| A |
Acting, Assistant |
| AA |
Anti-Aircraft |
| AAMC |
Australian Army Medical Corps |
| AANS |
Australian Army Nursing Service |
| AASC |
Australian Army Service Corps |
| Admin |
Administration, Administering |
| Adv |
Advanced |
| AFA |
Australian Field Artillery |
| AFV |
Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
| AGH |
Australian General Hospital |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| ALFSEA |
Allied Land Forces, South-East Asia |
| Amb |
Ambulance |
| AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
| Amn |
Ammunition |
| Appts |
Appointments |
| Armd |
Armoured |
| Arty |
Artillery |
| A-Tk |
Anti-Tank |
| Bde |
Brigade |
| Bdr |
Bombardier |
| BEF |
British Expeditionary Force |
| BGS |
Brigadier, General Staff |
| BM |
Brigade Major |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| Brig |
Brigadier |
| Bty |
Battery |
| Capt |
Captain |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| CBO |
Counter-Battery Officer |
| CCRA |
Commander, Corps Royal Artillery |
| Cdo |
Commando |
| CE |
Chief Engineer |
| CI |
Chief Instructor |
| CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
| Cmdre |
Commodore |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| Col |
Colonel |
| Comd |
Command, Commander, Commanded |
| Comdt |
Commandant |
| Coy |
Company |
| Cpl |
Corporal |
| CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery |
| CRE |
Commander, Royal Engineers (of a division) |
| DAAG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
| DADMS |
Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services |
| DAG |
Deputy Adjutant-General |
| DAQMG |
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| DCE |
Deputy Chief Engineer |
| DCGS |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| DDMS |
Deputy Director of Medical Services |
| DGMS |
Director-General of Medical Services |
| Dir |
Director |
| Div |
Division |
| DMS |
Director of Medical Services |
| Dvr |
Driver |
| Ech |
Echelon |
| Engrs |
Engineers |
| FA |
Field Artillery |
| Fd |
Field |
| FELO |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
| Gen |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| Gnr |
Gunner |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| Gp |
Group |
| GSO 1 |
General Staff Officer, Grade 1 |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| Int |
Intelligence |
| KDG |
1st King’s Dragoon Guards |
| KRRC |
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
| L of C |
Lines of Communication |
| L-Bdr |
Lance-Bombardier |
| L-Cpl |
Lance-Corporal |
| LH |
Light Horse |
| LHQ |
Allied Land Forces Headquarters |
| LMG |
Light Machine-Gun |
| LO |
Liaison Officer |
| LRDG |
Long Range Desert Group |
| L-Sgt |
Lance-Sergeant |
| Lt |
Lieutenant, Light |
| LTD |
Leave and Transit Depot |
| Maj |
Major |
| ME |
Middle East |
| MEF |
Middle East Forces |
| MG |
Machine Gun |
| Mil |
Military |
| Movt |
Movement |
| NGF |
New Guinea Force |
| NTF |
Northern Territory Force |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OCTU |
Officer Cadet Training Unit |
| Ops |
Operations |
| OR |
Other Rank |
| Para |
Parachute |
| Pk |
Park |
| Pnr |
Pioneer |
| Pte |
Private |
| PW |
Prisoner of War |
| QMG |
Quartermaster-General |
| RA |
Royal Artillery |
| RAA |
Royal Australian Artillery |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAE |
Royal Australian Engineers |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RAR |
Royal Australian Regiment |
| RE |
Royal Engineers |
| Regt |
Regiment |
| RFC |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Rft |
Reinforcement |
| RHA |
Royal Horse Artillery |
| RMC |
Royal Military College |
| RMO |
Regimental Medical Officer |
| RN |
Royal Navy |
| RNF |
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers |
| RNR |
Royal Naval Reserve |
| RTR |
Royal Tank Regiment |
| SASO |
Senior Air Staff Officer |
| Sgt |
Sergeant |
| SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| SLO |
Senior Liaison Officer |
| SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
| SORE |
Staff Officer, Royal Engineers |
| Spr |
Sapper |
| Sqn |
Squadron |
| S-Sgt |
Staff-Sergeant |
| SWPA |
South-West Pacific Area |
| Tk |
Tank |
| Tpr |
Trooper |
| Tpt |
Transport |
| TSMG |
Thompson Sub-Machine-Gun |
| VAD |
Voluntary Aid Detachment |
| WO1 |
Warrant-Officer, Class 1 |