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1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War Archive.  Documents from file containing Receipted Bills, etc, France and Belgium, 1916-1919.

From Major N E Barnes, 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.

Officers Mess Expenditure Accounts, 1st/4th King’s Own Dec 1918 – Feb 1919

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Expenditure for 24 Dec 1918 and 25 Dec 1918 on alcohol etc

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Expenditure for 24, 25 and 26 Dec 1918 on food

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Expenditure for 26 Dec 1918 on tobacco

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Expenditure for 27, 29 and 30 Dec 1918 on food etc

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Expenditure for 29 Dec 1918 for alcohol

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Expenditure for 31 Dec 1918 and 1 and 3 Jan 1918.  Food etc

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Expenditure for 3 and 5 Jan 1919, alcohol etc

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Expenditure by Officers Mess Jan 1919

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Expenditure by Officers Mess Jan 1919, Whisky and port, mainly.

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Expenditure by Officers Mess 8 Jan 1918 mainly food:

4 packets

Salt

0.40

1.60

8 Tins

Cherries

2.30

18.40

12 tins

Apricots

2.30

27.60

6 tins

Sausages

2.75

16.50

4 tins

Syrup

2.00

8.00

3 bottles

Ketchup

1.70

5.10

4 bottles

OK Sauce

1.20

4.80

3 bottles

Worcester Sauce

1.00

3.00

12 tins

Pilchards

1.80

21.60

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Expenditure for 11 Jan 1918 on food and drink

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Expenditure for 13 Jan1919 including Candles,

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Expenditure for 14 and 15 Jan 1919 for beer, biscuits and candles etc.

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Expenditure for 15 Jan 1919 for alcohol and cigarettes etc

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Expenditure for 29 Jan 1919 for alcohol, custard and steak puddings!

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Receipt signed by Canteen Corporal W L  Parke, to ‘square’ account, 20 Jan 1919

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Expenditure for 30 Jan 1919 for coffee and 6 tins of Abdullas

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Expenditure for 12 Feb 1919, Battalion Headquarters mess

258 lbs

Port

2.50 lbs

645.00

1 Case

Gin

 

96.00

2 Bottles

Vermouth

 

13.00

3 bottles

Port

 

24.00

12 tins

crab

 

40.00

6 tins

salmon

 

9.00

4 tins

sausage

 

11.00

6 tins

custard

 

30.00

8 tins

Grays Cigars

 

20.00

6 tins

Sardines

 

14.00

 

 

 

 

9 pairs

Roses

1.20

19.80

4

Blue Chevrons

 

1.20

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Expenditure for goods between 24 Dec 1918 and 5 Jan1919

 

 

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