Instructions for leave pass
Title
Instructions for leave pass
Description
Instructions to the holder. Covers rules for leave of servicemen.
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MRadonskiJS704017-191228-02
Transcription
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE HOLDER.
1. Leave will expire by the time stated overleaf unless you are in possession of a sleeping-out pass entitling you to return at another time.
2. Passes will state whether monthly, for a limited period, for one occasion only, or for sleeping-out.
3. This form is not valid unless bearing the stamp of the Station concerned (not unit), and the signature of an officer. When on leave or pass you must carry this form with you, and must produce it on demand by Air Force. Military or Civil Police on duty.
4. Officers, airmen and airwomen in Great Britain proceeding on leave to Northern Ireland or Eire or personnel in Northern Ireland proceeding on leave to Eire or Great Britain are to surrender any form of pass, e.g., D.R. Forms 1, 6 and 7, A.M. Forms 1562, etc., to their Commanding Officer prior to departure.
5. When on leave, you must notify your C.O. at once of any change of your address while on leave or pass, and must be prepared at all times to rejoin on the slightest notice if ordered to do so.
6. If you are in want of funds to enable you to return at end of leave, you should apply to your C.O. for a railway warrant on [indecipherable word]. If you do not receive it in time to enable you to reach your unit before expiry of leave, you should, provided that your journey exceeds 10 miles and that there is no Air Force Unit or Air Force Recruiting Office within easy reach, report to the nearest Police Station, produce this form and ask for a warrant. The Civil Police will not issue a warrant for a journey of less than 10 miles.
7. If in London without means of reaching your destination, you should report to Air Ministry Unit, or a R.T.O.
SICKNESS ON LEAVE.
The rules for getting medical attention whilst on leave are contained in your Pay Book.
Wt.46853/O3657. 40,000 Pads. 2/44. T.G.P. 51-8105.
1. Leave will expire by the time stated overleaf unless you are in possession of a sleeping-out pass entitling you to return at another time.
2. Passes will state whether monthly, for a limited period, for one occasion only, or for sleeping-out.
3. This form is not valid unless bearing the stamp of the Station concerned (not unit), and the signature of an officer. When on leave or pass you must carry this form with you, and must produce it on demand by Air Force. Military or Civil Police on duty.
4. Officers, airmen and airwomen in Great Britain proceeding on leave to Northern Ireland or Eire or personnel in Northern Ireland proceeding on leave to Eire or Great Britain are to surrender any form of pass, e.g., D.R. Forms 1, 6 and 7, A.M. Forms 1562, etc., to their Commanding Officer prior to departure.
5. When on leave, you must notify your C.O. at once of any change of your address while on leave or pass, and must be prepared at all times to rejoin on the slightest notice if ordered to do so.
6. If you are in want of funds to enable you to return at end of leave, you should apply to your C.O. for a railway warrant on [indecipherable word]. If you do not receive it in time to enable you to reach your unit before expiry of leave, you should, provided that your journey exceeds 10 miles and that there is no Air Force Unit or Air Force Recruiting Office within easy reach, report to the nearest Police Station, produce this form and ask for a warrant. The Civil Police will not issue a warrant for a journey of less than 10 miles.
7. If in London without means of reaching your destination, you should report to Air Ministry Unit, or a R.T.O.
SICKNESS ON LEAVE.
The rules for getting medical attention whilst on leave are contained in your Pay Book.
Wt.46853/O3657. 40,000 Pads. 2/44. T.G.P. 51-8105.
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“Instructions for leave pass,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 18, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/45075.