Colonel Millsasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in the case of a member of the Home Guard who is killed while on Home Guard duty and who was already drawing a pension as an officer retired from the Regular Army, his widow will draw pension at the rate appropriate to his retiring rank or as the widow of a private of the Regular Army?
§ Sir J. GriggThe pension from the Ministry of Pensions in respect of death attributable to Home Guard service would be at basic or private's rates, without addition for rank. The widow would, however, in addition be eligible for consideration for an "ordinary" pension from Army Funds in respect of her husband's former service as a Regular officer, subject to the usual- conditions, and the rate of this award would be based on his rank before retirement.