Glossary
[The abbreviations in italics indicate German units.]
| AA | anti-aircraft |
| AA & QMG | Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
| ADDS | Assistant Director of Dental Services |
| Adjt | Adjutant |
| ADMS | Assistant Director of Medical Services |
| ADOS | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services |
| ADS | Advanced Dressing Station |
| Adv Pty | Advance Party |
| AFV | Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
| AIF | Australian Imperial Force |
| amn | ammunition |
| Arty | Artillery |
| ASC | Army Service Corps |
| A/T | |
| A-Tk | anti-tank |
| a-tk | |
| A Tps | Army Troops |
| Bde | Brigade |
| BEF | British Expeditionary Force |
| BGS | Brigadier, General Staff |
| BM | Brigade Major |
| Bn | Battalion |
| Br | British |
| BTE | British Troops in Egypt |
| BTG | British Troops in Greece |
| Bty | Battery |
| Cav | Cavalry |
| CCRA | Commander Corps Royal Artillery |
| CIGS | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| C-in-C | Commander-in-Chief |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
| Comd | Commander |
| COS | Chiefs of Staff |
| Coy | Company |
| CPO | Command Post Officer |
| CRA | Commander Royal Artillery |
| CRASC | Commander Royal Army Service Corps |
| CRE | Commander Royal Engineers |
| CRME | Commander Royal Mechanical Engineers |
| DAAG | Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
| DADOS (E) | Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services (Equipment) |
| DAQMG | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| DID | Detail Issue Depot |
| disposns | dispositions |
| Div | Division(al) |
| Div Pet Coy | Divisional Petrol Company |
| Div Pro Coy | Divisional Provost Company |
| Div Sigs | Divisional Signals |
| Div Sup Coln | Divisional Supply Column |
| E and M Coy | Equipment and Maintenance Company |
| Ech | Echelon |
| Engrs | Engineers |
| Fd | Field |
| Fd Amb | Field Ambulance |
| Fd Hyg Sec | Field Hygiene Section |
| FDL | Forward Defended Locality |
| Fd Pk Coy | Field Park Company |
| FSD | Field Supply Depot |
| Gen Hosp | General Hospital |
| GHQ | General Headquarters |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding |
| Gp | Group |
| GPO | Gun Position Officer |
| GSO I | General Staff Officer, 1st Grade |
| 4H | 4 Hussars |
| HMGs | Heavy machine guns |
| HMSO | His Majesty’s Stationery Office |
| HMT | His Majesty’s Transport |
| hows | howitzers |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| 2i/c | second-in-command |
| incl | including; inclusive |
| Ind | Independent |
| Inf | Infantry |
| Int | Intelligence |
| IRO | International Refugee Organisation |
| I tanks | infantry tanks |
| Kilo | Kilometre |
| Km | |
| LAD | Light Aid Detachment |
| LCA | Landing Craft, Assault |
| LCM | Landing Craft, Mechanised |
| LCT | Landing Craft, Tank |
| LMG | light machine gun |
| LO | liaison officer |
| Lt Arty Coln | Light Artillery Column |
| MC Bn | Motor Cycle Battalion |
| MDS | Main Dressing Station |
| MG | Machine Gun |
| MO | Medical Officer |
| Mot | Motorised |
| MT | Mechanical Transport |
| Mtn | Mountain |
| NAAFI | Navy, Army and Air Force Institute |
| NCO | non-commissioned officer |
| N.D. | Nuremberg Documents |
| NZA | New Zealand Artillery |
| NZANS | New Zealand Army Nursing Service |
| NZE | New Zealand Engineers |
| NZEF | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| NZMC | New Zealand Medical Corps |
| OC | Officer Commanding |
| offrs | officers |
| OP | Observation Post |
| Op Instr | Operation Instruction |
| Ord | Ordnance |
| ORs | other ranks |
| PAD | Passive Air Defence |
|
PAK gun |
Panzerabwehrkanone (anti-tank gun) |
| Pl | Platoon |
| 2-pr | 2-pounder |
| Pro | Provost |
| PW | prisoner of war |
| Pz | Panzer |
| RA | Royal Artillery |
| RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| RAP | Regimental Aid Post |
| RASC | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Rds | rounds |
| RE | Royal Engineers |
| recce | reconnaissance |
| Regt | Regiment |
| RHA | Royal Horse Artillery |
| RHQ | Regimental Headquarters |
| ROM | Regimental Medical Officer |
| Res MT | Reserve Mechanical Transport |
| RMT | |
| RNVR | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| RTO | Railway Traffic Officer |
| RTR | Royal Tank Regiment |
| Ry C and M Gp | Railway Construction and Maintenance Group |
| Ry Constr Coy | Railway Construction Company |
| Ry Op Gp | Railway Operating Group |
| Sigs | Signals |
| sqn | squadron |
| Svy Tp | Survey Troop |
| TEWT | Tactical Exercise Without Troops |
| Tp | Troop |
| VAD | Voluntary Aid Detachment |
| Wkshop | Workshop |
| W/T | wireless telegraphy |
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