The Annual Army List, issued from 1754 until 1878, began as a private compilation by various War Office clerks. In 1808 the government agreed to supply the paper and bind the copies destined for public use, and in 1812 it undertook the whole charge of paper, printing and binding, allowing a fixed...
Issued by the War Office under the title The Quarterly Army List [month, year], with a 'Not to be published' or 'Security' classification. The list is arranged by units and is indexed
Issued monthly by the War Office under the title Army Council Instructions issued during [month, year], with an annual index. From 1922 the annual index provides the title page and the issues are headed ... for the fortnight/week ending[day, month,year]