SCHEDULE 1DISABLEMENT DUE TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES
PART IGROUPING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACCORDING TO RANK OR STATUS
1
In this Schedule—
a
references to a Group shall be construed as references to those members of the armed forces who hold the rank or status listed under that Group; and
b
the amount of any award in respect of that Group is that amount shown in the following Parts of this Schedule against that Group.
2
The Groups referred to in the foregoing paragraph comprise:—
GROUP1:— | |
|---|---|
Royal Navy | Rear-Admiral |
Royal Marines | Major-General |
Army | Major-General Chief Controller |
RAF | Air Vice-Marshal |
GROUP 2:— | |
Army | Brigadier-General |
RAF | Air Commodore disabled as a result of service during the 1914 World War |
GROUP 3:— | |
Navy | Commodore 1st or 2nd Class Captain with 6 or more years seniority whose service terminated on or after 1st April 1970. |
Royal Marines | Colonel-Commandant Colonel whose service terminated on or after 1st April 1970. |
WRNS | Commandant Member with status of Commodore |
Army | Brigadier Senior Controller Member with status of Brigadier |
RAF | Air Commodore Air Commandant Member with status of Air Commodore |
GROUP 4:— | |
Navy | Captain of less than 6 years seniority or whose service terminated before 1st April 1970. |
Royal Marines | Colonel 2nd Commandant Colonel whose service terminated before1st April 1970 Lieutenant-Colonel and corresponding ranks, Temporary Marine Officer relinquishing commission etc. prior to 1st April 1919 to be included in Group 5 |
WRNS | Superintendent Member with status of Captain RN |
Army | Colonel Controller Member with status of Colonel |
RAF | Group Captain Group Officer Member with status of Group Captain |
GROUP 5:— | |
Navy | Commander |
Royal Marines | Major and corresponding ranks, Temporary Marine Officer relinquishing commission etc. prior to 1st April 1919 to be included in Group 6 |
WRNS | Chief Officer Member with status of Commander RN |
Army | Lieutenant-Colonel Chief Commander Member with status of Lieutenant-Colonel |
RAF | Wing Commander Wing Officer Member with status of Wing Commander |
GROUP 6:— | |
Navy | Lieutenant-Commander |
Royal Marines | Captain and corresponding ranks, Temporary Marine Officer relinquishing commission etc. prior to 1st April 1919, to be included in Group 7 |
WRNS | First Officer Member with status of Lieutenant-Commander RN |
Army | Major Senior Commander Member with status of Major |
RAF | Squadron Leader Squadron Officer Member with status of Squadron Leader |
GROUP 7:— | |
Navy | Lieutenant |
Royal Marines | Lieutenant with 4 years commissioned service or over |
WRNS | Second Officer Member with status of Lieutenant RN |
Army | Captain Junior Commander Member with status of Captain |
RAF | Flight Lieutenant Flight Officer Member with status of Flight Lieutenant |
GROUP 8:– | |
Navy | Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank >Midshipman (A) Midshipman or Cadet where service terminated on or after 1st January 1957 |
Royal Marines | Lieutenant with under 4 years commissioned service 2nd Lieutenant Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank and corresponding ranks |
WRNS | Third Officer Woman member with status below Lieutenant RN |
Army | Lieutenant (Quartermasters, Assistant Pay Masters and Inspectors of Army Stores) Second Lieutenant Subaltern Second Subaltern Member with status below Captain |
RAF | Flying Officer Pilot Officer Acting Pilot Officer Section Officer Assistant Section Officer Member with status below Flight Lieutenant |
GROUP 9:– | |
Navy | Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Warrant Officer Midshipman Cadet after completion of shore training where, in the case of any of these ranks, service terminated before 1st January 1957. Naval Cadet (Serving with the Fleet) |
Royal Marines | Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Warrant Officer and corresponding ranks |
GROUP 10:– | |
Navy | Fleet Chief Petty Officer Fleet Chief Wren Member of a Voluntary Aid Detachment serving as an uncertificated Nurse Grade 1 |
Royal Marines | Regimental Sergeant-Major |
Army | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
RAF | Warrant Officer Airman Class A Member of a Voluntary Aid Detachment serving as an uncertificated Nurse Grade 1 |
GROUP 11:– | |
Royal Marines | Quartermaster Sergeant |
Army | Warrant Officer Class II Non-Commissioned Officer Class I |
RAF | Warrant Officer 2nd Class Airman Class B |
GROUP 12:– | |
Navy | Chief Petty Officer Chief Wren |
Royal Marines | Colour Sergeant |
Army | Staff Sergeant Non-Commissioned Officer Class II |
RAF | Flight Sergeant Airman Class C |
GROUP 13:– | |
Navy | Petty Officer Petty Officer Wren |
Royal Marines | Sergeant |
Army | Sergeant Non-Commissioned Officer Class III |
RAF | Sergeant Airman Class D |
GROUP 14:– | |
Navy | Leading Rating Leading Wren |
Royal Marines | Corporal |
Army | Corporal Non-Commissioned Officer Class IV |
RAF | Corporal Airman Class E |
GROUP 15:– | |
Navy | A B Rating Ordinary Rating Boy Wren |
Royal Marines | Marine |
Army | Private etc. Class V |
RAF | Senior Aircraftman Leading Aircraftman Aircraftsman Airman Class F Senior Aircraftwoman Leading Aircraftwoman Aircraftwoman |