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Officers' Servants

25-08-04, 03:57

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) is offline

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Officers' Servants

When did the practice of officers having batmen go out of style and/or was abolished outright? From all I've read, it was a cushy billet for the man offered the job, and it fostered a close relationship between an officer and his men. When did this practice die out, and why?

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