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Catalogue description Admiralty: Widows and Dependants of Seamen and Marines Pensions, etc.
| Reference: | PMG 72 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Admiralty: Widows and Dependants of Seamen and Marines Pensions, etc. |
| Description: |
Pensions and allowances to widows, children and other dependants of seamen and Royal Marines whose deaths were attributable to service other than warlike operations. |
| Date: | 1921-1926 |
| Related material: |
Other records of pensions paid by the Royal Greeenwich Hospital are in: |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Admiralty, 1832-1964 |
| Physical description: | 2 volume(s) |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
These pensions and allowances were instituted in 1883 and were originally administered by Greenwich Hospital. Responsibility for payment was transferred by the Admiralty to the Ministry of Pensions in 1916: their administration was re-transferred to the Admiralty with effect from 1 0ctober 1921 by the War Pensions Act, 1920 (10 &11 Geo V, c 23) and an Order in Council of 7 November 1924. |
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