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NOTE - the
information on these eighty-one pages is as purchased
from the Australian War Memorial and the National Archives Some of the pages are big, with the largest being 1778 pixels wide ... however, most are 1100 to 1200 pixels in width Make sure that your screen/monitor is set to its maximum size ... even so, you may still have to use both the "up-down" and "left-right" scroll bars to view the pages This size has been used for clarity and to enable the pages and various notes to be read easily NOTE - I am guessing that this folder did not contain every piece of paper or record of Dad's Military Service Pay Files ... there does appear to be a few sheets missing but it is probably all that was recovered after the War ended ... you can imagine there would have been thousands and thousands of boxes of these types of records NOTE - the War Memorial and National Archives advised that when ordered, these copies are made from the front to the back of the Soldier's Folder ... I used the reverse order when uploading them here so the oldest pages are listed first NOTE - remember, there were no computers during The War Years and it is interesting to see the number of stamps and signatures on these pages All the checking and authorizations were done by hand with some of the cards and letters passing through numerous departments Dozens of notations and corrections and they were all written with a pen and ink And Dad was just one of many, many, many soldiers ... unbelievable !! |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| Soldier's Folder #01 | April 1941 to August 194? | John Andrew Roneberg - SX8114 AIF |
| Soldier's Folder #02 | July 1940 to December 1943 | Extracts - and it looks like this was not kept up to date |
| Soldier's Folder #03 | Last notation in August 1947 |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #01 | 9th July 1940 | Pay Identification Form - living with Mother and Family at 33 Alpha Terrace Solomontown Port Pirie - rank is Private |
| #02 | 9th July 1940 | Allotment Form And Declaration - sister Lily May Sorensen - two shillings and sixpence per day |
| #03 | 12th August 1940 | Allottee's Identification Form - 33 Alpha Terrace Solomontown Port Pirie - sister Lily May Sorensen - allotment to be used as 'savings' |
| #04 | 10th October 1940 | Half Yearly Declaration Respecting Allotment And Separation Allowance - sister Lily May Sorensen |
| #05 | 7th April 1941 | Allotment Form And Declaration - as below |
| #06 | 7th April 1941 | Allotment Form And Declaration - Savings Bank of South Australia Port Pirie - four shillings and sixpence per day - rank is now Corporal |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #07 | 7th April 1941 | Instruction Slip - cancellation of allotment to sister as in #02 above |
| #08 | April 1941 | Letter - cancellation of allotment to sister as in #02 and new allotment to bank as in #06 above |
| #09 | 21st May 1941 | Letter - cancellation as per #08 above |
| #10 | 26th May 1941 | Letter - cancellation as per #08 above |
| #11 | 26th May 1941 | Letter - cancellation as per #08 above |
| #12 | 26th May 1941 | Letter - cancellation as per #08 above |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #13 | 3rd November 1941 | Notification Of Change Of Address - next of kin address is listed as Whyalla - rank is now Acting Sergeant |
| #14 | 6th March 1943 | Marriage And Birth Certification - married on 6th March 1943 at Burra South Australia to Eileen Veronica Meers |
| #15 | 8th March 1943 | Allotment Form And Declaration - as below |
| #16 | 8th March 1943 | Allotment Form And Declaration - Savings Bank of South Australia Port Pirie - reduced to four shillings per day - refer to #06 above - rank of Staff Sergeant - confirmed on 20th January 1943 |
| #17 | 8th March 1943 | Allottee's Identification Form - Hallett South Australia - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #18 | 8th March 1943 | Allotment Form And Declaration - as below |
| #19 | 8th March 1943 | Allotment Form And Declaration - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - five shillings per day |
| #20 | 15th March 1943 | Instruction Slip - now has two allotments - bank as per #16 above and wife as per #19 above |
| #21 | 22nd March 1943 | Approval Requested and Granted for the two allotments |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #22 | 31st March 1943 | Cancellation Of Allotment - this is to the bank as detailed in #16 above |
| #23 | 1st April 1943 | Telegram - referring to the above cancellation |
| #24 | 1st April 1943 | Note - referring to the above cancellation |
| #25 | 1st April 1943 | Note - referring to the above cancellation |
| #26 | 10th April 1943 | Instruction Slip - referring to the above cancellation |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #27 | 7th June 1943 | Pay Records And Correspondence Section - Compassionate Leave - three days with and four days without pay |
| #28 | 18th June 1943 | Instruction Slip - referring to the leave as detailed in #27 above |
| #29 | 29th June 1943 | Half-Yearly Declaration Respecting Allotment And Dependants Allowance - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - receiving five shillings per day |
| #30 | 30th July 1943 | Standing Authority - payment of all sums due to Eileen Veronica Roneberg to Commonwealth Savings Bank Adelaide |
| #31 | 3rd August 1943 | Instruction Slip - allotments cancelled - payment of six pounds thirteen shillings per fortnight to Eileen Veronica Roneberg via Commonwealth Savings Bank Adelaide |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #32 | July 1940 to March 1941 | Extract Of Pay Book - Detailed Debits |
| #33 | March 1941 to December 1941 | Extract Of Pay Book - continued |
| #34 | December 1941 to November 1942 | Extract Of Pay Book - continued |
| #35 | November 1942 to January 1943 | Extract Of Pay Book - continued |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #36 | 13th October 1943 | Rejoining After Leave Without Pay - this note refers to #27 above - it includes a comment stating "no further action required re ???" and I don't know what this means |
| #37 | 20th December 1943 | Letter from Eileen Veronica Roneberg - change of address from Hallett to: 43 Carter Street Prospect South Australia - employed by National Clothing Manufacturing Company Limited James Place Adelaide South Australia - also requesting Next Of Kin Badge |
| #38 | 22nd December 1943 | Half-Yearly Declaration Respecting Allotment And Dependants Allowance - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - receiving five shillings per day plus a Dependants Allowance of four shillings and sixpence per day |
| #39 | 7th January 1944 | Answer to the letter as detailed in #37 above |
| #40 | 28th June 1944 | Request For Variation Or Cancellation Of Allotment - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - increased from five shillings to ten shillings and sixpence per day |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #41 | 1st July 1944 | Transfer Of Cancelled Allotments Of Serving Members To Pay And Allowances Account - transfer of one hundred and ninety four pounds sixteen shillings and sixpence |
| #42 | 13th September 1944 | Half-Yearly Declaration Respecting Allotment And Dependants Allowance - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - receiving allotments as per #38 and #40 above - total of fifteen shillings per day |
| #43 | August 1940 to June 1941 | Allotment Ledger Card - sister Lily May Sorensen and wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg |
| #44 | July 1941 to March 1943 | Allotment Ledger Card - sister Lily May Sorensen and wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - the transfer requested in #41 above was made on 7th September 1944 - this Ledger Card is continued at #58 below |
| #45 | 7th March 1945 | Notice Of Change Of Address Of Allottee - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - returned to Hallett |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #46 | 15th March 1945 | Schedule Of Correspondence Transferred - card is blank |
| #47 | 15th March 1945 | Schedule Of Correspondence Transferred - Adelaide Advertiser 20th March 1945 edition - birth notice for John Andrew Roneberg pasted to back of card - birth on 15th March 1945 |
| #48 | 28th March 1945 | Letter to Eileen Veronica Roneberg - notice received of above birth and enclosing the application for future dependants' allowance - and "heartiest congratulations" !! |
| #49 | March 1945 | Marriage and Birth Certification - birth of John Andrew Roneberg on 15th March 1945 at Henley Beach South Australia |
| #50 | 4th April 1945 | Application For Increased Dependants' Allowance - from Eileen Veronica Roneberg |
| #51 | 11th April 1945 | Dependants' Allowance - adjusted from four shillings and sixpence to seven shillings and sixpence |
| #52 | 11th April 1945 | Instruction Slip - reference the increase in #51 above - to Commonwealth Savings Bank Adelaide |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #53 | January 1942 to August 1945 | Information about a credit for 'Kit Stoppage' - the amount is ninepence - it appears that a bit of kit was missing and a credit note was raised for this amount to "alleviate having an arduous enquiry" !! |
| #54 | July 1940 to April 1941 | Soldier's Ledger and History Card - shows various ranks and daily rates of pay |
| #55 | April 1941 to March 1943 | Soldier's Ledger and History Card - continued |
| #56 | March 1943 to December 1944 | Pay Ledger and History Card - continued - change of the Card's name |
| #57 | March 1943 to December 1944 | Pay Ledger and History Card - continued - this History Card is continued at #69 below |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #58 | March 1943 to September 1943 | Allotment Ledger Card - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - continued from #44 above |
| #59 | October 1943 to August 1945 | Allotment Ledger Card - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - this Ledger Card is continued at #66 below |
| #60 | 4th August 1945 | Receipt For Issue Of Duplicate Continuation Paybook |
| #61 | 23rd August 1945 | Reconciliation Of Continuation Paybook Advice |
| #62 | 5th April 1946 | No Claim Certificate On Discharge |
| #63 | 5th April 1946 | Bank Authorization Form - and all sums due to be paid into the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Soth Australia Adelaide |
| #64 | 5th April 1946 | Leave Credits - has 'ten x recreation' and 'fourteen x war service' and 'thirty x re-establishment' for a total of fifty four days due |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #65 | 18th April 1946 | Query Slip and Reply - in reference to the date JA Roneberg transferred to Alice Springs |
| #66 | September 1945 to April 1946 | Allotment Ledger Card - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg - continued from #59 above |
| #67 | April 1946 to May 1946 | Allotment Ledger Card - wife Eileen Veronica Roneberg |
| #68 | April 1946 | Advice Of Discharge - details of bank and cancellation of allotments |
| #69 | April 1945 to April 1946 | Pay Ledger And History Card - shows various ranks and daily rates of pay - continued from #57 above |
| #70 | Pay Ledger And History Card - card is blank | |
| #71 | 18th April 1946 | Final Statement Of Account Discharged Member - discharged 5th April 1946 - fifty four days leave due plus two hundred and fifty six pounds four shillings and sevenpence - actual total of seven hundred and fifty three pounds fourteen shillings and ninepence is identical to amount shown in #69 above |
| PAGE | DATE | DETAILS |
| #72 | 8th November 1946 | Entitlement To War Gratuity - details all of the entitlements for a total of eighty pounds five shillings - this amount is due for payment on 3rd March 1951 |
| #73 | 11th August 1947 | Conditions Of Transfer Of Gratuity To Approved Lending Authority |
| #74 | 11th August 1947 | Application For Transfer And Cash Payment Of War Gratuity Towards Cost Of Erection Or Purchase Of Dwelling House - occupation is now motor mechanic - purchase of home at Fifth Street Gladstone - home is valued at nine hundred and seventy five pounds - mortgage amount granted by The Bank Of Australasia is five hundred at seventy five pounds - War Gratuity amount is eighty pounds |
| #75 | 12th August 1947 | Letter from The Bank Of Australasia Gladstone - application for the transfer and cash payment of War Gratuity |
| #76 | 21st August 1947 | Request From Bank For Payment Of War Gratuity - with interest, the amount is now eighty three pounds eighteen shillings and sevenpence |
| #77 | 30th April 1951 | Letter from The Bank Of Australasia - this is regarding the War Gratuity payment to JW Flood (no idea why this is included) |
| #78 | 7th June 1951 | Letter to The Bank Of Australasia advising that the War Gratuity was transferred on 28th August 1947 - letter also includes more correspondence concerning JW Flood |