These notes from the back of George's diary detail what he was paid and when.
Note how the currency he is paid in changes depending on the country he is in - most of the time he is in France and Belgium, and so he is paid in Francs. This was the currency they used before they changed to the Euro.
10 old Francs converted to around £1.30. This was worth around £60 in today's money.
When he is back home from leave, he gets £5 (which was worth around £245 in today's money).
For the period he was in Duren, which is in Germany, he was paid in what were then Papiermarks (Mks). This was their currency during the period of World War 1.
German currency changed a lot over the 20th Century, reflecting the country's transformation from the German Empire, to the Weimar Republic, to the Third Reich (before and during World War 2), then East and West Germany.
Germany as we know it today (unified since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990) has solely used the Euro since 2002.
Date Activity/Location Pay Only
17/1/18 Con Camp 5 frs [Francs]
26/1/18 DO 10
2/2/18 DO 10
9/2/18 DO 10
16/2/18 DO 10
23/2/18 DO 10
2/3/18 DO 10
9/3/18 DO 10
16/3/18 DO 10
23/3/18 DO 10
30/3/18 DO 10
8/4/18 Haudricort 15
24/4/18 Bellacort, 20
Ransart trenches
9/5/18 DO 50
27/5/18 La Bazque 30
6/6/18 La Bazque 20
17/6/18 Monchy 20
30/6/18 DO Joch Knife 1/3 40
9/7/18 DO 20
16/7/18 DO 20
21/7/18 DO 20
28/7/18 DO 15
5/8/18 DO 20
12/8/18 DO 10
18/8/18 DO 10
26/8/18 DO 10
1/9/18 Abbingville 10
13/9/18 Monchies 10
19/9/18 Cordelles 20
26/9/18 Haudricort Wood 100
In front of Bapaume[?]
Leave £5
30/10/18 Vertain 15 frs
13/11/18 Bermezies 20
24/11/18 Anderluss 15
3/12/18 Malonne 20
15/12/18 Duren 30 Mks
24/12/18 Duren 30 Mks
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