Army Orders

[Michael]

Army Orders are often quoted in the forum. Where do the members find these orders ?

Michael

[Glosters]

I have a set from Jan. 1914 to Dec. 1919 (missing a couple of months). I would guess that the National Army Museum and British Library would have a complete set?

Steve

[trenchwalker]

my local charity shop.

also the gws supplys me wth all the nesesry paper work to act like a proper tommie.

[Jock Bruce]

There is a set in the PRO - I'm away from home at the mo so can't give you a ref - try PROCAT.

Jock

[Michael]

Thanks guys

The PRO sounds good (I can almost hear that camera whirring). How many pages are we talking about ?

Michael

[Ivor Lee]

Michael

The PRO references for Army Orders from 1914 to 1924 are WO 123/56 to WO 123/64.

I have included up tp 1924 as you will find that a few of the Army Ordrs issued from 1920 onwards refer to WW1.

Regarding the number of pages - it is a lot!

One problem is that you may find that in addition to Army Orders you may also want to look at Army Council Instructions (ACIs). These give the detailed information/instructions and were, in effect, working documents. The PRO references for 1914 to 1919 are WO 293/1 to WO 293/10.

Now you are really talking about a lot of pages!

[Michael]

Thanks Ivor