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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"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)

The men were not far behind—had looked out for Captain Tottenham in the Army List; went to Galignani's expressly: not in it, by Jove, sir!

From The Cockaynes in Paris Or 'Gone abroad' by Doré, Gustave

We're not so old in the Army List,   But we're not so young at our trade, For we had the honor at Fontenoy   Of meeting the Guards Brigade.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various

The Dulwich Army List makes very interesting reading, though I notice some omissions and errors in it.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring

As a result, a regiment of Light Cavalry was disbanded, "as a punishment for poltroonery in the hour of trial and the dastards struck off the Army List."

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace

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