A KOYLI's Wage

Military Pay Received by British Koyli Soldier in India and Iraq

The table below is compiled from the original diary written by Koyli soldier, Ernest Whitaker, in 1919/1920. It documents the pay received whilst in service in India

Date	Rupees	Date	Rupees	Date	Rupees
Aug 15th	NONE	Jan 3rd	14	May 7th	16
Aug 22nd	26	Jan 9th	14	May 14th	16
Aug 29th	20	Jan 17th	5	May 28th	15
Sept 5th	15	Jan 23 rd	5	Jun 5th	14
Sept 12th	14	Jan 30th	8	Jun 9th	14
Sept 19th	15	Feb 6th	9	Jun 17th	14
Sept 26th	15	Feb 13th	9	Jun 25th	14
Oct 2nd	15	Feb 20th	5	Jul 2nd	14
Oct 10th	15	Mar 1st	5	Jul 8th	14
Oct 17th	15	Mar 5th	5	Jul 15 th	14
Oct 25th	15	Mar 11th	5	Jul 28th	20
Nov 1st	15	Mar 18th	5	Aug 5th	16
Nov 5th	16	Mar 25th	5	Aug 11th	17
Nov 12th	15	Apr 6th	14	Aug 18th	17
Nov 18th	15	Apr 9th	14
Nov 24th	15	Apr 16th	14
Dec  12th	28	Apr23rd	14
Dec 19th	14	Apr 30th	16
Dec 24th	15	May 7th	16

The second table (below) depicts the pay received by the same soldier 'in active military service' in 1920

Date		Rupees
Sept 3	Chakadina	25
Sept15th		45
Sept29th		21
Oct26th		60
Oct28th		*
Nov24th		42
Dec 6th		**
Dec 7th		26
Dec24th		47
Jan18th	Nakina	30
Jan27th	BBD	35
Date		£   s   d
Feb 9th	Deolali	1      0      0
Mar 6th	Brandenburg	1      0      0
Mar 8th	Farnborough	10     0
Mar12th	Farnborough	10     0
Mar12th	Farnborough	2      0      0
	Basrah	3      3      8

* awarded 14 days FPu? by Lieut Col Mallinson DSO
** deprived of 8 days pay by Client Col Mallinson DSO

The entries in the original diary may be viewed here

Currency Conversion (July 2005)1.00 INR = 0.0131548 GBP
India Rupees
United Kingdom Pounds
1 INR = 0.0131548 GBP
1 GBP = 76.0181 INR

728 rupees pay over 52 weeks
728.00 INR = 9.57513 GBP pay for a year
India Rupees
United Kingdom Pounds