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Bounty in the early 19th Century

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Trevor

Trevor Report 30 Jan 2008 09:55

Were British Army Personnel in receipt of Military Bounty and if they were, how was the split arranged between Officers and Men.

Thank you,

Trevor

mgnv

mgnv Report 1 Feb 2008 07:25

Waterloo prize money
Commander-in-Chief 61000/-/-
General officers 1274/10/10.75
Field officers and colonels 433/2/4.25
Captains 90/7/3.75
Subalterns 34/14/9.5
Sergeants 19/4/4
Corporals, drummers, privates 2/11/4

Sou: John Naylor, Waterloo, Pan 1960 p197

Trevor

Trevor Report 4 Feb 2008 12:14

Very many thanks.

I will check the source to see if there is a list of recipients.

If not, could you please suggest another source perhaps.

Trevor