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What is a Barrack Master?
« on: Sunday 26 October 08 21:30 GMT (UK) »
I have a John Moffett born  c1797 London who was described as a Barrack Master.  Please can anyone explain what that was? 
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Re: What is a Barrack Master?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 October 08 22:19 GMT (UK) »
barrack-master, an officer who superintends soldiers' barracks; whence barrack-master general, an appointment abolished in 1806; OED

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Re: What is a Barrack Master?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 October 08 22:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi Stan,
Thanks for that.  I'm slightly confused though as I understood that John Moffett was born close to 1797 (baptised May 1797) so wouldn't have been old enough to have been a Barrack Master if it stopped by 1806.  Any other thoughts on how I can find out more about him please?

Or anyone else?
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Re: What is a Barrack Master?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 October 08 23:29 GMT (UK) »
I read that as the BM General post being abolished - the barrack masters themselves carried on ... I think.
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Re: What is a Barrack Master?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 26 October 08 23:33 GMT (UK) »
Thanks MKG,
Any ideas as to where I could look for where he would have served or been stationed?
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Re: What is a Barrack Master?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 26 October 08 23:35 GMT (UK) »
I don't - sorry. But if you post your question on the Military board on this site, I bet you'll get a few answers. Good luck.
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Re: What is a Barrack Master?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 26 May 24 21:10 BST (UK) »
My Great-grandfather joined the Seaforth Highlanders in the early 1880s. Working his way through the ranks, eventually retiring as Major, by 1910 he was Barrack Master of Meerut Barracks, India. So the title was still in use in the early 20th century.
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