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Army List

British  

noun

  1. an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall

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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

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 the Army List of 1804 he is shown on page 31 as an assistant quartermaster-general.

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

The earliest stage was the appearance in the Army List of an organisation of the army in various army corps.

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

Even if in the Army List it had been a single day, the result would have been the same.

From On the Heels of De Wet by James, Lionel