Tengah Type (#72),
Regarding your personal hopes to equal your Great Grandfather's 46 years' Pension: I've clocked up 43 and going strong ! (Must have had far more in pension - in cash terms - than ever I drew pay in 23 years "peace[?]time" RAF service).
No increment for the 5 years in war, of course (the idea was that you were just doing your patriotic duty - doesn't count for pension).
Cheers, Danny.
PS:
mopardave - we meet again ! Congratulations on starting this magnificent Thread ! D.