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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: steviebyday on Friday 08 December 17 10:03 GMT (UK)
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Had an uncle killed 1917, left a widow and a daughter. what benefits would she have been entitled too, tried to find pension records, or soldiers will. but no luck
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She would have received a war gratuity. These are published on Ancestry. If you don't have a sub put up his info & someone will take a look.
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thanks jim1. pte Hambleton. Mason. 41935 8th bat Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. K I A 16/8/1917.
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In total she received £5 5s 6d.
The list says he died "on or since" the above date & that "death is presumed" meaning his body was never recovered.
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thank you very much jim1 for a very prompt reply.
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Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922 - Hambleton Mason born Birkenhead Cheshire England - Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 8th Batt - Regimental Number 41935 - Killed in action - death presumed 16 Aug 1917 - France. (Formerly 62125, Cheshire Regiment)
Sandra
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If you'd like to know where he was, he was on the Ypres Salient N. of Frezenberg Belgium. his Batt. were along the highlighted (blue) lines. I believe he was in the attacking party on the 16th. taking Borry farm.
All of this area had been held by the Germans for the past 3 years that's why a lot of this is in German. This was of course the battle we know as Passchendaele.
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thanks every one,for some helpful information, his daughter was born 1916 don't know if he ever got to see her. regards Steve.
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Nice piece here on widows: http://www.mylearning.org/how-the-first-world-war-affected-families/p-4732/
MaxD
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As well as the war gratuity she would be entitled to a pension - for herself and any children under 16. The amount depended on the rank of the deceased soldier.
13/9 a week for a Private's widow.
For a first child ..............5/0
For a second child. . . . . .4/2
For a third child ..............3/4
For each child after the third . .2/6
98% of the records were destroyed the National Archives hold the remaining 2%.