Mr Arthur Beecroft, of Ilford, England, finding himself liable to bo called up under tlio new Military Service Act, wrote to Sir Auckland Geddes complaining that "men of 45 are being forced to leavo all they havo to become soldiers at eignteenpence a day, while you, ;a younger man, remain in your London office taking £10 a day of the country s money." Sir Auckland GeddesVprivate • secretary replied:—"Sir Auckland Geddes desires me to assure you that he does not get the sum of £10 per diem, or anything approaching it. He thinks you may like to kntm that h© # too, has served as a private the rato of one shilling a day; that ho joined tho Army m the early days of the war, has been in France, and is now only in a civilian position, as he is unfit for further active service as the result of injuries received by him _in France. Perhaps I may add that Sir Auckland Geddes also served in the South African i | War,"- I
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16266, 17 July 1918, Page 9
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