Questions and Answers Episode 18

Posted on November 30, 2024 by oldfrontline

This week we look at the subject of Army Pay – how were men paid, who paid them and in what currency when On Active Service? We ask why men changed their names when joining up, answer a question about the Ypres Buglers and IWGC Gardeners in WW2, and why were the Germans seemingly allowed to have all the high ground in 1914?

Caitlin DeAngelis’ podcast War Graves Gardeners is available on all podcast platforms.

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THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918 (Q 60491) Pay parade of the 1/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in the field, 1916. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205308054

The details of Caitlin DeAngelis’ book and interview on the OFL plus her own IWGC podcast:

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3 Comments on “Questions and Answers Episode 18”

Mark Guest Ebery
December 4, 2024

Hello Paul,

Thank you very much indeed for answering my question about Army pay, and I found the details highly interesting. With kind regards, Mark

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- oldfrontline
  December 4, 2024
  
  Thanks, Mark!
  
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Stephen Hunt
December 7, 2024

Some interesting questions and as ever, some informative and comprehensive answers. Always good to remind ourselves of the “senior partner ” role of the French.

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