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Letter - Department of Repatriation to Mrs A. J. Kemp, Pension Increase, 8 Sep 1920
Reg. No: HT 13758
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- Summary:
- Letter from the Victorian branch of the Department of Repatriation to Mrs A. J. Kemp, widow of World War I soldier Private Kemp, killed in action 21 September 1917.
The letter, dated 8 September 1920, advises her that since her pension was increased under the new Repatriation Act of 1920, her Living Allowance was cancelled from 1 September 1920. Her living allowance had been £1/14 (confirmed in HT 13760).
Annie was struggling to raise two children on her own, and was subsequently evicted by her landlord in 1922. - Description:
- Single-page letter, typed on blue paper printed with Department of Repatriation contact information. The letter has been signed by the Acting Deputy Commissioner.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 20.70 cm (Width), 16.70 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | wars conflicts, death mourning, accounting, domestic economy, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | 6th Battalion Diary Extract, September 1917, Albert Edward Kemp Mourning Collection, Albert Edward Kemp, AIF (1884-1917), Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Civilian Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | correspondence |
| Inscriptions: | Text: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION/VICTORIAN BRANCH/ST. KILDA ROAD/MELBOURNE/8th September 1920/Dear Madam/I have to inform you that in view/of the fact that your pension has been increased under the/new Repatriation Act of 1920, as from 1/7/20, your Living/Allowance has been cancelled as from that date. |
| Author: | Department of Repatriation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 08 Sep 1920 |
| Addressed To: | Mrs Annie Kemp |
| In Memory Of: | Private Albert Kemp - 6th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
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