The Active Service Pay Book included this table of pay rates for the information of the officers, NCOs, and soldiers of the CEF. There were occasions for soldiers of the CEF to be paid extra allowances.
On 1 November 1915, the Minister of Militia and Defence fixed rates of pay for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The working pay for cooks, tailors, bakers, butchers, motor car drivers, mechanics, smiths, farriers, wheelers and such were paid rates varying from 50¢ to $1.00 a day in addition to the ordinary rate. This was necessary to induce men in skilled trades to enlist.
Rank. | Pay. | Field Allowance. |
Colonel | $6.00 | $1.50 |
Lieutenant | 2.00 | .60 |
Sergeant | 1.35 | .15 |
Corporal | 1.10 | .10 |
Privates, Gunners, Sappers, etc. | 1.00 | .10 |
Pay Book for John Robinson # 14730 13 April 1918, in the museum.
Historical Note: This pay book was a valuable document which was proof of identification both as a battlefield casualty and when receiving pay.
The pay book was to be carried at all times in the top right tunic pocket and to be produced on request for examination by an Officer or a Regimental Policeman.
The table shows a sample of pay for various ranks.