War Pensions - A Historical Introduction
| Author | Andrew Bano |
| Pages | 1-6 |
PART I
WAR PENSIONS
Chapter 1
War Pensions – A Historical Introduction
1.1 The provision of pensions for those injured or killed in the service of their country and for their dependants dates back to the earliest times. In Britain, the history of war pensions has been traced back to the reign of King Alfred.
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, after the failure of a scheme to provide for wounded soldiers out of monies obtained from licence fees paid by butchers for being allowed to sell meat in Lent, the statute 35 Eliz. 1, c.4 (1592–93) was passed to allow parishes to impose a weekly tax so that disabled army veterans ‘should at their return be relieved and regarded to the end that they may reap the fruit of their deservings, and others may be encouraged to perform their like endeavours’.
1.2 In 1681, the Royal Hospital Chelsea was built to care for disabled soldiers, and in 1685 a system of daily allowances administered by the hospital was introduced for non-commissioned ranks and other ranks disabled by service or who had completed 20 years’ service. Disabled officers also became entitled to receive a pension based on their degree of injury,
4 War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation – Law and Practice
1.3 In 1915, a Select Committee under the chairmanship of Lloyd George resulted in a Royal Warrant providing for a weekly pension of £1 and 5 shillings for injured servicemen who were totally disabled, and for a pension of...
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