationed with an ancestor of mine for quite a long time and as they were given no recompense for feeding and housing the men and horses. Consequently they were left in a parlous financial position. This was during the Napoleonic war about 1798-1800.

Is there any truth in this - was this the custom at the time or would he have been able to claim from the Government? 

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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #1 on: Monday 03 October 16 09:57 BST (UK) »
Was this in Africa?

I was in the Bill paying branch of the Ministry of Defence in the 20 th century.
In the period you mention,  it should have been the responsibility  of an officer in charge of finding supplies and accommodation.
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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #2 on: Monday 03 October 16 10:02 BST (UK) »
This was in  the UK - Norfolk.

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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #3 on: Monday 03 October 16 11:03 BST (UK) »
See http://www.rootschat.com/links/01im5/ about the laws relating to billeting.
From the  Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal - Friday 23 May 1800
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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #4 on: Monday 03 October 16 11:55 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much.

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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #5 on: Monday 03 October 16 16:08 BST (UK) »
It may be of interest that in Swindon in November 1940, Gunner Jones was billetted and took all his meals with us. My mother received £1..3..11d per week.

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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #6 on: Monday 03 October 16 16:59 BST (UK) »
From the Newcastle Journal - Friday 18 October 1940
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Re: Who paid for Army units stationed at a private persons house.
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 08 October 16 10:32 BST (UK) »
The following which appeared in The Daily Telegraph of 28 Nov.1914  page 4 may be of use.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03106/Telegraph1914_2811_3106874a.pdf

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