| A |
Assistant |
| AA |
Anti-aircraft |
| AA&QMG |
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
| AAMC |
Australian Army Medical Corps |
| AASC |
Australian Army Service Corps |
| ABDA |
American, British, Dutch, Australian |
| ACH |
Area Combined Headquarters |
| Adm |
Admiral |
| Admin |
Administrative |
| ADMS |
Assistant Director Medical Services |
| Adv |
Advanced |
| AEME |
Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineers |
| AFA |
Australian Field Artillery |
| AFC |
Australian Flying Corps, Air Force Cross |
| AG |
Adjutant-General |
| AGH |
Australian General Hospital |
| AHQ |
Army Headquarters |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| Amb |
Ambulance |
| AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
| AMLO |
Australian Military Liaison Officer |
| AN&MEF |
Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Angau |
Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| AOC |
Air Officer Commanding |
| Armd |
Armoured |
| Arty |
Artillery |
| ATIS |
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section |
| A-Tk |
Anti-tank |
| Bde |
Brigade |
| BEF |
British Expeditionary Force |
| BGGS |
Brigadier-General, General Staff |
| BGS |
Brigadier, General Staff |
| BHQ |
Battalion headquarters |
| BM |
Brigade Major |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| Brig |
Brigadier |
| Bty |
Battery |
| Capt |
Captain |
| CASC |
Commander Army Service Corps |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| CCS |
Casualty Clearing Station |
| CDH |
Combined Defence Headquarters |
| Cdo |
Commando |
| CE |
Chief Engineer |
| CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
| CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| Col |
Colonel |
| Comd |
Command, Commander, Commanded |
| Comdt |
Commandant |
| Coy |
Company |
| Cpl |
Corporal |
| CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery (of a Division) |
| CRE |
Commander, Royal Engineers (of a Division) |
| D |
Deputy, Director, Directorate |
| DAAG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
| DADOS |
Deputy Assistant Director Ordnance Services |
| DAPM |
Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal |
| Div |
Division |
| DJAG |
Deputy Judge Advocate-General |
| DMI |
Director of Military Intelligence |
| F |
Fighter (of aircraft) |
| FB |
Flying-boat |
| Fd |
Field |
| FELO |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
| FMSVF |
Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces |
| Gen |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| GR |
General Reconnaissance (of aircraft) |
| GS01 |
General Staff Officer, Grade 1 |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| Hvy |
Heavy |
| Hyg |
Hygiene |
| IJA |
Imperial Japanese Army |
| Ind |
Indian |
| Indep |
Independent |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| Int |
Intelligence |
| L of C |
Lines of Communication |
| LAD |
Light Aid Detachment |
| LH |
Light Horse |
| LHQ |
Land Headquarters |
| LO |
Liaison Officer |
| Lt |
Lieutenant |
| MAC |
Motor Ambulance Convoy |
| Maj |
Major |
| MD |
Military District |
| ME |
Middle East |
| MG |
Machine-Gun |
| MT |
Motor Transport |
| Mtd |
Mounted |
| NCO |
Non-Commissioned Officer |
| NEI |
Netherlands East Indies |
| NF |
Night fighter (of aircraft) |
| NGAU |
New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| NGF |
New Guinea Force |
| NGVR |
New Guinea Volunteer Rifles |
| NT |
Northern Territory |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OR |
Other Rank |
| Ord |
Ordnance |
| Pk |
Park |
| Pnr |
Pioneer |
| POW, PW |
Prisoner of War |
| Pte |
Private |
| R |
Royal, Reserve |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAE |
Royal Australian Engineers |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| RAP |
Regimental Aid Post |
| Regt |
Regiment |
| Res |
Reserve |
| RFA |
Royal Field Artillery |
| RMO |
Regimental Medical Officer |
| RN |
Royal Navy |
| SAA |
Small Arms Ammunition |
| SD |
Staff Duties |
| SEATIC |
South-East Asia Translator and Interpreter Centre |
| Sgt |
Sergeant |
| Sig |
Signals, Signalman |
| Spr |
Sapper |
| Sqn |
Squadron |
| TB |
Torpedo-bomber (of aircraft) |
| Tpt |
Transport |