As Remembrance Day approaches, The Sutlers Supreme has published a new NAAFI Roll of Honour, commemorating the men and women of NAAFI and its associated services who lost their lives during the Second World War.
The memorial currently records 560 names, each representing an individual whose service and sacrifice deserve to be remembered.
The Roll of Honour is searchable by name, ship or organisation, and individual entries provide available service details, together with links to Commonwealth War Graves Commission records where these have been identified.
Among those remembered are the five NAAFI men who lost their lives when HMS Courageous was sunk on 17 September 1939, the first NAAFI casualties of the war.
This is a developing historical resource. As further research is undertaken, additional biographical details, photographs and personal stories will be incorporated into the memorial.
Contributions from families, former NAAFI colleagues and researchers are warmly welcomed. Photographs, documents and personal recollections can help ensure that these individuals are remembered not simply as names on a list, but as people with their own lives and stories.
The Roll of Honour is now permanently accessible through the website's main navigation menu.
We Will Remember Them.
Sources & References
The Sutlers Supreme, NAAFI Roll of Honour 1939–1945 . Individual memorial entries include links to Commonwealth War Graves Commission records where available.
This article forms part of a non-commercial historical research project dedicated to preserving the history of NAAFI and its associated services.
