Army List
Britishnoun
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His last appearance in the Army List is in 1841, in which issue he is shown on page 340 as a surgeon on half-pay.
From A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle by Lancey, Magdalene de
For, except for the lawyers and merchants, the names of all are set forth in either of the two great books of India, the Civil Service or the Army List.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
We're not so old in the Army List, But we're not so new in the ring, For we carried our packs with Marshal Saxe When Louis was our King.
From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various
In August, 1881, it was removed from the Army List.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
"Let's see," said Feversham, and ringing a handbell upon the table, sent the servant for the Army List.
From The Four Feathers by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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