Question I would like to understand the relationship between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and King’s College London (KCL). Answer The MOD does not have a direct contractual relationship with KCL in relation to the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (DAUK) at Shrivenham. KCL does provide academic services to the DAUK through the Joint… Read More
Question If an individual, either a service person or otherwise, wishes to rent Service Family Accommodation (SFA) as privately rented accommodation how do they make an application to do this? Answer The Ministry of Defence (MOD) have a sub-letting programme, and in certain areas there is availability for properties to be let privately. The sub-letting… Read More
Question Is it possible for a private landlord, or similar such party, engaged in a private agreement for housing rental to have the rent deducted directly from a service person’s salary and reflected on their payslip? Answer (Short Version) Yes. Answer (Longer Version) Overall, I would like to advise that the mechanism you outline is… Read More
The Ministry of Defence (MOD), via the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), are able provide documentation to allow registration of former MOD vehicles. DESA has been superseded by the Exports and Sales team in Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). However, if DESA has no record of the vehicle, then it is most likely because it… Read More
Introduction Father Le Loutre’s War (1749-1755), also known as the Indian War, the Micmac War and the Anglo-Micmac War, took place between King George’s War and the French and Indian War in Acadia and Nova Scotia. On one side of the conflict, the British and New England colonists were led by British Officer Charles Lawrence… Read More
Introduction The French and Indian War (1754-1763) pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies. At the start of the war, the French colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the… Read More
Introduction The Dummer’s War (1722-1725, also known as Father Rale’s War, Lovewell’s War, Greylock’s War, the Three Years War, the 4th Anglo-Abenaki War, or the Wabanaki-New England War of 1722-1725) was a series of battles between New England and the Wabanaki Confederacy (specifically the Miꞌkmaq, Maliseet, and Abenaki) who were allied with New France. The… Read More
