The annual reproduces a 1948 proclamation allocating proceeds from wartime prizes to Royal Navy and Royal Air Force funds. It sets out the larger naval sum and identifies serving or former naval and marine personnel, crews, and representatives who might receive a distribution. The passage gives the Royal Navy a markedly larger allocation and mentions no army allocation. It is a concise example of how reference annuals preserve legal and administrative history alongside accounts of operations and technology.
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Postwar prize money and naval service
A 1949 proclamation on prize money reveals a postwar administrative link between naval service, wartime captures, and financial distribution.