Equality in veterans pensions
Created By Michael Smith Over a month ago
Veterans who left service before April 1975 get no pension
Veterans who left service before April 1975 get no pension
Veterans of the UK Armed Forces serving on regular engagements who left the service prior to April 1975 having completed less than 22 years for Other ranks or 16 years for Commissioned Officers made indirect contributions towards pension but receive no benefit in return.
Those who served for a minimum of 2 years beyond April 1975 are entitled to a preserved pension pro-rata their service on reaching the age of 60,on the same terms as the pre-April 1975 leavers.
This is an outrageous injustice which Governments over the past 30 years have chosen to ignore.
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Ray Jones
I served in GilGil Kenya1959 on active service with the Royal Engineers, the emergency finished in 1960. Whilst we were an independant field Sqn under canvas anything could have happened. Medals are issued for almost anything these days, I feel this is a genuine entitlement, but was also...
Hi I served as part of my national service in Kenya between 1957 and 1958 with the Royal Signals. I would love to catch up with old friends and share those memories. Does anyone know Alan Warren or Brian Morley who served during this period also with the Royal Signals?
Hi this is a REAL LONG SHOT but I am trying to find people that served along side my late father Eric Staley as I am trying to find photos of him as I only have a few and won love to get more.
When in Egypt I had a Medal. I had more danger In Kenya no Medal . To whom Should complain. SAC Frederick Renno
Looking for any info/photos/films and records about fusiliers in Kenya 53/54. Father served in b company.
I did nearly two years in Bob Wilkins Mt. Platoon 1960-1961. These were good time too.
Charles smith
I served in gilgil Kenya and Aden in 1958 to 59 I got the Arabian peninsular medal but told I was not entitled to Aden medal smudge?
Looking for information on Captain John Gordon Laing in the Kenya Regiment 1953
I was SAC B watch RAF Eastleigh from Dec 1957 till July 1959 Didnt know anthing about a medal and dont really care would rather get in touch with some of the other guys in B watch and especially Nobby who opperated the cinema
Bill McAllister
Tony Jack Morgan 89 Fld Survey at Edge Hill Nairobi 1957
34 Ind Fld Sqn at Gilgil Kenya 1959