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Separation Allowance

I have acquired an old Army Form dating to 1916 which is in respect of a Mrs Davies' appeal for an increase in her Separation Allowance from Sgt W R Davies. The form tells her that she is getting an increase from 8/- per week to 11/- per week.

Did all wives of servicemen get this separation allowance? Does it still exist? Do people collect this sort of ephemera? Thank you in advance.

malpals Fri 02/05/08 15:28

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kempie
Fri 02/05/08
15:43

Longer Separation Allowance compensates (and is paid to) troops when separated from their family/permanent assignment station and cannot return at weekends/stand-down.

In 2007 the 100 days qualifying period for this allowance was reduced to 10 days.

A list of allowances available to the Armed Services is available here...

http://www.rafcom.co.uk/pay_allowances/pdf/All owances-Regulations.pdf

This RN leaflet indicates current MoD rates of the allowance as a maximum £26.94 per day...

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/pdf/MoD_Ra tes_Leaflet.pdf

malpals
Fri 02/05/08
16:43

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The form is Army Form W 3240 and seems to be for use by either the Regimental Paymaster or the Secretary, Territorial Force Association. In this case it is the latter. It is signed on Aug 24th 1916.
Obviously the Territorial Force qualified for the same allowances as the regular army. Is that still the case?

kempie
Fri 02/05/08
16:58

If mobilised then TA soldiers will receive all of the allowances a Regular soldier is entitled to.

http://www.armyjobs.mod.uk/Benefits/Pay+Pensio ns+and+Allowances/Territorial+Army.htm

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