Fed over eight million soldiers and sailors from British, Imperial & Allied Forces. Worked and supported entirely by voluntary effort, probably also entirely female.
We could not find a picture of the buffet but we did find this image of a leaflet which the ladies gave to each of the men they served.
The Kipling Journal, September 1932 contains: In addition to their good work in feeding hungry and tired soldiers during the war, the Ladies of the Waterloo Free Buffet presented every visitor with a souvenir in the shape of the leaflet of "If," with an imprint on the cover, "With the best of Luck from the Ladies of the Waterloo Free Buffet." Captain A. A. Carnell writes as follows:—'During the War my late wife worked all through at the Ladies' Buffet at Waterloo Station. Mr. Kipling kindly gave permission for these ladies to have printed for distribution to all the men who passed through copies of "If." . . . He was kind enough to sign six.' There is also a note on the secretary's page about this leaflet, a copy of which Captain Carnell very kindly sent to us.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Waterloo Free Buffet
Commemorated ati
Other Subjects
Lieutenant George Albert Cairns, VC
Victoria Cross. Somerset Light Infantry attached 1bn the South Staffordshire Regiment. Wikipedia, our Picture source, tells his story.
War dead, WW2
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Arthur Moore Lascelles, VC
He was an acting captain in the Durham Light Infantry, when on 3rd December 1917, Masnieres, France he was faced with a heavy bombardment. Although wounded he continued to encourage his men until t...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Sidney Godley
Soldier. Born Sidney Frank Godley in East Grinstead, West Sussex. Fought with the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was awarded the first Victoria Cross of WW1, and was also the first private sold...
2 memorials
J. Jacobs
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
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