§ 13. Sir G. GREENWOODasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that officers holding acting rank only, whatever their length of service in that rank, if sick or wounded have their pay at once reduced to that attaching to their permanent rank, and that, if they are killed in action, their widows are only entitled to pension on the same basis; and whether there is any limit of time on the completion of which service in acting rank at the front is allowed to count as permanent rank for purposes of pay and pension?
§ Mr. FORSTERActing rank applies only so long as the officer carries on the duties of the officer whose place he takes. Consequently in all cases where the officer ceases, from any cause, to carry out those duties he ceases also to draw the pay attaching to those duties. If he is killed in action while holding the acting rank, his widow is entitled to pension on the acting rank basis.