After several attempts to post using gmail I have now signed up with Hotmail so hopefully it works this time. >> The Police pension in India would be paid in Indian Rupees not Pounds Sterling >> Penni, yes my great-grandfather's pension was paid in Rupees. The information I have is that his monthly pension in 1916 was Rs 416 : 10 : 8 per month and in brackets (£109 7s 6d). Then in 1919 the pension was adjusted to Rs 423 : 5 : 4 per month which equates to £115 : 15 per month. This pension is pre-tax. The pension was paid weekly in the amount of £37 : 4 and about £2 - 3 was deducted for tax every month. He retired at age 55 and still lived another 20 years. Using David R and Wendy's responses I can assume the pension equates to roughly £5 000 - £6 000 per month in today's terms. From the responses regarding his rank I can assume that he occupied a position 2 -3 places from the top. Now it so happens that I am also a relatively senior civil servant here in South Africa. Over the years I have worked my way up the ranks and I now occupy a position in a municipality where I am 2 spaces from the top - the top being the City Manager. Seeing as my great-grandfather's pension is more than my current regular salary perhaps I must go and have a little chat with my City Manager (wink wink). In retirement my great-grandfather lived, first, in Pembroke Road, Clifton and then in Guildford Road in Fleet, Hampshire. Can anyone tell me what type of neighbourhoods these are? i.e. posh or middle-of-the-road. I have checked out both streets on Google Street View and I see Guildford Road is situated in quite a leafy suburb. Thank you friends for an interesting thread. Stewart Green Johannesburg South Africa