| A |
Acting, Assistant |
| AA |
Anti-Aircraft |
| AAG |
Assistant Adjutant-General |
| AAMC |
Australian Army Medical Corps |
| AAMWS |
Australian Army Medical Women’s Service |
| AASC |
Australian Army Service Corps |
| Admin |
Administration, Administrative |
| ADMS |
Assistant Director Medical Services |
| ADOS |
Assistant Director Ordnance Services |
| Adv |
Advanced |
| AEME |
Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| AES |
Army Education Service |
| AGH |
Australian General Hospital |
| AHQ |
Army Headquarters |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
| Angau |
Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| AQMG |
Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| Armd |
Armoured |
| Arty |
Artillery |
| ATIS |
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section |
| A-Tk |
Anti-Tank |
| AVM |
Air Vice-Marshal |
| AWAS |
Australian Women’s Army Service |
| BBCAU |
British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit |
| BCOF |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force |
| Bde |
Brigade |
| Bdr |
Bombardier |
| BGS |
Brigadier, General Staff |
| BM |
Brigade Major |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| Brig |
Brigadier |
| Bty |
Battery |
| Capt |
Captain |
| CASC |
Commander, Army Service Corps |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| CCRA |
Commander, Corps Royal Artillery |
| Cdo |
Commando |
| Cdr |
Commander |
| CE |
Chief Engineer |
| CEME |
Commander, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
| C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| Col |
Colonel |
| Comd |
Command, Commander, Commanded |
| Coy |
Company |
| Cpl |
Corporal |
| CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery |
| CRE |
Commander, Royal Engineers (of a division) |
| CSO |
Chief Signals Officer |
| CTF |
Commander, Task Force |
| DAQMG |
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| DDST |
Deputy Director Supply and Transport |
| Det |
Detachment |
| DGPR |
Director-General of Public Relations |
| Div |
Division |
| DORCA |
Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs |
| EBSR |
Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment |
| Engrs |
Engineers |
| Eqpt |
Equipment |
| Fd |
Field |
| FELO |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
| Gd |
Guard |
| Gen |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| Gnr |
Gunner |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| Gp |
Group |
| GS |
General Staff |
| GSO1 |
General Staff Officer, Grade 1 |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| Hy |
Heavy |
| i/c |
in command |
| Indep |
Independent |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| LAA |
Light Anti-Aircraft |
| LAD |
Light Aid Detachment |
| L-Cpl |
Lance-Corporal |
| LHQ |
Allied Land Forces Headquarters |
| L of C |
Lines of Communication |
| Lt |
Lieutenant, Light |
| Maj |
Major |
| MG |
Machine Gun |
| MGRA |
Major-General, Royal Artillery |
| MHR |
Member of the House of Representatives |
| Mil |
Military |
| ML |
Motor Launch |
| MLC |
Member of the Legislative Council |
| NCO |
Non-commissioned Officer |
| NEI |
Netherlands East Indies |
| NG |
New Guinea |
| NGF |
New Guinea Force |
| NGIB |
New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
| NGVR |
New Guinea Volunteer Rifles |
| NT |
Northern Territory |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OCTU |
Officer Cadet Training Unit |
| OOB |
Order of Battle |
| Ops |
Operations |
| OSMG |
Owen sub-machine-gun |
| PIB |
Papuan Infantry Battalion |
| Pk |
Park |
| Pl |
Platoon |
| Pnr |
Pioneer |
| PT |
Patrol Torpedo (boat) |
| Pte |
Private |
| RAA |
Royal Australian Artillery |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAE |
Royal Australian Engineers |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| RANR |
Royal Australian Naval Reserve |
| RANVR |
Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| RAR |
Royal Australian Regiment |
| Regt |
Regiment |
| RFA |
Royal Field Artillery |
| RMO |
Regimental Medical Officer |
| RNN |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
| RNZAF |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Sec |
Section |
| Sgt |
Sergeant |
| SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| Sig |
Signalman |
| Sigs |
Signals |
| Spr |
Sapper |
| Sqn |
Squadron |
| S-Sgt |
Staff-Sergeant |
| SWPA |
South-West Pacific Area |
| Tk |
Tank |
| Tpr |
Trooper |
| Tps |
Troops |
| USAAF |
United States Army Air Forces |
| USAFFE |
United States Army Forces in the Far East |
| USASOS |
United States Army Services of Supply |
| USN |
United States Navy |
| WO1 |
Warrant-Officer, Class 1 |