Appendix 3
Abbreviations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A—-Assistant. ---A---
A/—-Acting.
AA--Anti-aircraft.
AA&QMG—-Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General.
ABDACOM—American, British, Dutch, Australian Command.
AG-—Adjutant-General.
AGH-—Australian General Hospital.
AHQ—-Army Headquarters.
APM—-Assistant Provost Marshal.
Armd—-Armoured.
Arty—-Artillery.
A-Tk-—Anti-tank.
AVM—-Air Vice-Marshal.
Bde—-Brigade. ---B---
BGS—-Brigadier, General Staff.
BM—-Brigade Major.
Bn—-Battalion.
BRA—-Brigadier, Royal Artillery.
Brig—-Brigadier.
Bty—-Battery.
Capt—-Captain. ---C---
Cav—-Cavalry.
CCS—-Casualty Clearing Station.
Cdr—-Commander.
CE—-Chief Engineer.
CGS—-Chief of the General Staff.
C-in-C—-Commander-in-Chief.
Cmdre—-Commodore.
CO—-Commanding Officer.
Col-—Colonel.
Comd-—Command, Commanded, Commander.
Comdt—-Commandant.
Coy—-Company.
Cpl—-Corporal.
CRA—-Commander, Royal Artillery (of a Division).
CRE—-Commander, Royal Engineers (of a Division).
D—-Deputy, Director. ---D---
DAAG-—Deputy Assistant Adjutant- General.
DADOS-—Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services.
DDS&T—-Deputy Director of Supply and Transport.
DGMS—-Director-General of Medical Services.
Div-—Division.
DMI—-Director of Military Intelligence.
DMS—-Director of Medical Services.
DMT—-Director of Military Training.
Dvr—-Driver.
Engrs—-Engineers. ---E---
Fd—-Field. ---F---
Gen—-General. ---G---
Gnr—-Gunner.
GSO1—-General Staff Officer, Grade I.
GHQ—-General Headquarters.
GOC—-General Officer Commanding.
Gp—-Group.
HQ—-Headquarters. ---H---
How—-Howitzer.
IG—-Inspector-General. ---I---
Ind—-India, Indian.
Indep-—Independent.
Inf—-Infantry.
Int—-Intelligence.
IO—-Intelligence Officer.
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L-Cpl—-Lance-Corporal. ---L---
LH—-Light Horse.
LHQ—-Land Headquarters.
L of C-—Lines of Communication.
Lt—-Lieutenant.
MD—-Military District. ---M---
ME—-Middle East.
MG—-Machine-Gun.
MGGS—-Major-General, General Staff.
MGO—-Master-General of the Ordnance.
Min-—Minister.
NCO-—Non-Commissioned Officer. ---N---
NG—-New Guinea.
Ops—-Operations. ---O---
Ord-—Ordnance.
Pdr—-Pounder. ---P---
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R—-Royal. ---R---
RAP—-Regimental Aid Post.
RHA—-Royal Horse Artillery.
Regt—-Regiment.
Rfct—-Reinforcement.
RMO—-Regimental Medical Officer.
RSM—-Regimental Sergeant-Major.
SC—-Staff Captain. ---S---
Sgt—-Sergeant.
Spr—-Sapper.
Sqn—-Squadron.
S-Sgt-—Staff-Sergeant.
Svy—-Survey.
SWPA—-South-West Pacific Area.
T/ and Temp-—Temporary or Temporarily. ---T---
TAF—-Tactical Air Force.
Tk—-Tank.
Tpr—-Trooper.
Tps—-Troops.
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VDC—-Volunteer Defence Corps. ---V---
WO—-Warrant-Officer. ---W---
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