BRITONS TO FIGHT THE JAPS
INCREASES IN PAY 9.45 n.rn. London. Sent. 24. British servicemen transferred from the European theatre to the Pacific after Germany’s defeat will receive increased pay, says the Daily Express. The increases are expected to be substantial A Tommy’s basic pay is now 3s or 3s 6d a dav, compared with the basic rates (sterling) of 8s 3d a day for Americans and 5s 2d a day for Australians. The increased pay for fighting Japan will be some compensation to those men who remain in the services after the defeat of Germany, says the Express. On the assumption that the war against Japan will'be largely carried on in the air and at sea, nearly every r an in the RA.F. and the Royal Navy will also receive a big increase.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 230, 26 September 1944, Page 5
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