Army Service Corps (Canteens)

[bastock51]

I am researching Expeditionary Forces Canteens. Their early role seems to have been as a seperate War Office Dept to provide wholesale supplies against deposited funds. 

That changed as the War went on. Is there a connection between EFC and Army Service Corps (Canteens)?

Does anybody know the origin of Army Services Corps (Canteens) and if there was a connection how did it diversify into the EFC system?  It would seem that the situation is further complicated with the VAD providing personnel for the ASC (Canteens), so was there an indirect connection between EFC  and the VAD?

Did ASC (Canteens) provide the 'retail outlet' fo wholesale EFC?

 

John

 

[ss002d6252]

This should help - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b72677;view=1up;seq=18

 

Craig

Edited 19 November , 2018 by ss002d6252

[battle of loos]

good Morning :

Here is a photo of Army Soldier Service Corps with E.F.C. title :

 

 

 

find near Vimy  (Arras Béthune road)

 

 

shouder title come from near St Omer :

 

regards

michel

[bastock51]

1 hour ago, ss002d6252 said:

This should help - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b72677;view=1up;seq=18

 

Craig

Many thanks Craig.

 

[Waggoner]

Many of the EFC men were absorbed into the ASC that subsequently ran the canteens.  ASC soldiers are found with these prefixes to their service numbers that indicate canteen work: EFC, A,  E, B, CA, and NAC.

 

All the best,

 

Gary

[Kath]

Thanks, Michel.

Interesting pictures.

Kath.

[Terry_Reeves]

4 hours ago, battle of loos said:

good Morning :

Here is a photo of Army Soldier Service Corps with E.F.C. title :

 

 

 

find near Vimy  (Arras Béthune road)

 

 

shouder title come from near St Omer :

 

regards

michel

Thanks for posting Michel

 

TR