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"The Quartermaster's Store" is a traditional song from England.It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 10508. [1] The origins of both tune and words are uncertain. It was sung by British and ANZAC soldiers during World War I, [2] [3] [4] but may be an older song of the prewar British regular army, [3] or even have origins dating back to the English Civil War in the 17th century. [4]
Wojciech Kossak, quartering (Quartermaster), circa 1893. Quartermaster is a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service. In land armies, a quartermaster is an officer who supervises logistics and requisitions, manages stores or barracks, and distributes supplies and provisions.
A quartermaster sergeant in the British Army and Royal Marines is traditionally a non-commissioned officer or warrant officer who is responsible for supplies or stores. . However, this definition is extended to almost any warrant officer class 2 who does not hold a sergeant major appointment, as well as a number of staff sergeant and colour sergeant appoi
It served this purpose, until the museum vacated the premises in 2008, [63] and it now hosts a number of business, including a dance studios and a vintage furniture shop. Mossley Hill TA Centre: 1914–1967 Quartermaster Store (1914–1918) [64]
The store was sold to Busbys of Bradford in 1953 who rebranded the store under the Busbys name. Busbys was itself purchased by Debenhams in 1958. The store was renamed Debenhams in 1973 and continued to trade from the same site until Debenhams' closure in 2021. 1953 [190] [271] A H Bull Reading: Bought by Selfridge Provincial Stores.
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Before D-Day, the British government set aside civilian-operated cold storage facilities in the UK for American needs. When the first commodity-loaded reefer ships arrived from the US carrying perishables earmarked for American troops on the continent, they were unloaded in the UK and transferred to refrigerated coasters for the trip to France.
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