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---

A—-Assistant.
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.

---B---

Bde—-Brigade.
BGS—-Brigadier, General Staff.
BM—-Brigade Major.
Bn—-Battalion.
BRA—-Brigadier, Royal Artillery.
Brig—-Brigadier.
Bty—-Battery.

---C---

Capt—-Captain.
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---

D—-Deputy, Director.
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.

---E---

Engrs—-Engineers.

---F---

Fd—-Field.

---G---

Gen—-General.
Gnr—-Gunner.
GSO1—-General Staff Officer, Grade I.
GHQ—-General Headquarters.
GOC—-General Officer Commanding.
Gp—-Group.

---H---

HQ—-Headquarters.
How—-Howitzer.

---I---

IG—-Inspector-General.
Ind—-India, Indian.
Indep-—Independent.
Inf—-Infantry.
Int—-Intelligence.
IO—-Intelligence Officer.

---J---


---K---


---L---

L-Cpl—-Lance-Corporal.
LH—-Light Horse.
LHQ—-Land Headquarters.
L of C-—Lines of Communication.
Lt—-Lieutenant.

---M---

MD—-Military District.
ME—-Middle East.
MG—-Machine-Gun.
MGGS—-Major-General, General Staff.
MGO—-Master-General of the Ordnance.
Min-—Minister.

---N---

NCO-—Non-Commissioned Officer.
NG—-New Guinea.

---O---

Ops—-Operations.
Ord-—Ordnance.

---P---

Pdr—-Pounder.

Pte-—Private.


---Q---

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---R---

R—-Royal.
RAP—-Regimental Aid Post.
RHA—-Royal Horse Artillery.
Regt—-Regiment.
Rfct—-Reinforcement.
RMO—-Regimental Medical Officer.
RSM—-Regimental Sergeant-Major.

---S---

SC—-Staff Captain.
Sgt—-Sergeant.
Spr—-Sapper.
Sqn—-Squadron.
S-Sgt-—Staff-Sergeant.
Svy—-Survey.
SWPA—-South-West Pacific Area.

---T---

T/ and Temp-—Temporary or Temporarily.
TAF—-Tactical Air Force.
Tk—-Tank.
Tpr—-Trooper.
Tps—-Troops.

---U---


---V---

VDC—-Volunteer Defence Corps.

---W---

WO—-Warrant-Officer.

---X---


---Y---


---Z---

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