| A |
Acting, Assistant |
| AA |
Anti-aircraft |
| AAG |
Assistant Adjutant-General |
| AAMC |
Australian Army Medical Corps |
| AAMWS |
Australian Army Medical Women’s Service |
| AANS |
Australian Army Nursing Service |
| AAOC |
Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
| AA&QMG |
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
| ADC |
Aide-de-Camp |
| Admin |
Administration, Administrative |
| ADMS |
Assistant Director Medical Services |
| ADOS |
Assistant Director Ordnance Services |
| Adv |
Advanced |
| AEME |
Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| AGH |
Australian General Hospital |
| AIB |
Allied Intelligence Bureau |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| Angau |
Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| APD |
Destroyer-transport |
| Armd |
Armoured |
| Arty |
Artillery |
| Asst |
Assistant |
| A-Tk |
Anti-Tank |
| AVM |
Air Vice-Marshal |
| AWAS |
Australian Women’s Army Service |
| BBCAU |
British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit |
| Bde |
Brigade |
| Bdr |
Bombardier |
| BGS |
Brigadier, General Staff |
| BM |
Brigade Major |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| Brig |
Brigadier |
| Bty |
Battery |
| CA(AA) |
Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) |
| Capt |
Captain |
| CASC |
Commander, Army Service Corps |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| CCRA |
Commander, Corps Royal Artillery |
| CCS |
Casualty Clearing Station |
| Cdo |
Commando |
| Cdr |
Commander |
| CE |
Chief Engineer |
| CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
| C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| Col |
Colonel |
| Col GS |
Colonel, General Staff |
| Comd |
Command, Commander, Commanded |
| Coy |
Company |
| Cpl |
Corporal |
| CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery (of a division) |
| CRE |
Commander, Royal Engineers (of a division) |
| CSO |
Chief Signals Officer |
| CTF |
Commander, Task Force |
| DAPM |
Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal |
| DAQMG |
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| DDME |
Deputy Director Mechanical Engineering |
| DDMT |
Deputy Director Military Training |
| DDST |
Deputy Director Supply and Transport |
| DGMS |
Director-General of Medical Services |
| Div |
Division |
| EBSR |
Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment |
| Engrs |
Engineers |
| Eqpt |
Equipment |
| ESB |
Engineer Special Brigade |
| FA |
Field Artillery |
| Ed |
Field |
| FDL |
Forward Defended Locality |
| FELO |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
| F-Lt |
Flight Lieutenant |
| FOO |
Forward Observation Officer |
| Gen |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| Gnr |
Gunner |
| GOC |
General Officer commanding |
| Gp |
Group |
| GSO1 |
General Stag Officer, Grade 1 |
| HE |
High Explosive |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| i/c |
in command |
| Indep |
Independent |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| Instr |
Instructor |
| Int |
Intelligence |
| LAA |
Light Anti-aircraft |
| LCI |
Landing Craft, Infantry |
| LCM |
Landing Craft, Mechanised |
| L-Cpl |
Lance-Corporal |
| LCT |
Landing Craft, Tank |
| LCV |
Landing Craft, Vehicle |
| LCVP |
Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel |
| LHQ |
A Wed Land Forces Headquarters |
| LO |
Liaison Officer |
| L of C |
Lines of Communication |
| LSO |
Legal Stag Officer |
| LST |
Landing Ship, Tank |
| Lt |
Lieutenant, light |
| Lt-Cdr |
Lieut-Commander |
| Maj |
Major |
| ME |
Middle East |
| MG |
Machine-gun |
| MGRA |
Major-General, Royal Artillery |
| MHR |
Member of the House of Representatives |
| Mil |
Military |
| MLC |
Member of the Legislative Council |
| MMG |
Medium machine-gun |
| Mtn |
Mountain |
| NEFIS |
Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service |
| NG |
New Guinea |
| NGAWW Sigs |
New Guinea Air Wireless Warning Signals |
| NGF |
New Guinea Force |
| NGIB |
New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
| NGVR |
New Guinea Volunteer Rifles |
| NT |
Northern Territory |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OP |
Observation Post |
| Ops |
Operations |
| OSMG |
Owen sub-machine-gun |
| FIB |
Papuan Infantry Battalion |
| Pk |
Park |
| Pnr |
Pioneer |
| PT |
Patrol torpedo (boat) |
| Pte |
Private |
| RAA |
Royal Australian Artillery |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAE |
Royal Australian Engineers |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| RANVR |
Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| RAR |
Royal Australian Regiment |
| Regt |
Regiment |
| RFA |
Royal Field Artillery |
| RMO |
Regimental Medical Officer |
| RSM |
Regimental Sergeant-Major |
| Sec |
Section, Secretary |
| Sgt |
Sergeant |
| SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| Sig |
Signalman |
| Sigs |
Signals |
| SNLF |
Special Naval Landing Force (Japanese) |
| SOPAC |
South Pacific (Command) |
| SORE |
Staff Officer, Royal Engineers |
| Spr |
Sapper |
| Son |
Squadron |
| S-Sgt |
Staff-Sergeant |
| SWPA |
South-West Pacific Area |
| Tk |
Tank |
| TNG |
Territory of New Guinea |
| Tpr |
Trooper |
| Tps |
Troops |
| TsmG |
Thompson sub-machine-gun |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| US |
United States |
| USAFFE |
United States Army Forces in the Far East |
| USASOS |
United States Army Services of Supply |
| WO I |
Warrant-Officer, Class 1 |