Thomas' WW1 Pay Book

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Thomas was paid the average wage of 6 shillings a day during his active service.  One shilling from his daily pay was deferred until his discharge from the army.  Thomas' pay book also reveals that the day before his embarkment on the Ascanius, he chose to allot three shillings per day (half his wage) to his mother "Maggie".  The pay book reveals that this generous allotment to his mother was cancelled in December 1917.  

Thomas' youngest son, Peter Carrucan, has kindly provided us with scanned copies of the pages from our (Grand) father's pay book, which can be viewed  here in the page section of the blog. Thomas' WW1 pay book provides us with a great deal of information about Thomas' WW1 service.  

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Thomas' No. 8 Section: Part 1

Thomas was an original member of the all-Victorian 29th Battalion. Thomas was assigned to 'D' Company. The full list of  'D' Company members can be found here.  Within D company, Thomas was assigned to number 8 Section.  The 11 men in Thomas' section are pictured below. Three soldiers in this picture were killed during WW1.  

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The photo was printed in Austin, R (1997) Black and Gold:  The History of the 29th Battalion, 1915-18. Slouch Hat Publications.