Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
"fiche d'identité de solde"
English translation:
Army pay book
Added to glossary by
Lara Barnett
May 30, 2012 09:40
11 yrs ago
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French term
"fiche d'identité de solde"
French to English
Art/Literary
History
WWII military pay
Memoirs of a Frenchman in WWII. It is October 1945, and the writer is nearing demobilization. He receives papers to allow him to be demobilized, as his regiment has been dissolved.
One of these papers is the "fiche d'identité de solde". I have seen pictures of this type of thing - not a booklet, just a single sheet but wondered if it might be equivalent to the "soldier's pay book"?
Thank you in advance!
One of these papers is the "fiche d'identité de solde". I have seen pictures of this type of thing - not a booklet, just a single sheet but wondered if it might be equivalent to the "soldier's pay book"?
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | Army pay book | Lara Barnett |
4 +1 | discharge papers | Dr Lofthouse |
3 | pay factor card | Cyril B. |
3 | (P.O.) savings chit/(demob release book/form | Yvonne Gallagher |
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May 31, 2012 12:41: Lara Barnett Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Army pay book
This term seems to be used quite often when referring to this document belonging to WW2 army troops.
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Example sentence:
"My Grandad's Army Pay Book"
"This looks not unlike my father's Army Pay Book from the 1940s. "
Peer comment(s):
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pettiefleur
: See on wwww.creuse.fr/IMG/.../125JFondsRogerThome.p... it clearly states it is a pay book
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much Lara!"
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pay factor card
It doesn't sound too good but that's the idea. Said card includes all factors used to calculate that soldier's pay: his rank, seniority, marital status, number of kids, etc.
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(P.O.) savings chit/(demob release book/form
see the items here (in 2nd image)
http://www.cchmilitaria.co.uk/pubs/pubs.html
or this release form or "demob paper" (which notably puts soldier onto ATS unemployment list)
"adjusted service ratings card" were what were issued to US troops to allow them go home (scroll down here) but this seems to be more about securing some sort of payment for them upon demob.
http://www.skylighters.org/special/cigcamps/cigintro.html
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just see dipenny's (disc.) entry so it's quite possible it is simply a "pay book" or as below a
Service and Pay Book
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/GreLong-fig-GreLong...
http://www.cchmilitaria.co.uk/pubs/pubs.html
or this release form or "demob paper" (which notably puts soldier onto ATS unemployment list)
"adjusted service ratings card" were what were issued to US troops to allow them go home (scroll down here) but this seems to be more about securing some sort of payment for them upon demob.
http://www.skylighters.org/special/cigcamps/cigintro.html
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just see dipenny's (disc.) entry so it's quite possible it is simply a "pay book" or as below a
Service and Pay Book
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/GreLong-fig-GreLong...
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discharge papers
or 'demob papers' - after ww2, you received these in the uk at least.
Note from asker:
thank you Dr Lofthouse.. this one is indeed separate from the "fiche" , and comes up a few paragraphs later! |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
FlyHi
: Discharge papers, yes.
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neutral |
Vikki Pendleton
: i think this is a specific paper in the batch of demob papers, ref asker's other question
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