From the Collection #21 - Routine Orders
Part of the "From the Collection" series prepared and distributed to a subscribers' list during 2022 as a follow on to the "Virtual Visit" series initiated during the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 The collection focus of this item is the form and purpose of "Routine Orders"
In an era before mass communications and often limited literacy, the assignment of tasks, duties and the daily routine had to be presented face to face. Gradually this evolved into a standardised process where the detail was written and endorsed in a Company Orders Book. The
Orders so recorded could then be accurately read out as often and in as many locations as required
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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