Soldier Becomes An Official Mother
Ex-staff sergeant E. J. Longworth, aged 64, of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, has become an official mother.
For six months Longworth had drawn £2/5/- a week Social Service sick benefit, but. payment suddenly ceased.
Officials explained his certificate had been mislaid, so they sent him a new one—to draw five guineas maternity benefit.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 72, 5 December 1949, Page 5
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58Soldier Becomes An Official Mother Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 72, 5 December 1949, Page 5
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