Army pension after discharge

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Member Since: May 2009 Posts: 45 Send Message	John	Report	1 Oct 2013 12:27
Member Since: May 2009 Posts: 45 Send Message	Mathematics has never been my strong suit. Would someone please work out a soldier's pension for me? He was granted, on discharge, 4 (old) pence a day, having served 15 years, 284 days. How much pension would he have entitlement to, please? Thank you, John
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 2,779 Send Message	was plain ann now annielaurie	Report	1 Oct 2013 15:47
	He just got 4d per day!
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 2,822 Send Message	DazedConfused	Report	1 Oct 2013 16:32
	A weekly pension of 2/4d Two shillings and four pennies ie 12 pennies to the shilling. You can work out the annual pension 12 shillings to the pound.... :-D
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Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	1 Oct 2013 16:35
	It doesn't mean that he got 4 old pence for every day that he served. It just means that he got a pension of 4d. per day which works out at 2 shillings and 4 pence a week. Kath. x
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	1 Oct 2013 16:36
	20 shillings to the pound I think DC. Kath. x
Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 39,699 Send Message	PatinCyprus	Report	7 Oct 2013 12:11
	He got 6 pound 1 shilling 8p per normal year and 6 pound 2 shilling on a leap year. The leap year figure is 6 pound 10 new pence. A rough idea of it's worth today is multiply by 2 every 10 years so for example if he left the army in 1923 it would be worth just over 3100 pounds per year now.
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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 2,822 Send Message	DazedConfused	Report	8 Oct 2013 14:13
	Yep a senior moment....
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Member Since: May 2009 Posts: 45 Send Message	John	Report	11 Oct 2013 12:42
Member Since: May 2009 Posts: 45 Send Message	Thanks for this! He left the Army in 1851 and that's the last I heard of him - don't even know whether he drew his money or not. I know he appears on a list of the regiment's delayed pensions, but that's about it. Thanks again. John
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 3,659 Send Message	Renes	Report	23 Oct 2013 16:43
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 3,659 Send Message	If he left in 1851 ..the value of his weekly pension in 2000 was £61.31 a week according to http://www.concertina.com/calculator/

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