need iformation about first world war bonds

shahmir_shah

helo. i have first world war bond (loan) of my grand father £100 .can you tell me that how to i cash this bond and whats the value of 1917 £100 in 2017 .thankx . waiting for your reply .

barak

shahmir_shah wrote: »

helo. i have first world war bond (loan) of my grand father £100 .can you tell me that how to i cash this bond and whats the value of 1917 £100 in 2017 .thankx . waiting for your reply .

3 1/2% War Loan was apparently redeemed on 9th March 2015.
See:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-to-repay-the-nations-first-world-war-debt
http://citywire.co.uk/money/government-to-repay-war-loan-in-march/a787403
https://www-uk.computershare.com/Investor/Gilts/Default.asp?bhjs=1&fla=1

If you contact Computershare with details of your bond they should be able to help you.

shahmir_shah

can you tell me whats the value of that £100
.thanx

PeacefulWaters

shahmir_shah wrote: »

can you tell me whats the value of that £100
.thanx

If you contact Computershare with details of your bond they should be able to help you

bowlhead99

shahmir_shah wrote: »

can you tell me whats the value of that £100
.thanx

£100 is the value of that £100.

molerat

bowlhead99 wrote: »

£100 is the value of that £100.

Apparently they only paid back around £90 for them, the value was in the annual payments received since 1917. It seems that most of them were held by a few banks.