The Sutlers Supreme
NAAFI Historical Downloads
This page offers direct access to downloadable documents from the history of NAAFI and service life. It includes materials from The Sutlers Supreme collection as well as finds sourced online — all curated to support historical research, editorial framing, and public understanding.
Booklets and Publications
An Enquiring Rating Wants to Know… (1945)
A question-and-answer booklet for Royal Navy personnel.
Explore all 25 scanned pages in our book-style reader, with page-turning controls and zoom.
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NAAFI Review No. 17 — Autumn 1957
News, features, photographs, sport, humour and advertisements.
Explore the supplied issue in our book-style reader: 23 scans, including a landscape centre spread.
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The RAF Raises the Question (1949)
An illustrated question-and-answer booklet explaining NAAFI’s organisation, services and finances to RAF personnel.
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About NAAFI (1983)
A staff information and training guide covering NAAFI’s history, organisation and operations. Reprinted by NAAFI Public Relations in August 1983.
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Official and Archival Documents
War Diary No. 1 HQ RASC/EFI 1952
Part One: January–March 1952
The National Archives: WO 281/882
The first of four parts reproducing the 1952 war diary of No. 1 HQ RASC/EFI (Royal Army Service Corps/Expeditionary Forces Institutes), documenting the organisation supporting NAAFI operations in Japan and Korea during the Korean War.
The diary records personnel movements, supplies and shipping, strength returns and the day-to-day administration of the EFI organisation. It also provides contemporary evidence of personnel posted to NAAFI establishments in Korea and the movement of mobile canteens and other equipment supporting troops in the field.
Read Part One ↗ Open PDF ↗44 pages · January–March 1952 · Archive reference WO 281/882
| Document Title | Description | PDF Link |
|---|---|---|
| NAAFI Incorporation Document | Legal record of NAAFI’s founding | Open PDF |
More documents will be added as the archive grows. Each entry is linked from the Searchable Archive Index and supported by editorial commentary to help readers explore NAAFI’s legacy in context.
