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Welcome to the Sutlers Supreme search and archive page. Use the search box below to explore articles, research posts, and historical features from across the site, or browse the sections beneath for featured series, highlighted posts, and reference material.
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Featured Series
- More than just a Canteen — How NAAFI and the Women's Voluntary Service Helped Sustain Morale During and After the Second World War (part one).
- More than just a Canteen – Part Two — The NAAFI and Women's Voluntary Service partnership in post-war Germany, from Hamburg and the British Zone to Summit House and the Berlin Airlift.
- An EFI Soldier's Escape: Pte Leonard Green — two-part series following Pte Leonard Green from the Battle of France and captivity at Stalag XX-A to his remarkable escape to Sweden.
- From Mobilisation to Evacuation — four-part series on the NAAFI/EFI role in France, 1939–1940.
- 10 Groschen of NAAFI History — three-part series exploring NAAFI life and British occupation in Austria, 1945–1955.
- Korean Roadhouses — three-part series on NAAFI welfare and canteen services during the Korean War.
Highlighted Posts & Pages
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The Oryu-dong Rail Disaster
17 September 1952 — one of the worst rail disasters involving British servicemen in Korea -
Tea Above the Clouds
The NAAFI canteen on the Gerlitzen Alpe -
Why Was NAAFI Often Called “NAFFY”?
Naming, perception, and the origins of a familiar nickname -
Operation Hurricane and the Atomic Beer Legend
NAAFI, morale, and myth-making in Britain’s first atomic test -
A Parcel from Netheravon
A Christmas gift from home -
Serving the Empire in China
NAAFI’s Shanghai experience, 1927–1939 -
NAAFI Goes Nuclear
Canteens, morale, and the atomic age -
Servitor Servientium
What’s in a motto?
The Sutlers Supreme Dispatch
The Sutlers Supreme Dispatch is an occasional companion publication bringing together archive discoveries, ongoing research, reader correspondence and stories from the history of NAAFI, EFI and the Naval Canteen Service.
Issue No. 1 – Summer 2026
The inaugural issue includes NAAFI in Madagascar, new discoveries from Austria, reader correspondence and the remarkable story of Albert Edward Butler.
Research & Reference
Archive Notes
This page is intended as a growing guide to material published on The Sutlers Supreme. It will be updated over time as new series, articles, archive pages, and downloadable resources are added to the site.
