Originally posted by zeitghost
Which were a bit of an eye opener.
If I remember correctly my dad got 10 shillings a week in tje army, but he was still a teenager when he joined, and single.. Don't know whether he sent money back home or not.
Bill Barnes proabably had quite a good job in civvy street at 6 quid a week. When I got my very first holiday job (1971?) I managed to get 9 quid a week, but many of my schoolmates were only on a fiver.
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