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Abbrevations used in the World War One Medal Cards

These abbreviations are taken from "The Collector and Researcher's Guide to the Great War" by Howard Williamson, with kind permission of the author.

Unit

Information transcribed from the Medal Index Cards includes every unit or corps listed on an individual's card. On the card, this may be given in an abbreviated form, but there may be a number of different abbreviations for the same unit. Therefore to make it easier to search, we have expanded these abbreviations to their full form. The following list gives the abbreviation and full unit name as well as country.

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Abbreviation A	Unit	Country
A & N.Z. SIG. SQUN. AIF	Australia & New Zealand Signal Squadron AIF	AUS
A. CYC. CORPS	Army Cyclist Corps	G.B.
A. CYCLIST CORPS	Army Cyclist Corps	G.B.
A. EMP. COY. A.I.F.	Army Employment Company	AUS
A. GYM. ST.	Army Gymnastic Staff	G.B.
A. MULE DEPOT.	Army Mule Department	I
A. PROV. C.A.I.F.	Army Provost Corps AIF	AUS
A. & S. HIGHRS.	Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders	G.B.
A. & S.H.	Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders	G.B.
A.A.H.A.I.F.	Australian Auxiliary Hospital AIF	AUS
A.A.N.S.	Army Auxiliary Nursing Service	G.B.
A.A.N.S.	Australian Army Nursing Service	AUS
A.B. CPS.	Army Bearer Corps	I
A.B.C.	Army Bearer Corps	I
A.C. SECT. A.I.F.	Armoured Car Section A.I.F.	AUS
A.C.D.	Army Chaplains Department	G.B.
A.D. CORPS	Army Dental Corps	G.B.
A.D.H.	Australian Dermatalogical Hospital	AUS
A.E.C.	Army Education Corps	G.B.
A.F.A.A.I.F.	Australian Field Artillery AIF	AUS
A.F.C.	Australian Flying Corps	AUS
A.G'S OFFICE M.E.F.	Adjutants Generals Office M.E.F.	AUS
A.G.H.A.I.F.	Australian General Hospital AIF	AUS
A.H. CORPS	Army Hospital Corps	G.B.
A.H.C.	Army Hospital Corps	G.B.
A.I.F.	Australian Imperial Force	AUS
A.L. RY. A.I.F.	Australian Light Railway AIF	AUS
A.M.C.A.I.F.	Army Medical Corps AIF	AUS
A.M.P.	Assam Military Police	I
A.M.T.S.A.I.F.	Australian Mechanical Transport Service AIF	AUS
A.N. & M.E.F.	Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force	AUS
A.O.C.	Army Ordnance Corps	G.B.
A.O.C.A.I.F.	Army Ordnance Corps AIF	AUS
A.O.D.	Army Ordnance Depot	G.B.
A.O.F.	Ancient Order of Foresters	G.B.
A.P.C.	Army Pay Corps	G.B.
A.P.D.	Army Pay Department	G.B.
A.P.S.S.	Army Printing and Stationery Services	G.B.
A.P.T.C.	Army Physical Training Corps	G.B.
A.R.	Assam Rifles	I
A.R.C.S.	Australian Red Cross Society	AUS
A.R.U.A.I.F.	Australian Remount Unit	AUS
A.S.C.	Army Service Corps	G.B.
A.S.C.A.I.F.	Army Service Corps AIF	AUS
A.S.H.A.I.F.	Australian Stationary Hospital AIF	AUS
A.T.C. ENG. A.I.F.	Army Tunnelling Engineers AIF	AUS
A.V.C.	Army Veterinary Corps	G.B.
A.V.E.S.A.I.F.	Australian Veterinary Evacuating Station AIF	AUS
A.V.H.A.I.F.	Australian Veterinary Hospital AIF	AUS
ACTIVE CITIZEN F.	Active Citizen Force	S.A.
ADEN TRP	Aden Troop	I
AFR. N. MED. C.	African Native Medical Corps	S.A.
Alta Regiment	Alberta Regiment	Can
ALWAR I.S. INFY.	Alwar Imperial Service Infantry	I
AMB. MANNERS	Ambulance Manners	G.B.
AMER. AMB. HOSP.	American Ambulance Hospital	AM
ANSON BTTN. R.N.D.	Anson Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
ANTWERP	Antwerp	G.B.
ARAB RIF.	Arab Rifles	EA
ARM CAR R.N.	Armoured Cars Royal Navy	G.B.
ARM. C. COY.	Armoured Car Company	G.B.
ARTILLERY E.A.	Artillery Egyptian Army	EG
ARTY I.D.F.	Garrison Artillery Indian Defence Force	I
ASHBURNERS L.H.	Ashburner's Light Horse	S.A.C.
ASSAM RIF.	Assam Rifles	I
ATTD. R.N. DIV.	Attached Royal Naval Division	G.B.
ATTD. R.N.D.	Attached Royal Naval Division	G.B.
AUS. VOL. HOSP.	Australian Volunteer Hospital	AUS
AYR YEO	Ayrshire Yeomanry	G.B.
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Abbreviation B	Unit	Country
B & C.I. RY BN. I.D.F.	Bombay & Central Indian Railway Battalion Indian Defence Force	I
B.C.R.	British Columbia Regiment	CAN
B.C.R.G.A.	Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery	BER
B.G. RYS. A.I.F.	Broad Gauge Railway AIF	AUS
B.G.R.O.C.A.I.F.	Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company AIF	AUS
B.M. POLICE	Burma Military Police	I
B.M. Rif.	Bengal Mounted Rifles	I
B.M.	Bertram Mackennal	GB
B.M.P. ATTD. 15/SIKHS	Burma Military Police Attached 15th Sikhs	I
B.M.P.	Burma Military Police	I
B.R.C.	British Red Cross	G.B.
B.R.C.S. & O. ST. J.J.	British Red Cross Society & Order of St John of Jerusalem	G.B.
B.R.C.S.	British Red Cross Society	G.B.
B.S.	Berede Skutters	S.A.
B.S.A.P.	British South African Police	S.A.
B.S.A.P.	British South African Police	S.A.C.
B.T.	Bridging Train	I
BAGANDA RIF.	Baganda Rifles	EA
BAL. INFY	Baluchistan Infantry	I
BALUCH. INF.	Baluchistan Infantry	I
BALUCHIS	Baluchis	I
BALUCHIS	Baluchistan Infantry	I
BARKLY W. CDO.	Barkley West Commando	S.A.
BASRAH SURVEYS	Basrah Surveys Department	I
BECHL'D. PROT. M.P.	Bechuanaland Protectorate Mounted Police	S.A.C.
BECHUANALAND RIF	Buchuanaland Rifles	S.A.C.
BEDDIE'S SCTS.	Beddies Scouts	S.A.C.
BEDF YEO	Bedford Yeomanry	G.B.
BEDF. R.	Bedfordshire Regiment	G.B.
BEDFS & HERTS R.	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment	G.B.
BEDS & HERTS R.	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment	G.B.
BELFIELD SCTS.	Belfield Scouts	S.A.
BELGIAN OX TPT.	Belgian Ox Transport	EA
BENBOW BTTN. R.N.D.	Benbow Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
BENGALIS	Bengalis	I
BEREDE BDE.	Berede Brigade	S.A.
BEREDE BDE.	De Berede Brigade	S.A.
BERKS YEO	Berkshire Yeomanry	G.B.
BERMUDA ART.	Bermuda Artillery	BER
BERMUDA V.R.C.	Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps	BER
BETHAL CDO.	Bethal Commando	S.A.
BETHUNE'S M.I.	Bethune's Mounted Infantry	S.A.C.
BHAMO BN B.M.P.	Bhamo Battalion Burma Military Police	I
BHAVN. I.S. LRS.	Bhavnagar Imperial Service Lancers	I
BHOPAL I.S. LRS.	Bhopal Imperial Service Lancers	I
BHOPAL INF.	Bhopal Infantry	I
BLACK WATCH	Black Watch	G.B.
BLOEMHOF CDO.	Bloemhof Commando	S.A.
BN A.I.F.	Battalion (Infantry) AIF	AUS
BN. E.A.	Battalion Egyptian Army	EG
BO. VOL. ART.	Bombay Volunteer Artillery	I
BOMBAY ARTY I.D.F.	Bombay Artillery Indian Defence Force	I
BOMBAY ARTY. I.D.F.	Bombay Artillery Indian Defence Force	I
BOMBAY BN. I.D.F.	Bombay Battalion Indian Defence Force	I
BOMBAY L.H.	Bombay Light Horse	I
BOMBAY VOL. AR.	Bombay Volunteer Artillery	I
BOMBAY VOL. ART.	Bombay Volunteer Artillery	I
BOMBAY VOL. RIF.	Bombay Volunteer Rifles	I
BORD R	Border Regiment	G.B.
BORDER H.	Border Horse	S.A.C.
BORDER SCTS.	Border Scouts	S.A.C.
BOTHA'S B.S.	Botha's Berede Skutters	S.A.
BOTHA'S CDO.	Botha's Commando	S.A.
BOTHA'S H.R.	Botha's Hogeveldt Ruiters	S.A.
BOTHA'S M. RIF	Botha's Mounted Rifles	S.A.
BOTHA'S NATAL H.	Botha's Natal Horse	S.A.
BOTHA'S SCTS.	Botha's Scouts	S.A.
BR. W.I.R.	British West Indies Regiment	G.B.
BRABANT'S H.	Brabant's Horse	S.A.C.
BRAHMANS	Brahmans	I
BRAND'S CDO.	Brand's Commando	S.A.
BRAND'S H.	Brand's Horse	S.A.
BRAND'S V.S.S.	Brand's Vry Staat Skutters	S.A.
BRANDS F.S. RFLS.	Brand's Free State Rifles	S.A.
BRANDS F.S. RIFLES	Brand's Free State Rifles	S.A.
BRANDS F.S.R.	Brand's Free State Rifles	S.A.
BRANDS F.S.R.	Brands Free State Rifles	S.A.
BRITSTOWN CDO.	Britstown Commando	S.A.
BUCKS YEO	Buckinghamshire Yeomanry	G.B.
BURMA M.RIF.	Burma Mounted Rifles	I
BURMA MIL. P.	Burma Military Police	I
BURMA MOUNTED RFLS.	Burma Mounted Rifles	I
BURMA MTD. RFLS.	Burma Mounted Rifles	I
BURMA RIF.	Burma Rifles	I
BUSH'LD BORD.	Bushmanland Borderers	S.A.C.
BUSH. CBNRS.	Bushveldt Carbineers	S.A.C.
BUTTFTN. CDO.	Buttfontein Commando	S.A.
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Abbreviation C	Unit	Country
C. GDS.	Coldstream Guards	G.B.
C. MG. BDE.	Canadian Machine Gun Brigade	CAN
C. MTD. R.	Cape Mounted Rifles	S.A.
C. OF GUIDES	Corps of Guides	I
C. OF GUIDES INF.	Corps of Guides Infantry	I
C. OF HRS.	Corps of Hussars	G.B.
C. OF LOND. YEO.	City of London Yeomanry	G.B.
C. OF LRS.	Corps of Lancers	G.B.
C. OF MIL. ACC.	Corps of Military Accountants	G.B.
C. OF MILY ST. CLERKS	Corps of Military Staff Clerks	G.B.
C. VOLS.	City Volunteers	S.A.C.
C. OF A.S.	Corps of Army Schoolmasters	G.B.
C.-IN-C. BDYGD.	Commander In Chief's Bodyguard	S.A.C.
C.A.D.C.	Canadian Army Dental Corps	CAN
C.A.H.T.C.	Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Corps	S.A.
C.A.M.C.	Canadian Army Medical Corps	CAN
C.A.S.C.	Canadian Army Service Corps	CAN
C.A.V.C.	Canadian Army Veterinary Corps	CAN
C.C. ORD. DEPT.	Cape Colony Ordnance Department	S.A.C.
C.C.	Cape Corps	S.A.
C.C.C.C.	Cape Colony Cyclist Corps	S.A.C.
C.C.S.	Cape Command Signals	S.A.
C.C.S.A.I.F.	Casualty Clearing Station AIF	AUS
C.C.S.C.R.	Cape Command Staff Corps Regiment	S.A.
C.E.	Canadian Engineers	CAN
C.F.A.	Canadian Field Artillery	CAN
C.F.C.	Canadian Forestry Corps	CAN
C.F.E.	Cape Fortress Engineers	S.A.
C.G.A.	Cape Garrison Artillery	S.A.
C.G.A.H.A.B.	Cape Garrison Artillery Heavy Art Brigade	S.A.
C.I. HORSE	Central Indian Horse	I
C.I.B.	Canadian Infantry Brigade	CAN
C.L.H.	Canadian Light Horse	CAN
C.M.B.	Coastal Motor Boats	G.B.
C.M.G. BDE.	Canadian Machine Gun Brigade	CAN
C.M.R.	Canadian Mounted Rifles	CAN
C.M.R.	Canadian Mounted Rifles	CAN
C.M.R.	Cape Mounted Rifles	S.A.
C.M.S.C.	Cape Medical Staff Corps	S.A.C.
C.M.S.C.	Corps of Military Staff Clerks	I
C. MG. BDE.	Canadian Machine Gun Brigade	CAN
C. MG. BDE.	Canadian Machine Gun Brigade	CAN
C.O.C.	Canadian Ordnance Corps	CAN
C.O.R.C.C.	Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps	CAN
C.O.R.C.T.	Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Troops	CAN
C. OF M.P.	Corps of Military Police	G.B.
C.P. DIST.	Cape Police District	S.A.C.
C.P.D. GROUP GARR.	Cape Penninsular Defence Group	I
C.P.D.G.R.	Cape Peninsular Defence Garrison Regiment	S.A.
C.P.G.R.(A.F.)	Cape Peninsular Garrison Regiment Auxiliary Force	S.A.
C.R.T.	Canadian Railway Troops	CAN
C.S.E.F.	Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force	CAN
C.T. COY. A.I.F.	Camel Transport Company AIF	AUS
C.T. COY.	Camel Transport Company	I
C.T. GDS.	Cape Town Guards	S.A.C.
C.T. HIGHRS.	Cape Town Highlanders	S.A.C.
C.T.C.E.A.	Camel Transport Corps Egyptian Army	EG
C.T.P.D.C.	Cape Town Permanent Duty Corps	S.A.C.
CALA M.N.L.	Cala Mounted Native Levies	S.A.C.
CALCUTTA VOL. A.	Calcutta Volunteer Artillery	I
CALCUTTA VOL. BY.	Calcutta Volunteer Battery	I
CALCUTTA VOL. RIF.	Calcutta Volunteer Rifles	I
CAM'N HIGHRS.	Cameron Highlanders	G.B.
CAMB. R.	Cambridgeshire Regiment	G.B.
CAMEL CORPS E.A.	Camel Corps Egyptian Army	EG
CAMERON'S	Cameron Highlanders	G.B.
CAMERONIANS	Cameronians	C.B.
CAN. A.M.C.	Canadian Army Medical Corps	CAN
CAN. A.S.C.	Canadian Army Service Corps	CAN
CAN. CAV. BDE.	Canadian Cavalry Brigade	CAN
CAN. CAVALRY	Canadian Cavalry	CAN
CAN. CYC. BN.	Canadian Cyclist Battalion	CAN
CAN. CYCLIST B.	Canadian Cyclist Battalion	CAN
CAN. CYCLIST BN.	Canadian Cyclist Battalion	CAN
CAN. D. CYC.	Canadian Divisional Cyclists	CAN
CAN. DIV. A.C.	Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column	CAN
CAN. DIV. ART.	Canadian Divisional Artillery	CAN
CAN. DIV. CAV.	Canadian Divisional Cavalry	CAN
CAN. DIV. CYC.	Canadian Divisional Cyclists	CAN
CAN. DIV. H.Q.	Canadian Divisional Head Quarters	CAN
CAN. DIV. H.Q.	Canadian Divisional Headquarters	CAN
CAN. DIV. SIG.	Canadian Divisional Signals	CAN
CAN. ENG.	Canadian Engineers	CAN
CAN. FD. ART.	Canadian Field Artillery	CAN
CAN. FOR. C.	Canadian Forestry Corps	CAN
CAN. HY. BY.	Canadian Heavy Battery	CAN
CAN. INF. BDE.	Canadian Infantry Brigade	CAN
CAN. INF.	Canadian Infantry	CAN
CAN. INF. WKS. CORPS.	Canadian Infantry Works Corps	CAN
CAN. L.H.	Canadian Light Horse	CAN
CAN. LABOUR BN.	Canadian LaBour Battalion	CAN
CAN. LABR. BN.	Canadian Labour Battalion	CAN
CAN. M. RIF.	Canadian Mounted Rifles	CAN
CAN. M.M.G. BDE.	Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade	CAN
CAN. MTD. RIF.	Canadian Mounted Rifles	CAN
CAN. ORD. C.	Canadian Ordnance Corps	CAN
CAN. PNR. BN.	Canadian Pioneer Battalion	CAN
CAN. POSTAL C.	Canadian Postal Corps	CAN
CAN. REMT. D.	Canadian Remount Depot	CAN
CAN. RLY. CONS. C.	Canadian Railway Construction Corps	CAN
CAN. SIBERIAN EXP. FCE.	Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force	CAN
CAN. TANK CORPS.	Canadian Tank Corps	CAN
CANADIAN SCTS.	Canadian Scouts	S.A.C.
CAPE C.L.R.	Cape Coloured Labour Regiment	S.A.
CAPE CORPS	Cape Corps	S.A.
CAPE G.A.	Cape Garrison Artillery	S.A.C.
CAPE G.R.	Cape Government Railways	S.A.C.
CAPE INF.	Cape Infantry	S.A.C.
CAPE M.R.	Cape Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
CAPE RLY. SHPTRS.	Cape Railway Sharpshooters	S.A.C.
CAPETOWN D.R.A.	Capetown Defence Rifle Association	S.A.
CARABINIERS	6th Dragoon Guards	G.B.
CARNAVN. CDO.	Carnarvon Commando	S.A.
CAROLINA KDO.	Carolina Kommando	S.A.
CATTLE RANG.	Cattle Rangers	S.A.C.
CAVALRY & M.I.E.A.	Cavalry & Mounted Infantry Egyptian Army	EG
CAVALRY F.F.	Cavalry Frontier Force	I
CEYLON G.A.	Ceylon Garrison Artillery	CEY
CEYLON G.A.	Ceylon Garrison Artillery	I
CEYLON PLR. R.C	Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps	CEY
CEYLON SAN. CO.	Ceylon Sanitary Company	CEY
CHES R	Cheshire Regiment	G.B.
CHES YEO	Cheshire Yeomanry	G.B.
CHINESE LABOUR CORPS	Chinese Labour Corps	CH.
CIV. HOS. RES.	Civil Hospital Reserve	G.B.
CIV. HOSP. RES.	Civil Hospital Reserve	G.B.
CLANWILLIAM C.G.	Clanwilliam Convoy Guard	S.A.C.
CLANWLLM. CDO.	Clanwilliam Commando	S.A.
CLAREMONT D.R.A.	Claremont Defence Rifle Association	S.A.
CLARKE'S L.H.	Clarke's Light Horse	S.A.C.
CML. CPS. A.I.F.	Camel Corps A.I.F.	AUS
CO. LOND. REGT. 23 BN.	23rd Battalion County of London Regiment	G.B.
CO. OF LOND. YEO 2	2nd County of London Yeomanry	G.B.
CO. OF LOND. YEO 3	3rd County of London Yeomanry	G.B.
CO. OF LOND. YEO 1	1st County of London Yeomanry	G.B.
COLESBERG CDO.	Colesberg Commando	S.A.
COLLINGWOOD BTTN. R.N.D.	Collingwood Royal Naval Division	G.B.
COLONIAL D.F.	Colonial Defence Force	S.A.C.
COLONIAL L.H.	Colonial Light Horse	S.A.C.
COLONIAL SCTS.	Colonial Scouts	S.A.C.
COMP. C.C.	Composite Cycle Corps	S.A.C.
CON. DEP. A.I.F.	Convalescent Depot AIF	AUS
CONN. RANG.	Connaught Rangers	G.B.
COSSIPORE INFY.	Cossipore Infantry	I
COY. A.B.C.	Company Army Bearer Corps	I
COY. A.H. CORPS.	Company Army Hospital Corps	I
CPS. GUIDES	Corps of Guides	I
CRADOCK CDO.	Cradock Commando	S.A.
CULLINAN'S H.	Cullinan's Horse	S.A.
CULLINAN'S H.	Cullinan's Horse	S.A.C.
CUSTOMS DEPT. M.E.F.	Customs Department Mediterranean Expeditionary Force	AUS
CUSTOMS	H.M. Customs	EA
CUSTOMS P.S.	Customs Preventive Service	WA
CYC. BN. A.I.F.	Cyclist Battalion A.I.F.	AUS
CYC. COY. A.I.F.	Cyclist Company AIF	AUS
CYPRUS R.	Cyprus Regiment	CYP
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Abbreviation D	Unit	Country
D OF S.E.A.	Department of Supplies Egyptian Army	EG
D. GDS 1	1st Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. GDS 2	2nd Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. GDS 3	3rd Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. GDS 4	4th Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. GDS 5	5th Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. GDS 6	6th Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. GDS 7	7th Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D. OF LANC. O.Y.	Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry	G.B.
D. SIG. COY. AIF	Divisional Signal Company AIF	AUS
D.A.C.A.I.F.	Divisional Artillery Column AIF	AUS
D.B.D.A.I.F.	Divisional Base Depot AIF	AUS
D.C.L.I.	Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry	G.B.
D.E.O.R.	Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles	S.A.
D.E.O.V.R.	Duke of Edinburgh Own Volunteer Rifles	S.A.
D.E.O.V.R.	Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteers Rifles	S.A.C.
D.G. 4-7	4/7th Dragoon Guards	G.B.
D.M. RIF	District Mounted Rifles	S.A.
D.M.R.	District Mounted Rifles	S.A.
D.M.T.	District Mounted Troops	S.A.C.
D.S.C.	Divisional Signal Company	S.A.
D.S.C.A.I.F.	Divisional Supply Column AIF	AUS
D.W.R.	Duke of Wellingtons Regiment	G.B.
DAMANT'S H.	Damant's Horse	S.A.C.
DAR-ES-SALAAM POL.	Dar-Es-Salaam Police	EA
DE AAR CDO.	De Aar Commando	S.A.
DE B.B. VERKNRS	Berede Brigade Verkenners	S.A.
DE BURG. BATT.	Burgher Battalion	S.A.
DE INFORMATIE STAF.	Information Staff	S.A.
DE JAGER'S SCTS.	De Jager's Scouts	S.A.
DE LA REY R.	De La Rey Ruiters	S.A.
DE O.B.S.	Onberede Skutters	S.A.
DE Z.A.I. BGDN.	Zuid Afrikaansche Infanterie Brigaden	S.A.
DE Z.A.R.	Zuid Afrikaansche Ruiters	S.A.
DELHI R.	Delhi Regiment	I
DEN. CPS. AIF	Dental Corps AIF	AUS
DENBIGH YEO	Denbigh Yeomanry	G.B.
DENNISON'S SCTS.	Dennison's Scouts	S.A.C.
DENTAL CPS. AIF	Dental Corps AIF	AUS
DEOLI R.	Deoli Regiment	I
DEPOT COY.	Depot Company	S.A.
DERAJAT M.B.	Derajat Mountain Battery	I
DERBY YEO	Derby Yeomanry	G.B.
DEVON. R.	Devonshire Regiment	G.B.
DEWITSDP. CDO.	Dewetsdorp Commando	S.A.
DIAMOND F.A.	Diamond Fields Artillery	S.A.C.
DIAMOND F.H.	Diamond Fields Horse	S.A.C.
DIV. SAL. COY. A.I.F.	Divisional Salvage Company AIF	AUS
DIV. SIG. COY.	Divisional Signal Company	I
DIV. SIG. SQUAD	Divisional Signal Squadron	I
DIV. TRAIN A.I.F.	Divisional Train AIF	AUS
DNS 2	2nd Dragoons	G.B.
DNS. 1	1st Dragoons	G.B.
DOGRAS	Dogras	I
DORDRECHT D.V.G.	Dordrecht District Volunteer Guard	S.A.C.
DORSET R	Dorsetshire Regiment	G.B.
DORSET YEO	Dorset Yeomanry	G.B.
DRAKE BTTN. R.N.D.	Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
DRISCOLL'S SCTS.	Driscoll's Scouts	S.A.C.
DUNDEE R.A.	Dundee Rifle Association	S.A.C.
DUNKIRK	Dunkirk	G.B.
DURH. L.I.	Durham Light Infantry	G.B.
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Abbreviation E	Unit	Country
E. AFR. A.S.C.	East Africa Army Service Corps	EA
E. AFR. CENSORS D.	East Africa Censors Department	EA
E. AFR. CH. D.	East African Chaplains Department	EA
E. AFR. ECCL. D.	East African Ecclesiastical Department	EA
E. AFR. ENGRS.	East African Engineers	EA
E. AFR. I.D.	East African Intelligence Department	EA
E. AFR. IND. VOLS.	East African Indian Volunteers	EA
E. AFR. IRR. BN.	East African Irregular Battalion	EA
E. AFR. L.C.	East African Labour Corps	EA
E. AFR. LT. BTY.	East African Light Battery	EA
E. AFR. M. RIF.	East African Mounted Rifles	EA
E. AFR. M.T.C.	East African Motor Transport Corps	EA
E. AFR. M.T.C.	East African Motor Transport Corps	EA
E. AFR. MAXIMS	East African Maxim Guns	EA
E. AFR. MED. CPS.	East Africa Medical Corps	EA
E. AFR. MOL. A.D.	East Africa Military Audit Department	EA
E. AFR. O.D.	East African Ordnance Department	EA
E. AFR. P. GUARD	East Africa Prison Guard	EA
E. AFR. P.C.	East Africa Pay Corps	EA
E. AFR. POL. D.	East African Political Department	EA
E. AFR. POLICE	East African Police	EA
E. AFR. R.E. VOLS	East Africa Royal Engineer Volunteers	EA
E. AFR. REC. SQ.	East Africa Reconnaisance Squadron	EA
E. AFR. REGT.	East African Regiment	EA
E. AFR. REMOUNTS	East Africa Remounts	EA
E. AFR. RIF.	East African Rifles	EA
E. AFR. ROAD C.	East Africa Road Corps	EA
E. AFR. ROAD C.	East African Road Company	EA
E. AFR. RY.T.D.	East African Railway Transport Dept	EA
E. AFR. RYS	East African Railways	EA
E. AFR. S.C.	East Africa Supply Corps	EA
E. AFR. SIG. C.	East African Signal Company	EA
E. AFR. T.C.	East African Transport Corps	EA
E. AFR. TEL. S.	East African Telegraph Service	EA
E. AFR. U.L.	East Africa Unattached List	EA
E. AFR. V.C.	East Africa Veterinary Corps	EA
E. AFR. VOL. ART.	East Africa Volunteer Artillery	EA
E. AFR. VOLS.	East African Volunteers	EA
E. ARAB CORPS E.A.	Eastern Arab Corps Egyptian Army	EG
E. GRIQ'LD. F.F.	East Griqualand Field Force	S.A.C.
E. GRIQ'LD. L.H.	East Griqualand Light Horse	S.A.C.
E. GRIQ'LD. M.R.	East Griqualand Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
E. KENT R.	East Kent Regiment	G.B.
E. LAKE BORDER P.	East Lake Border Police	EA
E. LAN R	Est Lancashire Regiment	G.B.
E. PROV. H.	Eastern Province Horse	S.A.C.
E. SURR R	East Surrey Regiment	G.B.
E. YORK. R.	East Yorkshire Regiment	G.B.
E. AFR. M.S.	East Africa Medical Supplies	EA
E.A. PNR. COY.	East African Pioneer Company	EA
E.A. PNRS.	East African Pioneers	EA
E.A. RYS.	East African Railways	EA
E.A.	Egyptian Army	EG
E.A. POLICE	East African Police	EA
E.A.N.S.	East African Nursing Service	EA
E.A.P. TEL. S.	East Africa Protectorate Telegraph Section	EA
E.AFR.A.C.R.	East African Armoured Car Regiment	EA
E.C.P.	E. Carter Preston	GB
E.E.F.A.I.F.	Egyptian Expeditionary Force AIF	AUS
E.M.M. & B. COY.	Electrical & Mechanical Mining and Boring Company	AUS
E.R. OF YORK. Y.	East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry	GB
E.R. YEO.	East Riding Yeomanry	G.B.
EAST RAND COM.	East Rand Commando	S.A.
EGYPTIAN M.P.	Egyptian Military Police	EG
ELLIOT B. SCTS.	Elliot Border Scouts	S.A.C.
EMMET'S H.	Emmet's Horse	S.A.
ENSLIN'S H.	Enslin's Horse	S.A.
ERINPURAS	Erinpura Regiment	I
ERMOLO CDO.	Ermolo Commando	S.A.
ESSEX R.	Essex Regiment	G.B.
ESSEX YEO	Essex Yeomanry	G.B.
EX. FCE. CAN.	Expeditionary Force Canteens	G.B.
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Abbreviation F	Unit	Country
F & P DEPT	Forestry & Plantation Department	G.B.
F. AMB. A.I.F.	Field Ambulance AIF	Aus
F. AMB. S.	Field Ambulance Service	G.B.
F. FIENNES HOSP.	F. Fiennes Hospital	G.B.
F.A.B.A.I.F.	Field Artillery Brigade AIF	Aus
F.A.N.Y.C.	First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps	G.B.
F.C.E.A.I.F.	Field Company Engineers AIF	Aus
F.F.RIF.	Frontier Force Rifles	I
F.G.A.	Frontier Garrison Artillery	I
F.G.H.	Fort Garry Horse	Can
FARMERS GD.	Farmers Guard	S.A.C.
FD.CO.S. & M.	Field Company Sappers & Miners	I
FD.TEL.SEC.N.R.	Field Telegraph Section Nigerian Regiment	WA
FIFE & FORFAR YEO	Fife & Forfar Yeomanry	G.B
FIJI L.C.	Fiji Labour Corps	FIJ
FINGO N.L.	Fingo Native Levies	S.A.C.
FISHERY RESERVE	Fishery Reserve	G.B.
FLD.BKY. A.I.F.	Field Bakery AIF	AUS
FORESTERS	Sherwood Foresters	G.B.
FR. CONSTAB.	Frontier Constabulary	I
FRANKFORT CDO.	Frankfort Commando	S.A.
FRASERBG. CDO.	Fraserburg Commando	S.A.
FRASERBURG SCTS.	Fraserburg Scouts	S.A.C.
FRENCH'S SCTS.	French's Scouts	S.A.C.
FRONTIER L.H.	Frontier Light Horse	S.A.C.
FRONTIER M.R.	Frontier Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
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Abbreviation G	Unit	Country
G. COAST FLD.COY.	Gold Coast Field Company	WA
G. COAST POLICE	Gold Coast Police	WA
G. COAST R.W.A.F.	Gold Coast Regiment West African Force	WA
G. GDS.	Grenadier Guards	G.B.
G.B.D.A.I.F.	General Base Depot AIF	AUS
G. COAST R.	Gold Coast Regiment	WA
G.I.P. RY. VOLS.	Protectorate Railway Volunteers	?
G.M.P.	Garrison Military Police	I
G.O.C. BDY. GD.	General Officer's Commanding Body Guard	S.A.
G.S.R.A.I.F.	General Service Reinforcements	AUS
GAMBIA COY.	Gambia Company	WA
GARHWAL RIF.	Garhwal Rifles	I
GDS. M.G.R.	Guards Machine Gun Regiment	G.B.
GDS. M.G.R.	Guards Machine Gun Regiment	G.B.
GEYSER'S CDO.	Geyser's Commando	S.A.
GLAM YEO	Glamorgan Yeomanry	G.B.
GLEN GREY N.L.	Glen Grey Native Levy	S.A.C.
GLOUC R	Gloucestershire Regiment	G.B.
GLOUC YEO	Gloucestershire Yeomanry	G.B.
GORD. HIGHRS.	Gordon Highlanders	G.B.
GORDONS	Gordon Highlanders	G.B.
GORRINGE'S F.C.	Gorringe's Flying Column	S.A.C.
GREEN HOWARDS	Green Howards	G.B.
GRENADIERS	Grenadiers	I
GRFF. REINET CDO.	Graff Reinet Commando	S.A.
GRIQUALAND W.R.	Griqualand West Ruiters	S.A.
GRIQUATOWN D.F.	Griquatown Defence Force	S.A.C.
GRKS.RF.	Gurkha Rifles	I
GRNDSR.	Grenadiers	I
GROBLERS CDO.	Groblers Commando	S.A.
GUIDES CAVY.	Guides Cavalry	I
GUIDES INFY.	Guides Infantry	I
GUIDES INFY.	Guides Infantry	I
GURKHA RIF.	Gurkha Rifles	I
GWALIOR I.S. LRS.	Gwalior Imperial Service Lancers	I
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Abbreviation H	Unit	Country
H 3	3rd Hussars	G.B.
H 4	4th Hussars	G.B.
H 7	7th Hussars	G.B.
H 8	8th Hussars	G.B.
H 10	10th Hussars	G.B.
H 11	11th Hussars	G.B.
H 13-18	13th/18th Hussars	G.B.
H 14-20	14th/20th Hussars	G.B.
H 15-19	15/19 Hussars	G.B.
H.A.C. (ART.)	Honourable Artillery Company Artillery	G.B.
H.A.C. (INF.)	Honourable Artillery Company Infantry	G.B.
H.K. VOL. D.C.	Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps	G.B.
H.K.S.R.G.A.	Hong Kong & Singapore Royal Garrison Artillery	G.B.
H.L.I.	Highland Light Infantry	G.B.
H.M. COAST GD.	His Majesty's Coast Guard	G.B.
H.M.A.T.	His Majesty's Australian Transport	AUS
H.M.DR.	His Majesty's Drifter	G.B.
H.M.T.	His Majesty's Transport	G.B.
H.S.	Hospital Ship	AUS
H.T.M.B.A.I.F.	Heavy Trench Mortar Battery AIF	AUS
HADEN GUEST UNIT	Haden Guest Unit	G.B.
HAMPS R	Hampshire Regiment	G.B.
HAMPS YEO	Hampshire Yeomanry	G.B.
HANNAYS SCTS.	Hannays Scouts	S.A.C.
HANVR. COLESBG. CDO.	Hanover Golesberg Commando	S.A.
HARIANA LNC.	Hariana Lancers	I
HARRISMITH V.L.H.	Harrismith Volunteer Light Horse	S.A.C.
HARTIGAN'S H.	Hartigan's Horse	S.A.
HAWKE BTTN. R.N.D.	Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
HAY CDO.	Hay Commando	S.A.
HEIDELBG.CDO.	Heidelberg Commando	S.A.
HELGAARD'S SCTS.	Helgaard's Scouts	S.A.
HERBERT M.R.	Herbert Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
HEREFORD R.	Herefordshire Regiment	G.B.
HERSCHEL'S N.P.	Herschel's Native Police	S.A.C.
HERT. R.	Hertfordshire Regiment	G.B.
HERTS YEO	Hertfordshire Yeomanry	G.B.
HERTS. R.	Hertfordshire Regiment	G.B.
HERTS. R.	Hertfordshire Regiment	G.B.
HIGH. CYC. BN.	Highland Cyclist Battalion	G.B.
HIGH. L.I.	Highland Light Infantry	G.B.
HOGEVELT R.	Hogevelt Ruiters	S.A.
HOOD BTTN. R.N.D.	Hood Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
HOOPSTAD CDO.	Hoopstad Commando	S.A.
HORSE	Horse	I
HOUSEHOLD BN.	Household Battalion	G.B.
HOWE BTTN. R.N.D.	Howe Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
HRS 3	3rd Hussars	G.B.
HRS 4	4th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 7	7th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 8	8th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 10	10th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 11	11th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 13	13th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 14	14th Hussars	G.B.
HRS 15	15th Hussars	G.B.
HUMANSDORP C.D.F.	Humansdorp Colonial Defence Force	S.A.C.
HUNTS CYC. BN.	Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion	G.B.
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Abbreviation I	Unit	Country
I. DEPT. E.A.	Intelligence Department Egyptian Army	EG
I. ECC. EST.	Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment	I
I. LABOUR C.	Indian Labour Corps	I
I. OF C.O.T.C.	Inns of Court Officers Training Corps	G.B.
I. REMT. D.	Indian Remount Department	I
I. SIG. S.	Indian Signal Service	I
I.A.	Indian Army	I
I.A.C.C.	Indian Army Corps of Clerks	I
I.A.M.C.	Indian Army Medical Corps	I
I.A.O.C.	Indian Army Ordnance Corps	I
I.A.P.S.S.	Indian Army Printing and Stationery Services	I
I.A.R.O.	Indian Army Reserve of Officers	I
I.A.S.	Indian Army Staff	I
I.A.V.C.	Indian Army Veterinary Corps	I
I.B.C.	Indian Bearer Corps	I
I.B.D.A.I.F.	Infantry Base Depot	AUS
I.C.C.A.I.F.	Imperial Camel Corps AIF	AUS
I.E. TEL. DEPT.	Indian Engineers Telegraph Department	I
I.E.A.M.S.	Imperial East African Medical Service	EH
I.H. CORPS.	Indian Hospital Corps	I
I.L.H.	Imperial Light Horse	S.A.
I.M.D.	Indian Medical Department	I
I.M.L.	Indian Miscellaneous List	I
I.M.S.	Indian Medical Service	I
I.M.T.	Indian Marine Transport	I
I.O.D.	Indian Ordnance Department	I
I.P.S.	Indian Postal Service	I
I.R.C.S.	Imperial Rest Camp Staff	I
I.S. CPS.	Imperial Staff Corps	I
I.S.C. CPS.	Imperial Service Camel Cps	I
I.S.M.D.	Indian Subordinate Medical Department	I
I.S.T.C.	Indian Supply Transport Commissariat	I
I.U.L.	Indian Unattached List	I
I.W.T.	Indian Water Transport	I
I.W.T.R.E.	Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers	WA
I.Y. SCTS.	Imperial Yeomanry Scouts	S.A.C.
IMP. B.C.	Imperial Bearer Corps	S.A.C.
IMP. C.C.	Imperial Camel Corps	EG
IMP. HOSP. C.	Imperial Hospital Corps	S.A.C.
IMP. L.H.	Imperial Light Horse	S.A.C.
IMP. L.I.	Imperial Light Infantry	S.A.C.
IMP. MIL. RLYS.	Imperial Military Railways	S.A.C.
IND. ARTY.	Indian Artillery	I
IND. CST. ART.	Indian Coastal Artillery	I
IND. LAB. COY	Indian Labour Company	I
IND. SURVEY	Indian Surveys	I
INDIAN BR. CORPS	Indian Bearer Corps	I
INDIAN D.F.	Indian Defence Force	I
INDN. SIG. COY.	Indian Signal Company	I
INDN. TELEGRAPHS	Indian Telegraph Dept.	I
INNIS D.G. 5	5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards	G.B.
INNS OF COURT R	Inns of Court Regiment	G.B.
INTELL. C.	Intelligence Corps	G.B.
IR. GDS.	Irish Guards	G.B.
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Abbreviation J	Unit	Country
JAGFTN. CDO.	Jagersfontein Commando	S.A.
JAT LT. INF.	Jat Light Infantry	I
JATS	Jat Infantry	I
JEWISH L.C.	Jewish Labour Corps	J
JIND I.S. INFY.	Jind Imperial Service Infantry	I
JODPHUR I.S. LRS.	Jodphur Imperial Service Lancers	I
JOHANNESBURG M.R.	Johannesburg Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
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Abbreviation K	Unit	Country
K EDW H	King Edwards Horse	G.B.
K.A. RIF.	King's African Rifles	EA
K.A.R.	King's African Rifles	EA
K.D.G.	Kings Dragoon Guards	G.B.
K.H.P.T.K.	Kaapse Hulp Perde Transport Korps	S.A.
K.K.	Kaapse Korps	S.A.
K.K.S.	Kommandement Kaap Seine	S.A.
K.O. MALTA A.	Kings Own Malta Artillery	MAL
K.O. MALTA M.	Kings Own Malta Militia	MAL
K.O. SCO BORD	Kings Own Scottish Borderers	G.B.
K.O.S.B.	Kings Own Scottish Borderers	G.B.
K.O.Y.L.I.	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	G.B.
K.R. RIF. C.	Kings Royal Rifle Corps	G.B.
K.R.R.C.	Kings Royal Rifle Corps	G.B.
K.S.L.I.	King's Shropshire Light Infantry	G.B.
KAFFRARIAN RIF	Kaffrarian Rifles	S.A.C.
KALAHARI H.	Kalarahi Horse	S.A.
KAPUR INFY.	Kapur Infantry	I
KAPURTHALA JAGATJIT INF.	Kapurthala Jagatjit Infantry	I
KASHMIR RFLS.	Kashmir Rifles	I
KEI ROAD C.D.F.	Kei Road Civilian Defence Force	S.A.C.
KENHARDT CDO.	Kenhardt Commando	S.A.
KENT CYC. BN.	Kent Cyclist Battalion	G.B.
KIMBERLEY CDO.	Kimberley Commando	S.A.
KIMBERLEY H.	Kimberley Horse	S.A.C.
KIMBERLEY L.H.	Kimberley Light Horse	S.A.C.
KIMBERLEY P.T.O.	Kimberley Post & Telegraph Office	S.A.C.
KIMBERLEY REGT.	Kimberley Regiment	S.A.C.
KINGS OWN R.	King's Own Regiment	G.B.
KITCHENERS F. SCTS.	Kitchener's Fighting Scouts	S.A.C.
KITCHENERS H	Kitchener's Horse	S.A.C.
KOHAT M.B.	Kohat Mountain Battery	I
KOHAT M.B.F.F.	Kohat Mountain Battery Frontier Force	I
KRUGERSDORP CDO.	Krugersdorp Commando	S.A.
KURRAM MIL.	Kurram Militia	I
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Abbreviation L	Unit	Country
L 9	9th Lancers	G.B.
L 12	12th Lancers	G.B.
L 16-5	16th/5th Lancers	G.B.
L 17-21	17-21st Lancers	G.B.
L'POOL R.	Liverpool Regiment	G.B.
L-POOL R.	Liverpool Regiment	G.B.
L. GDS	Life Guards	G.B.
L. NYASA FLOTILLA	Lake Nyasa Flotilla	EA
L.G.	Life Guards	G.B.
L.G.R.O.C.A.I.F.	Light Gauge Railway Operating Company AIF	AUS
L.H. REG A.I.F.	Light Horse Regiment AIF	AUS
L.H. REGT A.I.F.	Light Horse Regiment AIF	AUS
L.H. BDE. AIF	Light Horse Brigade AIF	AUS
L.H.F. AMB. AIF	Light Horse Field Ambulance AIF	AUS
L.H.F.A.A.I.F.	Light Horse Field Ambulance AIF	AUS
L.H.R.A.I.F.	Light Horse Regiment AIF	AUS
L.H.R.R.A.I.F.	Light Horse Reserve Regimental AIF	AUS
L.H.S.T.A.I.F.	Light Horse Signal Troop AIF	AUS
L.H.T.R.A.I.F.	Light Horse Training Regiment	AUS
L.N. LAN. R.	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	G.B.
L.S.H.	Lord Strathcona's Horse	CAN
L.S.H.R.C.	Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians	CAN
L.T.M. BTY. AIF	Light Trench Mortar Battery AIF	AUS
L.T.M.B.A.I.F.	Light Trench Mortar Battery AIF	AUS
LABOUR CORPS	Labour Corps	G.B.
LADY DOCTORS HOSPITAL	Lady Doctors Hospital	G.B.
LAGOS BN.	Lagos Battalion	WA
LAHORE LABOUR CPS	Lahore labour Corps	I
LAN FUS	Lancashire Fusiliers	G.B.
LAN. HRS	Lancashire Hussars	G.B.
LANARK YEO	Lanarkshire Yeomanry	G.B.
LANCERS F.H.	Lancers Fanes Horse	I
LANCERS	Lancers	I
LAXTONS H.	Laxton's Horse	S.A.C.
LD.STRATHCONA'S H.	Lord Strathcona's Horse	CAN
LEIC R	Leicestershire Regiment	G.B.
LEIC. YEO.	Leicestershire Yeomanry	G.B.
LEINS. R.	Leinster Regiment	G.B.
LEMMERS SCTS.	Lemmer's Scouts	S.A.
LIBYAN ARAB F.	Libyan Arab Force	EA
LIECHTENBURG CDO.	Liechtenburg Commando	S.A.
LIGHT CAV.	Light Cavalry	I
LIGHT INF.	Light Infantry	I
LINC. R.	Lincolnshire Regiment	G.B.
LINC. YEO.	Lincolnshire Yeomanry	G.B.
LINDLEN CDO.	Lindlen Commando	S.A.
LOCAL TRANSPORT	Local Transport	I
LOCHS H.	Loch's Horse	S.A.C.
LOND. R	London Regiment	G.B.
LOTH. & BORD. H.	Lothian & Border Horse	G.B.
LOVAT SCTS.	Lovat's Scouts	G.B.
LOVATS SCTS. 1	1st Lovat's Scouts	G.B.
LOYAL R.	Loyal Regiment	G.B.
LRS 9	9th Lancers	G.B.
LRS 12	12th Lancers	G.B.
LRS 16	16th Lancers	G.B.
LRS 17	17th Lancers	G.B.
LRS 21	21st Lancers	G.B.
LRS.	Lancers	I
LT. CAV.	Light Cavalry	I
LT. CAVALRY	Light Cavalry	I
LUMSDENS H.	Lumsden's Horse	S.A.C.
LYDENBERG CDO.	Lydenberg Commando	S.A.
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Abbreviation M	Unit	Country
M&B.C.A.I.F.	Mining & Boring Company AIF	AUS
M. BTY.	Mountain Battery	I
M. FARMS D.	Military Farms Department	I
M. RIF.	Mounted Rifles	S.A.
M. VET. SECT. AIF	Mobile Veterinary Section AIF	AUS
M.A.D.	Military Accounts Department	I
M.B. SCTS.	Mounted Brigade Scouts	S.A.
M.B.	Mountain Battery	I
M.B.R.G.A.	Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery	I
M.C.	Mule Corps	I
M.D.	Mahendra Dhal Regiment	I
M.E.F.	Mediterranean Expeditionary Force	AUS
M.F.A.	Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary	G.B.
M.F.P.	Military Foot Police	G.B.
M.G. BN. AIF	Machine Gun Battalion AIF	AUS
M.G. COY. AIF	Machine Gun Company AIF	AUS
M.G. DETACHT.	Machine Gun Detatchment	S.A.
M.G. SQN. AIF	Machine Gun Squadron AIF	AUS
M.G. SQUN. AIF	Machine Gun Squadron AIF	AUS
M.G.B.D.A.I.F.	Machine Gun Base Depot AIF	AUS
M.G.C. (CAV)	Machine Gun Corps Cavalry	G.B.
M.G.C.	Machine Gun Corps	G.B.
M.G.C.R.N.V.R.	Machine Gun Company Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve	G.B.
M.L. CPS	Mekran Levy Corps	I
M.L.C.	Macedonian Labour Corps	?
M.L.C.	Mekran Levy Corps	?
M.M.G.S. (R.A.)	Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery	G.B.
M.M.G.S.	Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery	G.B.
M.M.P.	Military Mounted Police	G.B.
M.M.R.	Mercantile Marine Reserve	G.B.
M.P.S.C.	Military Provost Staff Corps	G.B.
M.T.C.	Miscellaneous Trades Company	S.A.
M.T.C.	Motor Transport Corps	I
M.T.M.B.A.I.F.	Medium Trench Mortar Battery AIF	AUS
M.W.D.E.A.	Military Works Department Egyptian Army	EG
M.W.S.	Military Works Service	I
MACEDONIAN MULE C.	Macedonian Mule Corps	I
MACEDONIAN MULE C.	Macedonian Mule Corps	MAC
MACEDONIAN MULE CPS.	Macedonian Mule Corps	I
MADRAS MTR. CYC.	Madras Motor Cyclist	I
MADRAS S & M	Madras Sappers & Miners	I
MAFEKING C.C.	Mafeking Cadet Corps	S.A.C.
MAFEKING D.F.	Mafeking Defence Force	S.A.C.
MAFEKING R.V.	Mafeking Railway Volunteers	S.A.C.
MAFEKING S.P.C.	Mafeking Special Police Contingent	S.A.C.
MAGADI D.F.	Magadi Defence Force	EA
MAGADI D.F.	Magadi Defence Force	I
MAHRATTAS	Mahrattas	I
MALAY S. GDS. ART.	Malay States Guides Artillery	I
MALAY S. GDS.	Malay States Guides	I
MALER KOTLA I-S. SPRS.	Malerkotla Imperial Service Sappers	I
MALMESBURY D.F.	Malmesbury Defence Force	S.A.C.
MALTA R.E.	Malta Royal Engineers	MAL
MALTESE L.C.	Maltese Labour Corps	MAL
MAN. R.	Manitoba Regiment	CAN
MANCH. R.	Manchester Regiment	G.B.
MARATGANI M.R.	Maratgani Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
MARICO CDO.	Marico Commando	S.A.
MARITZBURG AMB. C.	Maritzburg Ambulance Corps	S.A.C.
MARSHALL'S H.	Marshall's Horse	S.A.C.
MATATIELE EUR. RES.	Matatiele European Reserve	S.A.C.
MATATIELE N.C.	Matatiele Native Contingent	S.A.C.
MECH. TPT.	Mechanical Transport	I
MED. CORPS E.A.	Medical Corps Egyptian Army	EG
MENNIES SCTS.	Mennie's Scouts	S.A.C.
MERWARAS	Merwara Infantry	I
MESO. R.	Mesopotamian Railways	I
MESO. RYS.	Mesopotamian Railways	I
MESPOT. RLYS.	Mesopotamian Railways	I
MHTS.	Mahrattas	I
MIDD'X R.	Middlesex Regiment	G.B.
MIDDLEBURG CDO.	Middleburg Commando	S.A.
MIDLAND M.R.	Midland Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
MIDLANDSE R.	Midlandse Ruiters	S.A.
MIL. M. CYC. C.	Military Motor Cyclists Corps	I
MOMBASA D.F.	Mombasa Defence Force	EA
MOMBASA I.V.C.	Mombasa Indian Volunteer Corps	EA
MOMBASA MARINE D.F.	Mombasa Marine Defence Force	EA
MOMBASA T.G.	Mombasa Town Guard	EA
MONMOUTH. R.	Monmouthshire Regiment	G.B.
MONTGOM. YEO.	Montgomeryshire Yeomanry	G.B.
MONTGOMERENCY'S SCTS.	Montgomerency's Scouts	S.A.C.
MOTOR TRANSPORT R.N.D.	Motor Transport Royal Naval Division	G.B.
MT. CURRIE RES.	Mount Currie Reserves	S.A.C.
MTD. BD. SCTS.	Mounted Brigade Scouts	S.A.
MTD. REG. AIF	Mounted Regiment AIF	AUS
MTN. BATTERY	Mountain Battery	I
MTN. BATTY.	Mountain Battery	I
MULE CPS.	Mule Corps	I
MURRAY'S H.	Murray's Horse	S.A.C.
MURRAY'S SCTS.	Murray's Scouts	S.A.C.
MURRAYSBURG CDO.	Murraysburg Commando	S.A.
MYBURGH'S CDO.	Myburgh's Commando	S.A.
MYIT. BN. B.M.P.	Myit Battalion Burma Military Police	I
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Abbreviation N	Unit	Country
N IR H	North Irish Horse	G.B.
N. BN. F.A.R.A.M.C.	Northern Battalion Field Ambulance	G.B.
N. CYC. BN.	Northern Cyclist Battalion	G.B.
N. NIG. CONST.	North Nigerian Constabulary	WA
N. NIG. M.C.	North Nigerian Medical Corps	WA
N. NIG. M.C.	North Nigerian Medical Corps	WA
N. NIG. R.	North Nigeria Regiment	WA
N. RFLS.	Napiers Rifles	I
N. RHOD. F.	North Rhodesian Forces	RH
N. RHOD. MED. CORPS	North Rhodesia Medical Corps	RH
N. RHOD. POL.	North Rhodesian Police	RH
N. RHOD. R.	North Rhodesia Regiment	RH
N. RHODESIAN RIF.	North Rhodesian Rifles	RH
N. SOM. YEO.	North Somerset Yeomanry	G.B.
N. STAFF. R.	North Staffordshire Regiment	G.B.
N. WAZ. MIL.	North Waziristan Militia	I
N. WAZ. MILITIA	North Waziristan Militia	I
N.B.M. RIF.	Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles	I
N.F.F.	Nyasaland Field Force	EA
N.H.B.	Nairobi Howitzer Battery	EA
N.L.H.	Natal Light Horse	S.A.
N.S.R.	Nova Scotia Regiment	CAN
N.W. MILITIA	North Waziristan Militia	I
N.W. RLY. M.G. COY.	North West Railway Maxim Gun Company	I
N.W. RY AIF	Narrow Width Railways AIF	AUS
N.W. RY. M.G.S.	North West Railway Maxim Gun Section	S.A.
NAIROBI D.F.	Nairobi Defence Force	EA
NAMAQ'LD. B. SCTS.	Namaqualand Border Scouts	S.A.C.
NAMAQUA KDO.	Manaqualand Kommando	S.A.
NANDI SCTS.	Nandi Scouts	EA
NATAL ART.	Natal Artillery	S.A.C.
NATAL C OF G	Natal Corps of Guides	S.A.C.
NATAL CARBINEERS	Natal Carbineers	S.A.
NATAL G.R.	Natal Government Railways	S.A.C.
NATAL L.H.	Natal Light Horse	S.A.
NATAL M.I.	Natal Mounted Infantry	S.A.C.
NATAL M.R.	Natal Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
NATAL NAVAL VOLS.	Natal Naval Volunteers	S.A.C.
NATAL POL.	Natal Police	S.A.C.
NATAL V.A.C.	Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps	S.A.C.
NATAL V.C.C.	Natal Volunteer Composite Corps	S.A.C.
NATAL V.M.C.	Natal Volunteer Medical Corps	S.A.C.
NATAL V.V.D.	Natal Volunteer Veterinary Department	S.A.C.
NATAL VOL. H.G. DET.	Natal Volunteer Hotchkiss Gun Detachment	S.A.C.
NATAL VOL. ST.	Natal Volunteer Staff	S.A.C.
NATIONAL SCTS.	National Scouts	S.A.C.
NATIVE LAB. C.	Native Labour Corps	S.A.C.
NAUDE'S CDO.	Naude's Commando	S.A.
NAUDE'S SCTS.	Naude's Scouts	S.A.
NELSON BTTN. R.N.D.	Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division	G.B.
NESBITT'S H.	Nesbitt's Horse	S.A.C.
NEW ENGLAND M.R.	New England Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
NEWF'D. F.C.	Newfoundland Forestry Corps	N
NIEWDTVL. CDO.	Niewouldtville Commando	S.A.
NIG. FLD. COY	Nigerian Field Company	WA
NIG. L. CTGT.	Nigeria Land Contingent	WA
NIG. M.T.C.	Nigerian Motor Transport Corps	WA
NIG. MARINE	Nigerian Marine	WA
NIG. POLICE	Nigerian Police	WA
NIG. R. (ART.)	Nigeria Regiment Artillery	WA
NIG. R.	Nigeria Regiment	WA
NIG. SIG. S.	Nigerian Signal Service	WA
NIL. MAL. BN. A.F.I.	Nilghai & Malabar Battalions Auxiliary Forces India	I
NIL. MAL. BN. I.D.F.	Nilghai & Malabar Battalions Indian Defence Force	I
NIL. VOL. RFLS.	Nilghai Volunteer Rifles	I
NORF. R.	Norfolk Regiment	G.B.
NORF. YEO.	Norfolk Yeomanry	G.B.
NORTH'D FUS.	Northumberland Fusiliers	G.B.
NORTH'D HRS	Northumberland Hussars	G.B.
NORTH'N YEO	Northamptonshire Yeomanry	G.B.
NORTH'N. R.	Northamptonshire Regiment	G.B.
NOTTS. & DERBY. R.	Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment	G.B.
NYASALAND D.F.	Nyasaland Defence Force	EA
NYASALAND F.F.	Nyasaland Field Force	EA
NYASALAND V.R.	Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve	EA
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Abbreviation O	Unit	Country
O. DEPT. E.A.	Ordnance Department Egyptian Army	EG
O. ST. J.	Order of St John	G.B.
O. ST. J.J.	Order of St John of Jerusalem	G.B.
O.R. SCTS.	Orange River Scouts	S.A.C.
O.R.	Ontario Regiment	CAN
O.R.C. PROV. M.P.	Orange River Colony Provisional Mounted Police	S.A.C.
O.R.C. VOLS.	Orange River Colony Volunteers	S.A.C.
OOKEIP VOLS.	Ookeip Volunteers	S.A.C.
ORDNANCE DEPT.	Ordnance Department	I
ORPEN'S L.H.	Orpen's Light Horse	S.A.C.
OTRM. RFLS.	Outrams Rifles	I
OUDTSHOORN V.R.	Oudtshoorn Volunteer Rifles	S.A.C.
OUTRN. RFLS.	Outranis Rifles	I
OX. TPT. DEPOT	Ox Transport Depot	S.A.C.
OXF & BUCKS L.I.	Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry	G.B.
OXF. YEO.	Oxfordshire Yeomanry	G.B.
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Abbreviation P	Unit	Country
P. BTY. F.F.	Pack Battery Frontier Force	I
P. BTY.	Pack Battery Royal Garrison Artillery	I
P. CPS.	Pony Corps	I
P.A. IMP. M.P.	Port Alfred Imperial Mounted Police	S.A.C.
P.A.O. CAPE ART	Prince Alfred's Own Cape Artillery	S.A.C.
P.A.V.G.	Prince Alfred's Volunteers Guards	S.A.C.
P.F. STAFF	Permanent Force Staff	S.A.
P.F.S.	Permanent Force Staff	S.A.
P.G.	Pushpati Guards	I
P.G.R.	Protective Garrison Regiment	S.A.
P.O.W.L.H.	Prince of Wales's Light Horse	S.A.C.
P.P.	Palestine Police	?
P.P.C.L.I.	Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	CAN
P.W. CAMP.	Prisoner of War Camp	S.A.
P.W. VOLS	Prince of Wales's Volunteers	G.B.
PACK ARTY.	Pack Artillery	I
PACK BTY. R.G.A.	Pack Battery Royal Garrison Artillery	I
PALAM. L.I.	Palamcottah Light Infantry	I
PATALIA I.S. LNCRS.	Patalia Imperial Service Lancers	I
PATHANS	Pathans	I
PATIALA I.S. INFY	Patiala Imperial Service Infantry	I
PATIALA INFY.	Patiala Infantry	I
PEMBROKE YEO.	Pembroke Yeomanry	G.B.
PENINSULAR H.	Peninsular Horse	S.A.C.
PESHAWAR LABOUR CPS.	Peshawar Labour Corps	I
PESHAWAR M.B.	Peshawar Mountain Battery	I
PHILIPPOLIS CDO.	Philippolis Commando	S.A.
PIETERSBURG CDO.	Pietersburg Commando	S.A.
PIETRETIEF CDO.	Pietretief Commando	S.A.
PIONEER CORPS	Pioneer Corps	G.B.
PIONEERS	Pioneers	I
PJBIS	Punjabis	I
PJBS	Punjabis	I
PNR. BN. AIF	Pioneer Battalion	AUS
PNRS	Pioneers	I
PNRS.	Pioneers	I
PNTN. PK. R.E.	Pontoon Park Royal Engineers	G.B.
POLITICAL I.A.	Political Department Indian Army	I
POSTAL DEPT	Postal Department	I
POTCH. CDO.	Potchefstroom Commando	S.A.
POTCHEFSTROOM R.	Potchefstroom Ruiters	S.A.
PRES. VOL. RIF.	Presidency Volunteer Rifles	I
PRESOTIA CDO.	Pretoria Commando	S.A.
PRETORIA GDS.	Pretoria Guards	S.A.C.
PRIESKA CDO.	Prieska Commando	S.A.
PROTECTORATE REGT.	Protectorate Regiment	S.A.C.
PROV. M.P.	Provisional Mounted Police	S.A.C.
PROV. TRANS. CONST.	Provisional Transvaal Constabulary	S.A.C.
PT. TFC.	Port Traffic	I
PUNJAB L.H.	Punjab Light Horse	I
PUNJABIS	Punjabis	I
PYPERS KDO.	Pypers Kommando	S.A.
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Abbreviation Q	Unit	Country
Q.A.I.M.F.N.S.	Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Families Nursing Service	G.B.
Q.A.I.M.N.S.	Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service	G.B.
Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.	Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve	G.B.
Q.A.M.F.N.S.	Queen Alexandra's Military Families Nursing Service	G.B.
Q.A.M.N.S.I.	Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India	I
Q.A.R.A.N.C.	Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps	G.B.
Q.A.R.N.N.S.	Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service	G.B.
Q.M.A.A.C.	Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps	G.B.
Q.O.R.	Glasgow Yeomanry	G.B.
Q.R.	Quebec Regiment	Can
Q.V.O. CPS. OF GUIDES (F.F.)	Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Frontier Force	I
Q.V.O. CPS. OF GUIDES	Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides	I
Q.V.O. MADRAS S & M	Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers & Miners	I
QUEENS S.R.	Queen's Surrey Regiment	G.B.
QUEENSTOWN R.V.	Queenstown Rifle Volunteers	S.A.C.
QUEENSTOWN R.V.	Queenstown Rifle Volunteers	S.A.C.
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Abbreviation R	Unit	Country
R HIGHRS	Royal Highlanders	G.B.
R IR REGT	Royal Irish Regiment	G.B.
R SIGNALS	Royal Signals	G.B.
R SUSS R	Royal Sussex Regiment	G.B.
R & S.R.V.	Roxburgh & Selkirk Rifle Volunteers	S.A.C.
R. 1-DEVON YEO	Royal 1st Devonshire Yeomanry	G.B.
R. BERKS. R.	Royal Berkshire Regiment	G.B.
R. CAN. DNS.	Royal Canadian Dragoons	CAN
R. CAN. H. ART.	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	CAN
R. CAN. R.	Royal Canadian Regiment	CAN
R. DUB. FUS	Royal Dublin Fusiliers	G.B.
R. FUS.	Royal Fusiliers	G.B.
R. GUERNSEY ART.	Royal Guernsey Artillery	CI
R. GUERNSEY E.	Royal Guernsey Engineers	CI
R. GUERNSEY L.I.	Royal Guernsey Light Infantry	CI
R. INNIS FUS	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	G.B.
R. IR. FUS.	Royal Irish Fusiliers	G.B.
R. IR. RIF.	Royal Irish Rifles	G.B.
R. JAT L.I.	Royal Jat Light Infantry	I
R. JERSEY ART.	Royal Jersey Artillery	CI
R. LANC.R.	Royal Lancashire Regiment	G.B.
R. MALTA A.	Royal Malta Artillery	MAL
R. MUN. FUS	Royal Munster Fusiliers	G.B.
R. MUNS. FUS	Royal Munster Fusiliers	G.B.
R. N DEVON YEO	Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry	G.B.
R. NEWF'D. R.	Royal Newfoundland Regiment	N
R. NORF. R.	Royal Norfolk Regiment	G.B.
R. NORTH'D FUS.	Royal Northumberland Fusiliers	G.B.
R. SC FUS	Royal Scots Fusiliers	G.B.
R. SCOTS	Royal Scots	G.B.
R. SIGNALS	Royal Signals	G.B.
R. TANK R.	Royal Tank Regiment	G.B.
R. WAR. R.	Royal Warwickshire Regiment	G.B.
R. WILTS. YEO.	Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry	G.B.
R.A. CH.	Royal Army Chaplains	G.B.
R.A.	Royal Artillery	G.B.
R.A.A.A.I.F.	Royal Australian Artillery	AUS
R.A.A.M.C.	Royal Australian Army Medical Corps	AUS
R.A.C.	Royal Automobile Club	G.B.
R.A.E.A.I.F.	Royal Australian Engineers	AUS
R.A.F.	Royal Air Force	G.B.
R.A.M.C.	Royal Army Medical Corps	G.B.
R.A.N.	Royal Australian Navy	AUS
R.A.N.B.T.	Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train	AUS
R.A.O.C.	Royal Army Ordnance Corps	G.B.
R.A.P.C.	Royal Army Pay Corps	G.B.
R.A.P.D.	Royal Army Pay Department	G.B.
R.A.S.C.	Royal Army Service Corps	G.B.
R.A.V.C.	Royal Army Veterinary Corps	G.B.
R.B.A.A.A.I.F.	Reserve Brigade Australian Army AIF	AUS
R.C.D.	Royal Canadian Dragoons	CAN
R.C.G.A.	Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery	CAN
R.C.H.A.	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	CAN
R.C.H.A.	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	CAN
R.C.R.	Royal Canadian Regiment	CAN
R.C.S. ENG.	Royal Canadian Signal Engineers	CAN?
R.D. FUS	Royal Dublin Fusiliers	G.B.
R.D.C.	Royal Defence Corps	G.B.
R.E. KENT YEO	Royal East Kent Yeomanry	G.B.
R.E.	Royal Engineers	G.B.
R.E.	Royal Engineers	G.B.
R.F.C.	Royal Flying Corps	G.B.
R.F.R.	Royal Fleet Reserve	G.B.
R.G.A.	Royal Garrison Artillery	G.B.
R.H. GDS	Royal Horse Guards	G.B.
R.H.A.	Royal Horse Artillery	G.B.
R.H.G.	Royal Horse Guards	G.B.
R.I.A.	Royal Indian Artillery	I
R.I.M.	Royal Indian Marine	I
R.I.M.	Royal Indian Marine	I.
R.M. BDE.	Royal Marine Brigade	G.B.
R.M. BRIG.	Royal Marine Brigade	G.B.
R.M.	Royal Marines	G.B.
R.M.A.	Royal Marine Artillery	G.B.
R.M.B.	Royal Marine Band	G.B.
R.M.E.	Royal Marine Engineers	G.B.
R.M.F.A.	Royal Marine Field Artillery	G.B.
R.M.L.C.	Royal Marine Labour Corps	G.B.
R.M.L.I.	Royal Marine Light Infantry	G.B.
R.M.S.M.	Royal Marine Submarine Miners	G.B.
R.N.	Royal Navy	G.B.
R.N.A.S.	Royal Naval Air Service	G.B.
R.N.A.S.B.R.	Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve	G.B.
R.N.C.V.R.	Royal Navy Canadian Volunteer Reserve	C
R.N.D.V.R.	Royal Navy Canadian Volunteer Reserve	CAN
R.N.D. ENG.	Royal Naval Division Engineers	G.B.
R.N.D.	Royal Naval Division	G.B.
R.N.M.W.S.	Royal Navy Mine Watching Service	G.B.
R.N.P.S.	Royal Naval Patrol Service	G.B.
R.N.R.	Royal Naval Reserve	G.B.
R.N.V.R.	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve	G.B.
R.R. OF CAV	Reserve Regiment of Cavalry	G.B.
R.S. FUS	Royal Scots Fusiliers	G.B.
R.S.D.A.I.F.	Railway Supply Detachment AIF	AUS
R.U. RIF.	Royal Ulster Rifles	G.B.
R.W. FUS	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	G.B.
R.W. KENT R.	Royal West Kent Regiment	G.B.
R.Y.S.	Royal Yacht Squadron	G.B.
RAJPUTS	Rajputs	I
RAND INTELL. C.	Rand Intelligence Corps	S.A.
RAND RFLS.	Rand Rifles	S.A.
RAND RIF.	Rand Rifles	S.A.
RAND RIF.	Rand Rifles	S.A.C.
REDDERSBG. CDO.	Reddersburg Commando	S.A.
REMT. DEPT.	Remount Department	G.B.
REMT. UNIT. AIF	Remount Unit AIF	AUS
RHOD. V.F.	Rhodesian Volunteer Forces	RH
RHODESIA N.REGT.	Rhodesia Native Regiment	RH
RHODESIA R.	Rhodesia Regiment	RH
RHODESIA REGT.	Rhodesia Regiment	RH
RHODESIA REGT.	Rhodesia Regiment	S.A.C.
RHODESIAN F.F.	Rhodesian Field Force	S.A.C.
RHODESIAN H.	Rhodesian Horse	S.A.C.
RHODN. REGT.	Rhodesia Regiment	RH
RHODNS. S.A.I. BGDE.	Rhodesian South African Infantry Brigade	RH
RIF. BRIG.	Rifle Brigade	G.B.
RIFLES	Rifles	I
RLY. BN. E.A.	Railway Battalion Egyptian Army	EG
RLY. C.C.	Railway Construction Company	I
RLY. D.F.	Railway Defence Force	I
RLY. PNR. REGT.	Railway Pioneer Regiment	S.A.C.
RLY. REGT.	Railway Regiment	I
ROBERT'S H.	Robert's Horse	S.A.C.
RONDEBOSCH D.R.A.	Rondebosch Defence Rifle Association	S.A.
ROSS BY. ART.	Ross Battery Artillery	S.A.C.
ROSS'S SCTS.	Ross's Scouts	S.A.
RUNDLES SCTS.	Rundle's Scouts	S.A.C.
RUSTENBG. CDO.	Rustenburg Commando	S.A.
RY. BN. S & M.	Railway Battalion Sappers & Miners	I
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Abbreviation S	Unit	Country
S & T CORPS	Supply & Transport Corps	I
S IR H	South Irish Horse	G.B.
S LAN R	South Lancashire Regiment	G.B.
S STAFF R	South Staffordshire Regiment	G.B.
S & M	Sappers & Miners	I
S & T.C.	Supply & Transport Corps	I
S-L. BN.	Sierra-Leone Battalion	WA
S-L. COY. R.G.A.	Sierra-Leone Company Royal Garrison Artillery	WA
S-L. C.C.	Sierra-Leone Carrier Corps	WA
S. ARMS SCH.	Small Arms School	G.B.
S. GDS.	Scots Guards	G.B.
S. NIG. M.C.	South Nigerian Medical Corps	WA
S. NIG. R.	South Nigeria Regiment	WA
S. NOTTS. HRS	South Notts Hussars	G.B.
S. OF M.	School of Musketry	G.B.
S. PROV. C.C.	Southern Province Cyclist Corps	S.A.C.
S. RHOD. P. STAFF.	Southern Rhodesia Permanent Staff	RH
S. RHOD. R.	Southern Rhodesia Regiment	RH.
S. RHOD. V.C.	South Rhodesia Volunteer Corps	S.A.C.
S. RHODESIAN T.F.	Southern Rhodesia Territorial Force	RH
S. WALES BORD	South Wales Borderers	G.B.
S. WAZ. MIL	South Waziristan Militia	I
S. WAZ. MILITIA	South Waziristan Militia	I
S. WAZ. SCTS.	South Waziristan Scouts	I
S.A. ADMIN. SERV.	South African Administration Service	S.A.
S.A. AMM. COL.	South African Ammunition Column	S.A.
S.A. AVIATION C.	South African Aviation Corps	S.A.
S.A. INF.	South African Infantry	S.A.
S.A. IRISH R.	South African Irish Regiment	S.A.
S.A. IRISH REGT.	South African Irish Regiment	S.A.
S.A. IRISH	South African Irish Regiment	S.A.
S.A. MTD. BDE.	South African Mounted Brigade	S.A.
S.A. RIF.	South African Rifles	S.A.
S.A. SIG. C.	South African Signal Corps	S.A.
S.A. SUP. C.	South African Supply Corps	S.A.
S.A. VETRY. C.	South African Veterinary Corps	S.A.
S.A.C.	South African Constabulary	S.A.C.
S.A.C.D.C.	South African Coastal Defence Corps	S.A.
S.A.C.D.L.S.	South African Coastal Defence & Lighthouse Service	S.A.
S.A.C.S.C. (R.E.)	South African Corps Signal Company Royal Engineers	S.A.
S.A.D.S.C.	South African Despatch Service Corps	S.A.
S.A.E.C.	South African Engineering Corps	S.A.
S.A.F.A.	South African Field Ambulance	S.A.
S.A.F.A.	South African Field Artillery	S.A.
S.A.F.T. & P.C.	South African Field Telegraph & Postal Corps	S.A.
S.A.F.T. & P.U.	South African Field Telegraph & Postal Unit	S.A.
S.A.H.4	South African Highlanders	S.A.
S.A.H.	South African Horse	S.A.
S.A.H.A.	South African Horse Artillery	S.A.
S.A.I. BDE.	South African Infantry Brigade	S.A.
S.A.I. BGDE.	South African Infantry Brigade	S.A.
S.A.I.	South African Infantry	S.A.
S.A.L.H.	South African Light Horse	S.A.C.
S.A.M. RIF.	South African Mounted Rifles	S.A.
S.A.M.C.	South African Medical Corps	S.A.
S.A.M.C.C.	South African Motor Cyclists Corps	S.A.
S.A.M.D.R.	South African Military Despatch Riders	S.A.
S.A.M.E.	South African Mounted Engineer	S.A.
S.A.M.E.	South African Mounted Engineers	S.A.
S.A.M.I.F.	South African Mounted Irregular Forces	S.A.C.
S.A.M.N.S.	South African Medical Nursing Service	S.A.
S.A.M.P.	South African Military Police	S.A.
S.A.M.R. MED. SEC.	South African Mounted Regiment Medical Section	S.A.
S.A.M.R.	South African Mounted Regiment	S.A.
S.A.M.R.F.A.B.	South African Mounted Reg Field Artillery Brigade	S.A.
S.A.M.R.F.A.B.	South African Mounted Regiment Field Artillery Brigade	S.A.
S.A.M.R.M.B.F.A.	South African Mounted Regiment Mounted Brigade Field Artillery	S.A.
S.A.N.L.C.	South African Native Labour Corps	S.A.
S.A.O.C.	South African Ordnance Corps	S.A.
S.A.P.	South African Police	S.A.
S.A.P.B.	South African Pioneer Battalion	S.A.
S.A.P.C.	South African Postal Corps	S.A.
S.A.P.R.	South African Pioneer Regiment	S.A.
S.A.R.F.C.	South African Royal Flying Corps	S.A.
S.A.R.G.	South African Railway Gaugers	S.A.
S.A.R.O.C.	South African Railway Operating Company	S.A.
S.A.R.O.D.S.	South African Railway Overseas Dominion Section	S.A.
S.A.R.S.	South African Railway Section	S.A.
S.A.S.C.	South African Service Corps	S.A.
S.A.S.C. SUPPLIES	South African Service Corps Supplies	S.A.
S.A.S.C.I.B. TRAIN	South African Service Corps Infantry Brigade Train	S.A.
S.A.S.C.M.B. TRAIN	South African Service Corps Mounted Brigate Train	S.A.
S.A.S.C.M.T.	South African Service Corps Motor Transport	S.A.
S.A.S.C.S.	South African Service Corps Supplies	S.A.
S.A.S.C.T. & R.	South African Service Corps Transport & Remounts	S.A.
S.A.S.E.	South African Service Engineers	S.A.
S.A.S.R.F.C.	South African Squadron Royal Flying Corps	S.A.
S.A.S.S.F.A.	South African Special Service Field Ambulance	S.A.
S.A.T.C.	South African Transport Corps	S.A.
S.A.V.C.	South African Veterinary Corps	S.A.
S.A.V.R.	South African Veterans Regiment	S.A.
S.A. VET. R.	South African Veterans Regiment	S.A.
S.A.W.S.C.	South African Water Supply Company	S.A.
S.AFR. ART.	South African Artillery	S.A.
S.B.A.I.F.	Siege Battery AIF	AUS
S.C. CORPS.	Supply Commissariat Corps	I
S.D.I.E.	Subordinate Department Indian Engineers	I
S.L. COY R.E.	Sierra Leone Company Royal Engieers	WA
S.M.S.	Stokes Mortar Section	S.A.
S.T.S.A.I.F.	Sea Transport Staff AIF	AUS
S.W. MILITIA	South Waziristan Militia	I
S.W.M.B. SIG. TRP.	South West Mounted Brigade Signal Troop	G.B.
SAN. SECT. A.I.F.	Sanitary Section AIF	AUS
SCHWEBO BN.	Schwebo Battalion	I
SCO RIF	Scottish Rifles	G.B.
SCO. H.	Scottish Horse	G.B.
SCO. H. SCTS.	Scottish Horse Scouts	G.B.
SCOTT'S R.G.	Scott's Railway Guards	S.A.C.
SCOTTISH H.	Scottish Horse	S.A.C.
SEA. HIGHRS.	Seaforth Highlanders	G.B.
SEAFORTH	Seaforth Highlanders	G.B.
SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL NAVY	Service with the Royal Navy	G.B.
SETTLE'S SCTS	Settles' Scouts	S.A.C.
SEYCHELLES L.C.	Seychelles Labour Contingent	S
SHER. RANG.	Sherwood Rangers	G.B.
SHERE	? Shere	?
SHROPS. L.I.	Shropshire Light Infantry	G.B.
SHROPS. YEO.	Shropshire Yeomanry	G.B.
SIALKOT CAV. BDE.	Sialkot Cavalry Brigade	I
SIERRA LEONE C.C.	Sierra Leone Carrier Corps	WA
SIG. TP. A.I.F.	Signal Troop AIF	AUS
SIG. TRP. A.I.F.	Signal Troop AIF	AUS
SIKH PIONEERS	Sikh Pioneers	I
SIKHS	Sikhs	I
SOM. C.C.	Somaliland Camel Corps	EA
SOM. IND. CONT.	Somaliland Indian Contingent	EA
SOM. L.I.	Somerset Light Infantry	G.B.
SPL. RES. TRPT.	Special Reserve Transport	?
SPRINGBOK KDO.	Springbok Kommando	S.A.
SQN. CAV. E.A.	Squadron Cavalry Egyptian Army	EG
ST. J.A. BDE. MALTA	St Johns Ambulance Brigade	MAL
ST. OF ARMY	Staff of Army	G.B.
STAFF E.A.	Staff Egyptian Army	EG
STAFF	Staff Corps	G.B.
STAFF	Staff	G.B.
STAFF	Staff	I
STAFF. YEO.	Staffordshire Yeomanry	G.B.
STANDERTON CDO	Standerton Commando	S.A.
STANDERTON M.P.	Standerton Mounted Police	S.A.C.
STAT. SERV.	Stationery Services	G.B.
STEINACKER'S H.	Steinacker's Horse	S.A.C.
SUDAN D.F.	Sudan Defence Force	EG
SUDANESE	Sudanese	EG
SUFF. R.	Suffolk Regiment	G.B.
SUFF. YEO.	Suffolk Yeomanry	G.B.
SURR. YEO.	Surrey Yeomanry	G.B.
SUSS. YEO.	Sussex Yeomanry	G.B.
SUTHERLAND CDO.	Sutherland Commando	S.A.
SWAZILAND P.	Swaziland Police	SZ
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Abbreviation T	Unit	Country
T.A.N.S.	Territorial Army Nursing Service	G.B.
T.G.	Town Guards	S.A.C.
T.M.B.A.I.F.	Trench Mortar Battery	AUS
TANGANYIKA RLYS.	Tanganyika Railways	EA
TANK CORPS	Tank Corps	G.B.
TEL. DEPT.	Telegraph Department	I
TEMBU LEVIES	Tembuland Levies	S.A.C.
TEMBULAND F.F. & R.C.	Tembuland Field Force & Rifle Club	S.A.C.
TEMBULAND M.R.	Tembuland Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
THE BAYS	The Queens Bays	G.B.
THE BUFFS.	East Kent Regiment	G.B.
THE GREYS	Royal Scots Greys	G.B.
THE KING'S R.	The King's Regiment	G.B.
THE QUEENS R.	The Queen's Regiment	G.B.
THE ROYALS	The Royal Dragoons	G.B.
THORNEYCROFTS M.I.	Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry	S.A.C.
THRING'S H.	Thring's Horse	S.A.
TRANSKEI M.R.	Transkei Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
TRANSP. EST.	Transport Establishment	CH.
TRANSPORT STAFF	Transport Staff	G.B.
TRIECHDT'S CDO.	Triechdt's Commando	S.A.
TSOLO N.C.	Tsolo Native Contingent	S.A.C.
TSOMO M.R.C.	Tsomo Mounted Rifle Club	S.A.C.
TUCKERS SCTS.	Tucker's Scouts	S.A.C.
TUN. COY. A.I.F.	Tunnelling Company	AUS
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Abbreviation U	Unit	Country
UGANDA C.C.	Uganda Carrier Corps	EA
UGANDA I.D.	Uganda Intelligence Department	EA
UGANDA M.L.	Uganda Miscellaneous List	EA
UGANDA M.S.	Uganda Medical Service	EA
UGANDA P.F.	Uganda Protectorate Forces	EA
UGANDA PIONEER C.	Uganda Pioneer Corps	EA
UGANDA POLICE	Uganda Police	EA
UGANDA RIF.	Uganda Rifles	EA
UGANDA RLY. VOL.	Uganda Railway Volunteers	EA
UGANDA T.C.	Uganda Transport Corps	EA
UGANDA U.L.	Uganda Unattached List	EA
UGANDA V.D.	Uganda Veterinary Department	EA
UGANDA V.R.	Uganda Volunteer Reserve	EA
UITENHAGE V.R.	Uitenhage Volunteer Rifles	S.A.C.
ULTRECHT KDO.	Ultrecht Kommando	S.A.
UMVOTI M.R.	Umvoti Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
UMVOTI MTD. R.	Umvoti Mounted Rifles	S.A.
UMZIMKULU RES.	Umzimkulu Reserve	S.A.C.
UTRECHT-VRYHELD M.P.	Utrecht-Vryheld Mounted Police	S.A.C.
UYS SCTS.	Uys Scouts	S.A.
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Abbreviation V	Unit	Country
V. DEPT. E.A.	Veterinary Department Egyptian Army	EG
V.A. BTTY.	Volunteer Artillery Battery	I
V.A.D.	Voluntary Aid Detachment	G.B.
V.M.D.	Volunteer Motor Drivers	I
VALENTIN'S HEIDELBURG V.	Valentin's Heidelburg Volunteers	S.A.C.
VAN DEVENTER'S CDO.	Van Deventer's Commando	S.A.
VAN DEVENTER'S SCTS.	Van Deventer's Scouts	S.A.
VAN ZYL'S CDO.	Van Zyl's Commando	S.A.
VET. SECT. A.I.F.	Veterinary Section AIF	AUS
VETERAN REGT.	Veterans Regiment	S.A.
VETERANS RESERVE	Veterans Reserve	S.A.
VICTORIA W.M. SCTS	Victoria West Mounted Scouts	S.A.C.
VICTORIA WEST CDO.	Victoria West Commander	S.A.
VOL. ART. BY. LA.	Volunteer Artillery Battery Indian Army	I
VOL. M.G.B.	Volunteer Maxim Gun Battery	I
VOL. M.G.C.	Volunteer Maxim Gun Company	I
VRYBERG SCTS.	Vryberg Scouts	S.A.C.
VRYBURG M.R.	Vryburg Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
VRYHELD CDO.	Vryheld Commando	S.A.
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Abbreviation W	Unit	Country
W'LESS SQUN. AIF	Wireless Squadron	AUS
W'LESS. SQN. AIF	Wireless Squadron AIF	AUS
W. AFR. R.	West Africa Regiment	G.B.
W. ARAB CORPS E.A.	Western Arab Corps Egyptian Army	EG
W. GDS.	Welsh Guards	G.B.
W. HOSP. CORPS	Women's Hospital Corps	G.B.
W. KENT YEO.	West Kent Yeomanry	G.B.
W. PROVINCE M. RIF.	Western Province Mounted Rifles	S.A.
W. Rid R	West Riding Regiment	G.B.
W. SOM. YEO.	West Somerset Yeomanry	G.B.
W. TRAAL. RFLS.	West Transvaal Rifles	S.A.
W. YORK. R.	West Yorkshire Regiment	G.B.
W.A. SER. BDE.	West African Service Brigade	WA
W.A.F.F.	West African Field Force	WA
W.I.R.	West India Regiment	G.B.
W.P.M.R.	Western Province Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
WAKKSTM KDO.	Wakkerstroom Kommando	S.A.
WALLAJ. L.I.	Wallajabad Light Infantry	I
WARREN'S SCTS.	Warren's Scouts	S.A.C.
WARRENS M.I.	Warren's Mounted Infantry	S.A.C.
WARWICK. YEO.	Warwickshire Yeomanry	G.B.
WARWICKS SCTS.	Warwick's Scouts	S.A.C.
WATER POLICE	Water Police	U
WATERBG. KDO	Waterberg Kommando	S.A.
WELSH H.	Welsh Horse	G.B.
WELSH H.C.	Welsh Hospital Corps	G.B.
WELSH R	Welsh Regiment	G.B.
WELSH R	Welsh Regiment	G.B.
WESSEL'S CDO.	Wessel's Commando	S.A.
WEST. & CUMB. Y.	Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry	G.B.
WESTERN L.H.	Western Light Horse	S.A.C.
WILDES RIF.	Wilde's Rifles	EA
WILTS. R.	Wiltshire Regiment	G.B.
WINTERBURG M.R.	Winterburg Mounted Rifles	S.A.C.
WODEHOUSE YEO.	Wodehouse Yeomanry	S.A.C.
WOLMSTD. KDO.	Wolmaranstad Kommando	S.A.
WORC R	Worcestershire Regiment	G.B.
WORC. YEO.	Worcestershire Yeomanry	G.B.
WORKS DTE.	Works Directorate	I
WYNBURG CDO.	Wynburg Commando	S.A.
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Abbreviation X	Unit	Country
XALANGA BORD. M.R.C.	Xalanga Border Mounted Rifle Club	S.A.C.
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Abbreviation Y	Unit	Country
Y & L.R.	York and Lancaster Regiment	G.B.
Y.M.C.A.	Young Mens Christian Association	G.B.
YORK & LANC. R.	York and Lancaster Regiment	G.B.
YORK R	Yorkshire Regiment	G.B.
YORK. DNS.	Yorkshire Dragoons	G.B.
YORK. HRS.	Yorkshire Hussars	G.B.
YORKS. L.J.	Yorkshire Light Infantry	G.B.
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Abbreviation Z	Unit	Country
Z.A.D.K.	Zuid Afrikaansche Dien Korps	S.A.
Z.A.I	Zuid Afrikaansche Infanterie	S.A.
Z.A.I.	Zuid Afrikaansche Infanterie	S.A.
Z.A.M.K.	Zuid Afrikaansche Mediese Korps	S.A.
Z.A.V.A.	Zuid Afrikaansche Veldt Artillerie	S.A.
Z.A.V.R.	Zuid Afrikaansche Veteran Regiment	S.A.
Z.A.Z.A.	Zuid Afrikaansche Zwaar Artillerie	S.A.
Z.L. POLICE	Zhob Levy Police	I
ZANZIBAR C.C.	Zanzibar Carrier Corps	EA
ZANZIBAR L.F.	Zanzibar Local Forces	EA
ZION MULE C.	Zion Mule Corps	J
ZOUTPB'G CDO.	Zoutpausberg Commando	S.A.
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