HIGHSPEN Posted 19 April , 2004 Share Posted 19 April , 2004 Are there any traceable sources available relating to soldiers` disability pensions?? I can recall my father receiving five shillings a week in addition to his one pound,eight shillings" dole" money and his hatred towards the" means-test"man who called now and again to ask the same old questions. THE GOOD OLD DAYS. His records are not amongst the "burnt papers" but I would welcome long-shot at this possible source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widwick Posted 20 April , 2004 Share Posted 20 April , 2004 You could try PIN 26 - its in alphabetical order and the 'Unburnt Records in WO 364 Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W Posted 20 April , 2004 Share Posted 20 April , 2004 Try looking at pension records. That's where the dicharge papers and service records of one of my uncles were found. Good hunting. Fred W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSPEN Posted 20 April , 2004 Author Share Posted 20 April , 2004 Sorry--"replied"incorrectly. Thanks for the responses---but where are the pensions rcords kept? --and what is PIN 26?? A researcher could not find his service record and the pension route seemed to me to be the sole remaining possible source. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W Posted 20 April , 2004 Share Posted 20 April , 2004 Go to search engine Google, enter National Archives PIN 26 and all will be revealed. Fred W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 20 April , 2004 Share Posted 20 April , 2004 WO364 (so called) Unburnt series is a collection of service records of soldiers. It is apparently a sample of reconstructed files of men who were discharged to pension. These were papers not held at the time when the main archive was badly damaged by fire in 1940. If your researcher did not look there as well as WO363 Burnt Series, he is not doing much of a job. PIN26 is a third collection of service papers, and was another sample of men who had been discharged to pension, or where a war widows pension was arranged, etc. The PIN prefix is Ministry of Pensions, as opposed to WO for War Office. The number of files is there is comparatively very few, but worth a shot before you give up. There are no other pensions records that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSPEN Posted 20 April , 2004 Author Share Posted 20 April , 2004 Thanks--(twice)---for the additional information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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