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Re: Barnes B, around 1945
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:26 am
by michael scuffil
My swab brought me early-morning tea in bed...
(He later became the headmaster of the Yehudi Menuhin School.)
Re: Barnes B, around 1945
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:33 pm
by J.R.
michael scuffil wrote:My swab brought me early-morning tea in bed...
(He later became the headmaster of the Yehudi Menuhin School.)
So any jokes about
'being on the fiddle' are out of the question ?
Re: Barnes B, around 1945
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:23 pm
by NEILL THE NOTORIOUS
Swabs getting PAID ? Not in my day ! I was never a swab, they had all been allocated by the time I arrived in December.
I did have a "Nursemaid" who showed me how to pin my Bands, and what was "Done" and what was "Not Done "
His surname was Lucy -- I think I have mentioned him before -- we must be about the same age (If he is still alive !)
Re: Barnes B, around 1945
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:56 pm
by michael scuffil
I never heard of a swab not getting paid. Why else would anyone have done it (no, don't tell me...) It was never compulsory.
A study swab (who had more work to do) could expect about a pound a term in the early 60s. Equates to about 20 pounds now. Standard recommended pocket money at the time was 30 shillings (= one pound fifty, youngsters). So it was a good boost.