AAMC

Australian Army Medical Corps

A & SH

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

ABCA

Army Bureau of Current Affairs

AER

Army Emergency Reserve

AIF

Australian Imperial Forces

AMF

Australian Military Forces

ATAF

Allied Tactical Air Force

ATC

Air Training Corps

ATS

Auxiliary Territorial Service

BAOR

British Army of the Rhine

BEF

British Expeditionary Force

Cav  

Cavalry

CCRA

Commander Corps Royal Artillery

CFMS

Canadian Forces Medical Services

CIGS

Chief of Imperial General Staf

CMF

Central Mediterranean Force and Commonwealth Military Forces

DCLI

Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infanctry

DLI

Durham Light Infantry

Drag

Dragoon (Guards)

FANY

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

FARELF

Far East Land Forces

GHQ

General Headquarters

Gren Gds

Grenadier Guards

HAA

Heavy Anti Aircraft

HAC

Honourable Artillery Company

HG

Home Guard

HGBS (RCA)

HM’s Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers

HLI

Highland Light Infantry

HQ

Headquarters

IG

Irish Guards

Inf

Infantry

Int Corps  

Intelligence Corps

ISC

Indian Staff Corps

KORBR

King’s own Royal Border Reiment

KOSB

King’s Own Scottish Borderers

KOYLI

King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

KRRC

King’s Royal Rifle Corps

KSLI

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

L

Lancers

LAA

Light Anti Aircraft

LG

Life Guards

LI

Light Infantry

MELF

Middle East Land Forces

Mil

Military, Militia

MOD

Ministry of Defence

NZEF

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

OTC

Officers’ Training Corps

PMRAFNS

Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service

QAIMNS

Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service

QARANC

Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps

QARNNS

Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service

QGBS (RCA)

Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers

QOY  

Queen’s Own Yeomanry

RA  

Royal Artillery,

RAAF  

Royal Australian Air Force

RAAMC

Royal Australian Army Medical Corps

RAAOC

Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps

RAASC

Royal Australian Army Service Corps

RAC

Royal Armoured Corps

RAChD

Royal Army Chaplain’s Dept

RACT

Royal Australian Corps of Transport

RADC

Royal Army Dental Corps

RAE

Royal Aircraft Establishment

RAEC

Royal Army Educational Corps

RAF

Royal Air Force

RAFRO

Reserve of Air Force Officers

RAFVR

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

RAMC

Royal Army Medical Corps

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

RANR

Royal Australian Naval Reserve

RANVR

Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve

RAOC

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

RAPC

Royal Army Pay Corps

RAPTC

Royal Army Physical Training Corps

RAR

Royal Australian Regiment

RARO

Regular Army Reserve of Officers

RASC

Royal Army Service Corps

RAuxAF

Royal Auxiliary Air Force

RAVC

Royal Army Veterinary Corps

RCT

Royal Corps of Transport

RCAF

Royal Canadian Air Force

RCN

Royal Canadian Navy

RCNC

Royal Corps of Naval Architects

RCNVR

Royal Canadian Naval Voluntary Reserve

RE

Royal Engineers

Regt

Regiment

REME

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

RF

Royal Fusiliers

RFA

Royal Field Artillery; Royal Fleet Auxiliary

RFC

Royal Flying Corps

RFus

Royal Fusiliers

RGA

Royal Garrison Artillery

RGJ

Royal Green Jackets

RHA

Royal Horse Artillery

RHF

Royal Highland Fusiliers

RHG

Royal Horse Guards

RHG/D

The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)

RHR

Royal Highland Regiment

RIR

Royal Irish Rangers

RLC

Royal Logistic Corps

RM  

Royal Marines

RMA

Royal Marine Artillery; Royal Military Academy

RMAS

Royal Military Academy of Science

RMC

Royal Military College

RMCS

Royal Military College of Science

RMLI

Royal Marine Light Infantry

RMP

Royal Military Police

RMR

Royal Marine Reserve

RN

Royal Navy

RNAS

Royal Naval Air Service

RNR

Royal Naval Reserve

RNVR

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

RNZAC

Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps

RNZAF

Royal New Zealand Air Force

RNZAMC

Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps

RNZN

Royal New Zealand Navy

RRF

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

RRW

Royal Regiment of Wales

RSF

Royal Scots Fusiliers

R Signals

Royal Signals

RTR

Royal Tank Regiment

RWF

Royal Welch Fusiliers

SAS

Special Air Service Regiment

SBS

Special Boat Service (Royal Navy)

SCLI

Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry

SEAC

South East Asia Command

SG

Scots Guards

SHAEF

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

SHAPE

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe

SLI

Somerset Light Infantry

SOE

Special Operations Executive

SomLI

Somerset Light Infantry

Sqdn

Squadron

TA

Territorial Army

T & AVR

Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve

TARO

Territorial Army Reserve of Officers

TF

Territorial Force

UKLF

United Kingdom Land Force

USAF

United States Air Force

VAD

Voluntary Aid Detachment

WAAF

Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

WAG (I)

Womens’ Army Corps, India

WG

Welsh Guards

WOSB

War Office Selection Board

WRAC

Women’s Royal Army Corps

WRAF

Women’s Royal Air Force

WRNS

Women’s Royal Naval Service

WRVS

Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (formerly WVS)