Dent family connections
All the rates on this page are shown in shillings and pence.
e.g. 10/6 = ten shillings and sixpence
9½ = nine pence ha'penny (halfpenny)
1/9.8 = one shilling and nine pence plus eight tenths of a penny
Captain 11/7 per diem (per day) Lieutenants 10/6 per diem Ensigns 5/3 per diem Sergeants 3/6 per diem Corporals 3/- per diem Privates 2/6 per diem (with rations and other allowances)
HQ staff Clerk 5/- a day Paymasters clerk 5/- a day
Regimental staff Quarter Master Sergeants 5/- a day Armourer 5/- a day Orderly Room clerks 6/- a day Hospital Sergeants 4/- a day Hospital assistants 2/6 a day Cooks 2/6 a day
Great coat 27/6 Boots 10/- to 11/6 Trousers 9/3 Blanket 8/6 Jumper 6/- to 7/5 Flannel shirt 4/3 to 6/3 Garters 3/9 Forage cap 3/- Socks 1/3 Towels 1/2 Knife and fork 10 Spoon 3½ Pinnikin 4½
Unmarried soldier 1/5.9 Married soldier 1/9.8 Soldiers wife 9½ (extra if husband absent) 4 Children over 14 9½ Children over 7 4¾ Children under 7 3.1 It was noted that the cost of bread was going up.
Breakfast ½ lb bread - 1 pint of tea or coffee Dinner 1 lb fresh meat - 2 lbs potatoes or ½ lb of bread Tea ½ lb bread - 1 pint of tea or coffee