HC Deb 16 December 1941 vol 376 c1824W
Mr. Parker

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the respective 1919 and 1941 rates of pay of a petty-officer on advancement, an able-seaman on advancement, an ordinary seaman and a boy first-class?

Mr. Alexander

The comparative daily rates of substantive pay are as follow:

1919. 1941.
s. d. s. d.
Petty Officer on advancement 7 0 6 0
Able-Seaman on advancement 4 0 3 0
Ordinary Seaman 2 9 2 0
Boy, 1st Class 1 9 1 3

The sixpence war bonus introduced in 1940 is now paid to all the above ratings whether on 1919 or 1941 rates of pay, except boy, 1st Class.