|
FBE |
Folding Bridge Equipment |
| FC |
The First City Regiment |
| FCO |
Field Cash Office |
| FDS |
Field Dressing Station |
| FDS RAC |
Forward Delivery Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps |
| FFReg |
The Frontier Force Regiment |
| FFRif |
The Frontier Force Rifles Regiment |
| FFT |
Friendly Force Tracking |
| FFW |
Fitted for Wireless (vehicle equipped to carry radio equipment) |
| FFY |
The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Regiment |
| FHS |
Field Hygiene Section |
| Fld |
Field |
| Fmn |
Formation |
| FMSVF |
Federated Malay States Volunteer Force |
| Foresters (For) |
The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) (45) |
| Fort Garry |
The Fort Garry Horse Regiment |
| FSS |
If part of a signal unit: Fixed Signal Service
If part of a headquarters: Field Security Section |
| FSU |
Field Surgical Unit |
| FTU |
Field Transfusion Unit |
| Fus de MR |
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Regiment |
| Fus de Sher |
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Regiment |
|
GCC |
Group Control Centre |
| GGFG |
The Governor General's Foot Guards Regiment |
| GGHG |
The Governor General's Horse Guards Regiment |
| GH |
General Hospital |
| GHld |
The Glasgow Highlanders Regiment |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| Glosters (Glos) |
The Gloucestershire Regiment (28) |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| Gordons (Gdn) |
The Gordon Highlanders Regiment (75) |
| GPS |
Glider Pilot Regiment |
| CRA |
Commander Royal Artillery (Divisional or corps HQ: brigadier) |
| Green Howards (GrnH) |
The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (19) |
| Gren Gds (GG) |
The Grenadier Guards Regiment (The First or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards) |
| GRif |
The Royal Garhwal Rifles Regiment |
| Greys |
The Royal Scots Greys Regiment (2nd Dragoons) |
| GSF |
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters Regiment |
| GS |
General Service |
| GSO |
General Staff Officer |
| Gurk |
The Gurkha Rifles Regiment |
|
HAA |
Heavy Antiaircraft |
| HAC |
Honourable Artillery Company |
| Hallams (Halm) |
The Hallamshire Battalion (Y & L) |
| Hal Rif |
The Halifax Rifles |
| Hamps (Hamp) |
The Hampshire Regiment (37) |
| Hast & PER |
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment |
| HCR |
The Household Cavalry Regiment |
| Hert |
The Herfortshire Regiment |
| 48 Highrs |
48th Highlanders of Canada |
| HKSRA |
Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery |
| HKVDC |
Hong Kong Volunteer Defense Corps |
| HLI |
The Highland Light Infantry Regiment (City of Glasgow Regiment) (71) |
| HLIofC |
The Highland Light Infantry Regiment of Canada |
| Hon. |
The Honourable |
| how |
howitzer |
| HQ, Hqs |
Headquarters |
| HQRA |
Headquarters RA (the CRA/CCRA's staff)(headed by Brigade Major RA (BMRA)) |
| Hrfd |
The Herefordshire Regiment |
| HRH |
His (Her) Royal Highness |
| Hull |
Le Regiment de Hull |
| Hvy |
Heavy |
| Hybad |
The Hyderabad Regiment |
|
IA |
Indian Army |
| ICR (IC) |
The Inns of Court Regiment |
| IE |
Corps of Royal Indian Engineers |
| IG |
The Irish Guards (The Irish Regiment of Foot Guards) |
| IHC |
Indian Hospital Corps |
| ILH |
The Imperial Light Horse Regiment |
| IMS |
Indian Medical Service |
| Ind |
Indian |
| Int Corps |
Intelligence Corps |
| Innisks (Inskn) |
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regiment (27) |
| Irish |
The Royal Irish Regiment (20) |
| Irish Fus |
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) |
| Irish RofC |
The Irish Regiment of Canada |
| ISF |
Indian State Forces |
| ITC |
Infantry Training Centre |
| ITF |
Indian Territorial Force |
| IWT |
Inland Water Transport |
|
Jat |
The Jat Regiment |
| J&K |
The Jammu and Kashmir Regiment |
|
KAR |
The King's African Rifles Regiment |
| KDF |
Kenya Defence Force |
| KDG |
The 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards |
| Kent |
The Kent Regiment |
| Ken |
Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment |
| KGO |
The King George V's Own Regiment |
| King's (Kgs) |
The King's Regiment (Liverpool) (8) |
| King's Own (KO) |
The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (4) |
| KOMR |
The King's Own Malta Regiment |
| KOR of C |
The King's Own Rifles of Canada Regiment |
| KOSB |
The King's Own Scottish Borderers Regiment (25) |
| KOYLI |
The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regiment (51) |
| KR |
The Kaffrarian Rifles Regiment [South Africa] |
| KR |
The Kenya Regiment (European Territorial Force) |
| KRRC |
The King's Royal Rifle Corps Regiment (60) |
| KSLI |
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment (53) |
| Kum |
The Kumaon Rifles Regiment |
|
L&R Scott R |
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment |
|
L&W |
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment |
|
LAA |
Light Antiaircraft |
| LAD |
Light Aid Detachment |
| Lake Sup R |
The Lake Superior Regiment |
| Lan Yeo |
The Lanarkshire Yeomanry Regiment |
| lb / lbs |
(weight) pounds |
| LBH |
The Lothians and Border Horse Regiment |
| LCOCU |
Landing Craft Obstacle Clearance* Unit (*also seen as Obstruction Clearing) |
| LCV |
Lorry Command Vehicle |
| Leicesters (Leic) |
The Leicestershire Regiment (17) |
| LdSH |
The Lord Strathcona's Horse Regiment (Royal Canadians) |
| LER |
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment |
| LF |
The Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment (20) |
| LG |
The Life Guards Regiment |
| LH |
Light Horse |
| Lincolns (Linc) |
The Lincolnshire Regiment |
| LIR |
The London Irish Rifles Regiment |
| LMG |
Light Machine Gun |
| L.O.C. |
Line-of-Communication |
| Lov |
The Lovat Scouts Regiment |
| Loyals (Loy) |
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (47) |
| LRB |
The London Rifle Brigade |
| LSc |
The London Scottish Regiment |
| Lt |
Light |
| lorry |
cargo motor vehicle
(Synonym for truck, generally applied to the larger variety.) |
| Livpl Scot (LvS) |
The Liverpool Scottish Regiment |
| Lorn Scots |
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) |
| LY |
The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) Regiment |
|
MAC |
Motor Ambulance Convoy |
|
Mad |
The Madras Regiment |
| Manch (Man) |
The Manchester Regiment (63) |
| MBL |
Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory |
| MBLU |
Mobile Bath and Laundry Unit |
| MBU |
Mobile Bath Unit |
| ME |
Mechanical Equipment |
| Med |
Medium |
| MEO |
Mechanical Equipment Operating |
| MH & I |
Military History & Information |
| MG |
Machine Gun |
| Midland |
The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) |
| Mk |
Mark (Model / Version) |
| ML&FDU |
Mobile Laundry & Forward Decontamination Unit |
| MLI |
The Mahratta Light Infantry Regiment |
| MLU |
Mobile Laundry Unit |
| MMG |
Medium Machine Gun |
| MMR |
The Manitoba Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| MNBDO |
Mobile Naval Base Defense Organization |
| Mon |
The Monmouthshire Regiment |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MPSC |
Military Provost Staff Corps |
| MT |
Mechanical Transport |
| MTF |
Mauritius Territorial Force |
| Mx (Midx) |
The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (57) |
| Mx&H |
The Middlesex and Huron Regiment |
|
N Shore R |
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment |
| N Staffs (NStfs) |
The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) (64) |
| N Yeo (NY) |
The Northamptonshire Yeomanry Regiment |
| N.B. |
New Brunswick (Canada) |
| NB Rang |
The New Brunswick Rangers Regiment |
| NBR |
The New Brunswick Regiment |
| NCO |
Non-Commissioned Officer (includes all serjeants) |
| Newf |
The Newfoundland Regiment |
| NF |
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Regiment (5) |
| NFA |
Natal Field Artillery |
| NH |
The Northumberland Hussars Regiment |
| NIH |
The North Irish Horse Regiment |
| NMR |
The Natal Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| NNS Highrs |
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders Regiment |
| Norfolk (Norf) |
The Royal Norfolk Regiment (9) |
| Northamptons (Nthp) |
The Northamptonshire Regiment (48) |
| NR |
Northern Rhodesia |
| NRR |
The Northern Rhodesia Regiment |
| N.S. |
Nova Scotia (Canada) |
| NS Highrs |
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders Regiment |
| NSR |
The Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Rangers) Yeomanry Regiment |
| NSW |
New South Wales (Australian state) |
| NSY |
The North Somerset Yeomanry Regiment |
| NT |
Northern Territory (Australian federal territory) |
| NZ |
New Zealand |
| NZA |
The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery |
| NZAOC |
New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps |
| NZE |
Royal Corps of New Zealand Engineers |
| NZEME |
Corps of New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| NZEF |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| NZSC |
New Zealand Staff Corps |
| NZFOP |
New Zealand Field Ordnance Park |
| NZMC |
New Zealand Medical Corps |
| NZVC |
New Zealand Veterinary Corps |
|
OME |
Ordnance, Munitions, and Explosives |
| OME |
Ordnance Mechanical Engineer |
| Ontario |
The Ontario Regiment |
| OP |
Observation Post |
|
Ops |
Operations, Operating |
| OR |
The Ontario Regiment (11th Tank/Armoured Regiment) |
| OR |
Other Ranks (includes lance-serjeants, all lance-corporals, corporals, and soldiers. Serjeants also are inlcuded if not shown separately.) |
| OSDEF |
Orkney and Shetlands Defences |
| OVSVA |
Oranje-Vrystaat Veldartillerie |
| Oxf Bucks (OxB) |
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Regiment (43) |
| OxR |
The Oxford Rifle Regiment |
|
PA&B Vols |
The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers Regiment |
|
PAG |
The Prince Alfred's Guard Regiment |
|
PAOCFA |
The Prince Alfred's Own, Cape Field Artillery |
|
PARA |
The Parachute Regiment |
|
Para |
Parachute |
| PAVO |
The Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry Regiment (11th Frontier Force) |
| PEI |
Prince Edward Island |
| PEI Highrs |
The Prince Edward Island Highlanders Regiment |
| PEILH |
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse Regiment |
| Perth |
The Perth Regimentr |
| PIAT |
Projector, infantry, anti-tank |
| Pictou Highrs |
The Pictou Highlanders Regiment |
| PLDG |
The Princess Louise's Dragoon Guards Regiment |
| PL Fus |
The Princess Louise Fusiliers Regiment |
| POW Rang |
The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment) |
| PPCLI (Patricias) |
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
| PR (PAO) |
The Pretoria Regiment (Princess Alice's Own) |
| Punjab |
The Punjab Regiment |
| PMF |
Permanent Military Forces (Australian full-time forces) |
| PWOR |
The Princess of Wales Own Regiment |
| PWV (SLnc) |
The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (The South Lancashire Regiment) (40) |
