WW1 Pensions

[kenw55]

I have a man in my tree , he was born on the Isle of Wight and he joined the Australian Army in August 1914 .
He was killed in Gallipoli in August 1915 , after an Australian Army investigation and another from the Australian Red Cross his Daughter received a Pension of £ 13 p.a. until the age of 16 . the Widow received a Pension of £ 52 p.a .

Does anybody know what the Widow of a Britsh man joining the British Army who was killed would receive .

Ken

[Guest]

this is helpful

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=147564

[kenw55]

Thanks Val that was very helpful. Looks like the Widow would have received a pension of £ 35-88 from the British Army .

Maybe the family stories are true , it is said he joined the Australian Army because they would pay a larger pension if he got killed .

Ken

[Guest]

thats sad Ken to be worrying that much about being killed.

[LangleyValeSue]

My husband's grandmother was widowed with two young sons in 1918 when her husband was killed in action. He was a Serjeant when he died and she used to say all she got was ten bob (10 shillings/50p) a week. Whether this was just her saying an easy amount to remember or whether the ten bob was his pension and she got more for the 2 boys I don't know. I do know that she took in washing & ironing for many years to pay the rent of their 3 room flat in South London as the pension wasn't enough to cover all the bills.