BRITISH MILITARY PAY
(8.0.W.) RUGBY, August 27. The time when a British Tommy could sing “All for a shilling a day” has passed, to judge by a White Paper on service pay and allowances just published. The lowest paid private in the British Army now receives 2/6 a day and when the value of his clothing and keep is taken into account he is as well off as a civilian on £3 a week. Moreover, it is estimated that one man in four in the army receives more through higher rank or tradesman’s rates. For instance, a married tradesman-ser-geant receives the equivalent of £4/16/- a week, compared with the civilain’s rate of £5/16/-, less tax. The minimum for a married soldier is £3/4/- a week. The average earnings of civilian males, covering 5,000,000 workers, is £5/2/- a week.
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Southland Times, Issue 24835, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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138BRITISH MILITARY PAY Southland Times, Issue 24835, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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