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*ADC - Aide de Camp  
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! Abbreviation!! Definition
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*[[APAC]] - Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)
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*BBCIR - [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]
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| + ||Has attained colloquial knowledge of the Hindoostanee Language
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*BCR - [[Bengal Central Railway]]
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*BNR - [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
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| A.A. and Q.M.G. ||Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General.
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*BR - [[Burma Railway]]
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|-
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*C.B. - Companion of the Order of the Bath
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| A.A.G.  ||Assistant Adjutant General.
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*C.C. - [[Commander-in-Chief]]
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|-
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*C.Eng. - Civil Engineer, or Chartered Engineer
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| A.B. or B.A.  ||Bachelor of Arts.
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*C.I - Holder of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India Order of the Crown of India]
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|-
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*C.P. - [[Central Provinces]]
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| A.B.A.S.  ||Associate of the British Archaaological Society.
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*E.A.D.C. - Extra Aide-de-Camp
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|-
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*EBR - [[East Bengal Railway]]
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| A.D.C.   ||Aide-de-Camp.
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*EIC - [[East India Company]] (abbreviation of HEIC)
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|-
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*EIR - [[East Indian Railway]]
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| A.G./Adjt-Gen.  ||Adjutant General.
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*FHC - [[Family History Centres]]
+
|-
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*FHL - [[Family History Library]]
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| A.INST.C.E.   ||Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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*FRC - [[Family Records Centre]] (Islington, London)
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|-
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*F.R.C.S. - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
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| A.M. or M.A.  ||Master of Arts.
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*G.C.B. - Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
+
|-
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*GCM - Good Conduct Medal
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| [[APAC]]||Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)
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*GIPR - [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]
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|-
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*G.G. - [[Governor-General]]
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| A.Q.M.G.   ||Assistant  Quartermaster General.
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*G.O.C.C. - General Orders by [[Commander-in-Chief]] 
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|-
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*G.O.G - General Orders by Government 
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| A.R.A.    ||Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts.
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*GRO - [[General Register Office]] (Southport)
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|-
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*G.S. - Governor of Scinde
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| A.S.CORPS.  ||Army Service Corps.
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*H.A.D.C.- Honorary Aide-de-Camp
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|-
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*[[HEIC]] - Honourable East India Company
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| abp/Abp.  ||Archbishop.
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*HEICS - Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service
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|-
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*H.M. - His (Her) Majesty
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| ADC ||Aide de Camp
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*H.M.S. - His (Her) Majesty’s Ship
+
|-
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*H.M.S. - His (Her) Majesty’s Service
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| Adj.   ||Adjutant.
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*ICS - Indian Civil Service
+
|-
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*Indian NCO - Indian Non-Commissioned Officer
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| Adml./Adm. ||Admiral.
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*IOR - [[India Office Records]]
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|-
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*I.S.M.D. - Indian Subordinate Medical Dept
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| Adv-Gen.  ||Advocate-General.
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*K.C.B. - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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|-
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*K.C.H. - Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order
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| Aldmn. ||Alderman.
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*[[LDS]] - Latter Day Saints
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|-
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*L.G. - Lieutenant-General
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| Artill.  ||Artillery.
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*L.G.N.W.P. - Lieutenant-Governor, North-Western Provinces
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|-
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*M.G. - Major-General
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| Asst-commiss-Gen.  ||Assistant Commissary General
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*M.S. - Military Secretary
+
|-
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*N. - New Furlough Rules
+
| b. ||born.
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*NAM - [[National Army Museum]]
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|-
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*N.C. - Native Cavalry
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| B.C.L. or LL.B.  ||Bachelor of Civil Law.
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*NCO(s) - Non-Commissioned Officer(s)
+
|-
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*N.I. - Native Infantry
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| B.C.S. ||Bengal  Civil Service.
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*NMM - [[National Maritime Museum]]
+
|-
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*N.W.P. - [[North Western Provinces]]
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| B.D.   ||Bachelor of Divinity.
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*O.- Old Furlough Rules
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|-
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*[[OIOC]] - [[Oriental & India Office Collection]] ([[British Library]])
+
| B.M. or M.B. ||Bachelor of Medicine.
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*P. - Passed District Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages
+
|-
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*P.A. - Private Affairs
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| B.S.C.  ||Bengal Staff Corps.
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*P.C. - Passed College Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages
+
|-
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*P.C.H. - Passed College Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
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| Barr.   ||Barrister.
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*P.H. - Passed District Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
+
|-
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*PRO - [[Public Records Office]] (now called TNA, [[The National Archives]])
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| Bart/Bart.   ||Baronet.
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*P.S. - Private Secretary
+
|-
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*PWD - [[Public Works Department]]
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| BBCIR ||[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]
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*PWI - [[Permanent Way Inspector]] ([[Railways]])
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|-
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*RHA - [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
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| BCR ||[[Bengal Central Railway]]
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*RN - [[Royal Navy]]
+
|-
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*S.C. - Sick Certificate
+
| BNR ||[[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
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*SIR - [[South Indian Railway]]
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|-
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*Surv. - Surveyor
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| Bo.C.S. ||Bombay  Civil Service.
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*T.C. - Passed the prescribed Test of qualification in Surveying and Civil Engineering at the Thompson College in Roorkie
+
|-
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*TML - [[Town Major's List]]
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| Bo.S.C.  ||Bombay Staff Corps.
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*TNA - [[The National Archives]] (formerly PRO, [[Public Records Office]]) at Kew
+
|-
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*VCO(s) - Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s) (Refer: [[Indian Ranks]])
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| Bp/Bp.    ||Bishop.
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*WAC(I) - [[Womens Auxillary Corp (India)]]
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|-
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| BR ||[[Burma Railway]]
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|-
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| Brig. ||Brigade.
 +
|-
 +
| Brig. ||Brigadier.
 +
|-
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| (c.)  ||Conservative.
 +
|-
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| C.B. ||Companion of the Order of the Bath
 +
|-
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| C.B. ||Companion of the Bath.(Order of)
 +
|-
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| C.C. ||[[Commander-in-Chief]]
 +
|-
 +
| C.C. ||County Councillor.
 +
|-
 +
| C.C.S.   ||Ceylon Civil Service.
 +
|-
 +
| C.Eng. ||Civil Engineer, or Chartered Engineer
 +
|-
 +
| C.I ||Holder of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India Order of the Crown of India]
 +
|-
 +
| C.I.   ||Order of the Crown of India.
 +
|-
 +
| C.I.E.   ||Companion of the Order the Indian Empire.
 +
|-
 +
| C.J.  ||Chief Justice.
 +
|-
 +
| C.M.G.  ||Companion of St. Michael and St. George.
 +
|-
 +
| C.P. ||[[Central Provinces]]
 +
|-
 +
| C.S.I. ||Companion of the Order of the Star of India
 +
|-
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| Capt.   ||Captain.
 +
|-
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| Cath. ||Catholic.
 +
|-
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| Cav./Cavy.  ||Cavalry.
 +
|-
 +
| Col. ||Colonel.
 +
|-
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| Comm.   ||Commander.
 +
|-
 +
| Commdg.  ||Commanding.
 +
|-
 +
| Commdr.  ||Commander.
 +
|-
 +
| Commdt.  ||Commandant.
 +
|-
 +
| Comm-Gen. ||Commissary General.
 +
|-
 +
| Commr.    ||Commissioner
 +
|-
 +
| D. A.G.      ||Deputy Adjutant-General.
 +
|-
 +
| D./ d.        ||Deceased/died.
 +
|-
 +
| D.A.A.G.     ||Deputy Assistant Adjutant General
 +
|-
 +
| D.A.C.G.    ||Deputy Assistant Commissary General.
 +
|-
 +
| D.A.Q.M.G. ||Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General.
 +
|-
 +
| D.C.L. or LL.D.  ||Doctor of Civil Law.
 +
|-
 +
| D.D.    ||Doctor of Divinity.
 +
|-
 +
| D.L.      ||Deputy Lieutenant for the County of.
 +
|-
 +
| D.Q.M.G.    ||Deputy - Quarter - Master- General.
 +
|-
 +
| D.S.O.  ||Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
 +
|-
 +
| Dau./dau.  ||Daughter
 +
|-
 +
| Dep.  ||Deputy.
 +
|-
 +
| Dep-Adv-Gen.    ||Deputy Advocate General,
 +
|-
 +
| Dist.  ||District.
 +
|-
 +
| Dow.    ||Dowager.
 +
|-
 +
| E.A.D.C. ||Extra Aide-de-Camp
 +
|-
 +
| E.I.C.S.  ||East India Civil Service.
 +
|-
 +
| EBR ||[[East Bengal Railway]]
 +
|-
 +
| EIC ||[[East India Company]] (abbreviation of HEIC)
 +
|-
 +
| EIR ||[[East Indian Railway]]
 +
|-
 +
| Eld.    ||Eldest.
 +
|-
 +
| Eng.  ||English.
 +
|-
 +
| Engr.  ||Engineer.
 +
|-
 +
| Ext.  ||Extinct.
 +
|-
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| F.C.S.  ||Fellow of the Chemical Society.
 +
|-
 +
| F.E.HIST.S.  ||Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
 +
|-
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| F.G.S.  ||Fellow of the Geological Society.
 +
|-
 +
| F.L.S.  ||Fellow of the Linnean Society.
 +
|-
 +
| F.M.    ||Field Marshal.
 +
|-
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| F.P.S.    ||Fellow of Philosophical Society of Great Britain
 +
|-
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| F.R.A.S.  ||Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
 +
|-
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| F.R.C.I.  ||Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.
 +
|-
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| F.R.C.P.  ||Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
 +
|-
 +
| F.R.C.S. ||Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
 +
|-
 +
| F.R.G.S.  ||Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
 +
|-
 +
| F.R.HORT.S.  ||Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society.
 +
|-
 +
| F.R.INST.B.A. ||Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
 +
|-
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| F.R.S.  ||Fellow of the Royal Society.
 +
|-
 +
| F.R.S.L.  ||Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
 +
|-
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| F.S.A.  ||Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
 +
|-
 +
| F.S.S.  ||Fellow of the Statistical Society.
 +
|-
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| F.S.Sc.A.  ||Fellow of the Society of Science and Art of London
 +
|-
 +
| FHC ||[[Family History Centres]]
 +
|-
 +
| FHL ||[[Family History Library]]
 +
|-
 +
| FRC ||[[Family Records Centre]] (Islington, London)
 +
|-
 +
| G.C.B. ||Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
 +
|-
 +
| G.C.B.  ||Knight Grand Cross of the Bath
 +
|-
 +
| G.C.H.  ||Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
 +
|-
 +
| G.C.I.E.  ||Knight Grand Cross of the Indian Empire
 +
|-
 +
| G.C.M.G.  ||Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George.
 +
|-
 +
| G.C.S.I.  ||Knight Grand Cross of the Star of India
 +
|-
 +
| (G.L.)  ||Gladstone Liberal.
 +
|-
 +
| G.G. ||[[Governor-General]]
 +
|-
 +
| G.O.C.C. ||General Orders by [[Commander-in-Chief]]
 +
|-
 +
| G.O.G ||General Orders by Government
 +
|-
 +
| G.S. ||Governor of Scinde
 +
|-
 +
| GCM ||Good Conduct Medal
 +
|-
 +
| GIPR ||[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]
 +
|-
 +
| Gov.    ||Governor.
 +
|-
 +
| Gov-Gen.  ||Governor General.
 +
|-
 +
| Grdau.    ||Granddaughter.
 +
|-
 +
| GRO ||[[General Register Office]] (Southport)
 +
|-
 +
| Grs.      ||Grandson.
 +
|-
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| Gt. B.  ||Great Britain.
 +
|-
 +
| h. p.... ||half pay.
 +
|-
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| H.A.C.  ||Honourable Artillery Company.
 +
|-
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| H.A.D.C.||Honorary Aide-de-Camp
 +
|-
 +
| H.E.I.C.S.  ||Honourable East India Civil Service.
 +
|-
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| H.M. ||His (Her) Majesty
 +
|-
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| H.M.l.N.    ||Her Majesty's Indian Navy.
 +
|-
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| H.M.S. ||His (Her) Majesty’s Ship
 +
|-
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| H.M.S. ||His (Her) Majesty’s Service
 +
|-
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| (H.R.)  ||Home Ruler.
 +
|-
 +
| H.R.H.  ||His or Her Royal Highness.
 +
|-
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| HEIC ||[[Honourable East India Company]]
 +
|-
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| HEICS ||Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service
 +
|-
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| heir pres.    ||Heir presumptive.
 +
|-
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| (hon.) (Hon)  ||Honourable by right of office.
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|-
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| hon /Hon.  ||Honourable,
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|-
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| Huss.  ||Hussar.
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|-
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| I.S.M.D. ||Indian Subordinate Medical Dept
 +
|-
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| ICS ||Indian Civil Service
 +
|-
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| inc.  ||Incumbent.
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|-
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| Indian NCO ||Indian Non-Commissioned Officer
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|-
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| Inf.  ||Infantry.
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|-
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| Insp.  ||Inspector.
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|-
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| Insp-Gen.  ||Inspector  General of…
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|-
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| IOR ||India Office Records
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|-
 +
| Ir.  ||Irish.
 +
|-
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| Irel.  ||Ireland.
 +
|-
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| J.P.  ||Magistrate for the county of.
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|-
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| Jnr.  ||Junior.
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|-
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| K.C.B. ||Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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|-
 +
| K.C.B.  ||Knight Commander of the Bath.
 +
|-
 +
| K.C.H. ||Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order
 +
|-
 +
| K.C.H.  ||Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
 +
|-
 +
| K.C.l.E.  ||Knight Commander of the Indian Empire.
 +
|-
 +
| K.C.M.G.  ||Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George.
 +
|-
 +
| K.C.S.l.  ||Knight Commander of the Star of India.
 +
|-
 +
| K.C.T.S.  ||Knight Commander of the Tower and Sword.
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|-
 +
| K.G.  ||Knight of the Order of the Garter.
 +
|-
 +
| K.H.  ||Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
 +
|-
 +
| K.P.  ||Knight of the Order of St. Patrick,
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|-
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| K.T  ||Knight of the Order of the Thistle. .
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|-
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| K.T.S  ||Knight of the Tower and  Sword.
 +
|-
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| Knt/Knt. leg, hon.  ||Knight of the Legion of Honor.
 +
|-
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| (L.)  ||Liberal.
 +
|-
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| L.C.J.    ||Lord Chief Justice.
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|-
 +
| L.G. ||Lieutenant-General
 +
|-
 +
| L.G.N.W.P. ||Lieutenant-Governor, North-Western Provinces
 +
|-
 +
| L.R.C.P. Lon.  ||Licentiate of Royal College of Physicians, London.
 +
|-
 +
| l.S.C.    ||Indian Staff Corps
 +
|-
 +
| [[LDS]] ||Latter Day Saints
 +
|-
 +
| Lieut. or Lt    ||Lieutenant.
 +
|-
 +
| LL.M.    ||Master of Laws.
 +
|-
 +
| Lt-Col/Lt.Col.    ||Lieutenant-Colonel.
 +
|-
 +
| Lt-Gen/Lt.Gen.  ||Lieutenant- General
 +
|-
 +
| (L.U.)  ||Liberal Unionist.
 +
|-
 +
| M./ m.  ||married.
 +
|-
 +
| M.A.    ||Master of Arts.
 +
|-
 +
| M.B.    ||Bachelor of Medicine.
 +
|-
 +
| M.C.S.    ||Madras Civil Service.
 +
|-
 +
| M.D.  ||Doctor of Medicine.
 +
|-
 +
| M.G. ||Major-General
 +
|-
 +
| M.INST.C.E  ||Member of Institute of Civil Engineers
 +
|-
 +
| M.P.  ||Member of Parliament.
 +
|-
 +
| M.R.  ||Master of the Bolls.
 +
|-
 +
| M.R.A.S.  ||Member of Royal Asiatic Society.
 +
|-
 +
| M.R.C.P. Lon.  ||Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London
 +
|-
 +
| M.R.I.  ||Member of Royal Institute.
 +
|-
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| M.R.S.P.W.C.  ||Member of Royal Society of Painters in WaterColours.
 +
|-
 +
| M.S. ||Military Secretary
 +
|-
 +
| M.S.C.  ||Madras Staff Corps.
 +
|-
 +
| Maj.  ||Major.
 +
|-
 +
| Maj-Gen.  ||Major General.
 +
|-
 +
| Marq.  ||Marquess.
 +
|-
 +
| Med.Est.  ||Medical Establishment.
 +
|-
 +
| Mil.  ||militia.
 +
|-
 +
| Mil. Sec.    ||Military Secretary.
 +
|-
 +
| Mily.  ||Military.
 +
|-
 +
| MUS. D.  ||Doctor of Music.
 +
|-
 +
| N. ||New Furlough Rules
 +
|-
 +
| (N.)  ||Nationalist.
 +
|-
 +
| N.B.  ||Scotland.
 +
|-
 +
| N.C. ||Native Cavalry
 +
|-
 +
| N.I. ||Native Infantry
 +
|-
 +
| N.I.    ||Native Infantry.
 +
|-
 +
| N.W.P. ||[[North Western Provinces]]
 +
|-
 +
| NAM ||[[National Army Museum]]
 +
|-
 +
| Natl.  ||National.
 +
|-
 +
| NCO(s) ||Non-Commissioned Officer(s)
 +
|-
 +
| NMM ||[[National Maritime Museum]]
 +
|-
 +
| O.||Old Furlough Rules
 +
|-
 +
| [[OIOC]]||[[Oriental & India Office Collection]] ([[British Library]])
 +
|-
 +
| P. ||Passed District Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages
 +
|-
 +
| P.A. ||Private Affairs
 +
|-
 +
| P.C. ||Passed College Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages
 +
|-
 +
| P.C.  ||Privy Councillor.
 +
|-
 +
| P.C.H. ||Passed College Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
 +
|-
 +
| P.H. ||Passed District Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
 +
|-
 +
| P.S. ||Private Secretary
 +
|-
 +
| preb.  ||Prebendary.
 +
|-
 +
| pres/Pres.  ||president.
 +
|-
 +
| PRO ||[[Public Records Office]] (now called TNA, [[The National Archives]])
 +
|-
 +
| PWD ||[[Public Works Department]]
 +
|-
 +
| PWI ||[[Permanent Way Inspector]] ([[Railways]])
 +
|-
 +
| Q.C.  ||Queen's Counsel.
 +
|-
 +
| Q.M.G  ||Quartermaster-General.
 +
|-
 +
| (R.)  ||Radical.
 +
|-
 +
| r. f. p/ Ret.f.p.    ||Retired on full pay.
 +
|-
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| R.A.  ||Royal Artillery.
 +
|-
 +
| R.A.  ||Royal Academician.
 +
|-
 +
| R.C.  ||Roman Catholic.
 +
|-
 +
| R.D.  ||Rural Dean.
 +
|-
 +
| R.E.  ||Royal Engineers.
 +
|-
 +
| R.H.A.  ||Royal Horse Artillery.
 +
|-
 +
| R.M.  ||Royal Marines.
 +
|-
 +
| R.M.A.  ||Royal Marines Artillery,
 +
|-
 +
| R.N.    ||Royal Navy.
 +
|-
 +
| R.N.R  ||Royal Naval Beserve.
 +
|-
 +
| Rect.  ||Rector.
 +
|-
 +
| Rev.  ||Reverend.
 +
|-
 +
| RHA ||[[Royal Horse Artillery]]
 +
|-
 +
| Rif/Rifl.  ||Rifle (Regiment/Brigade)
 +
|-
 +
| RN ||[[Royal Navy]]
 +
|-
 +
| S. or s.  ||Son.
 +
|-
 +
| (S) (s.)  ||Socialist.
 +
|-
 +
| S.C. ||Sick Certificate
 +
|-
 +
| (sic.)  ||As written.
 +
|-
 +
| Sco.  ||Scotch.
 +
|-
 +
| SIR ||[[South Indian Railway]]
 +
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| Supt/ Supt.  ||Superintendent.
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| Surg./ Surg-Gen. ||Surgeon/Surgeon General.
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| Surv. ||Surveyor
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| Survg.  ||Surviving.
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| T.C. ||Passed the prescribed Test of qualification in Surveying and Civil Engineering at the Thompson College in Roorkie
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| TML ||[[Town Major's List]]
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| TNA ||[[The National Archives]] (formerly PRO, [[Public Records Office]]) at Kew
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| U.K.  ||United Kingdom.
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| unemplyd.supernumy.  ||Unemployed Supernumerary(list)
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| V.C.  ||Victoria Cross.
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| V.P    ||Vice-President.
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| VCO(s) ||Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s) (Refer: [[Indian Ranks]])
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| Visc.  ||Viscount.
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| Vol.    ||Volunteers.
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| WAC(I) ||[[Womens Auxillary Corp (India)]]
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Abbreviation Definition
+ Has attained colloquial knowledge of the Hindoostanee Language
A.A. and Q.M.G. Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General.
A.A.G. Assistant Adjutant General.
A.B. or B.A. Bachelor of Arts.
A.B.A.S. Associate of the British Archaaological Society.
A.D.C. Aide-de-Camp.
A.G./Adjt-Gen. Adjutant General.
A.INST.C.E. Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers
A.M. or M.A. Master of Arts.
APAC Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)
A.Q.M.G. Assistant Quartermaster General.
A.R.A. Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts.
A.S.CORPS. Army Service Corps.
abp/Abp. Archbishop.
ADC Aide de Camp
Adj. Adjutant.
Adml./Adm. Admiral.
Adv-Gen. Advocate-General.
Aldmn. Alderman.
Artill. Artillery.
Asst-commiss-Gen. Assistant Commissary General
b. born.
B.C.L. or LL.B. Bachelor of Civil Law.
B.C.S. Bengal Civil Service.
B.D. Bachelor of Divinity.
B.M. or M.B. Bachelor of Medicine.
B.S.C. Bengal Staff Corps.
Barr. Barrister.
Bart/Bart. Baronet.
BBCIR Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
BCR Bengal Central Railway
BNR Bengal Nagpur Railway
Bo.C.S. Bombay Civil Service.
Bo.S.C. Bombay Staff Corps.
Bp/Bp. Bishop.
BR Burma Railway
Brig. Brigade.
Brig. Brigadier.
(c.) Conservative.
C.B. Companion of the Order of the Bath
C.B. Companion of the Bath.(Order of)
C.C. Commander-in-Chief
C.C. County Councillor.
C.C.S. Ceylon Civil Service.
C.Eng. Civil Engineer, or Chartered Engineer
C.I Holder of Order of the Crown of India
C.I. Order of the Crown of India.
C.I.E. Companion of the Order the Indian Empire.
C.J. Chief Justice.
C.M.G. Companion of St. Michael and St. George.
C.P. Central Provinces
C.S.I. Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Capt. Captain.
Cath. Catholic.
Cav./Cavy. Cavalry.
Col. Colonel.
Comm. Commander.
Commdg. Commanding.
Commdr. Commander.
Commdt. Commandant.
Comm-Gen. Commissary General.
Commr. Commissioner
D. A.G. Deputy Adjutant-General.
D./ d. Deceased/died.
D.A.A.G. Deputy Assistant Adjutant General
D.A.C.G. Deputy Assistant Commissary General.
D.A.Q.M.G. Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General.
D.C.L. or LL.D. Doctor of Civil Law.
D.D. Doctor of Divinity.
D.L. Deputy Lieutenant for the County of.
D.Q.M.G. Deputy - Quarter - Master- General.
D.S.O. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Dau./dau. Daughter
Dep. Deputy.
Dep-Adv-Gen. Deputy Advocate General,
Dist. District.
Dow. Dowager.
E.A.D.C. Extra Aide-de-Camp
E.I.C.S. East India Civil Service.
EBR East Bengal Railway
EIC East India Company (abbreviation of HEIC)
EIR East Indian Railway
Eld. Eldest.
Eng. English.
Engr. Engineer.
Ext. Extinct.
F.C.S. Fellow of the Chemical Society.
F.E.HIST.S. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
F.G.S. Fellow of the Geological Society.
F.L.S. Fellow of the Linnean Society.
F.M. Field Marshal.
F.P.S. Fellow of Philosophical Society of Great Britain
F.R.A.S. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
F.R.C.I. Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.
F.R.C.P. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
F.R.C.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
F.R.G.S. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
F.R.HORT.S. Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society.
F.R.INST.B.A. Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal Society.
F.R.S.L. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
F.S.A. Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
F.S.S. Fellow of the Statistical Society.
F.S.Sc.A. Fellow of the Society of Science and Art of London
FHC Family History Centres
FHL Family History Library
FRC Family Records Centre (Islington, London)
G.C.B. Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
G.C.B. Knight Grand Cross of the Bath
G.C.H. Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
G.C.I.E. Knight Grand Cross of the Indian Empire
G.C.M.G. Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George.
G.C.S.I. Knight Grand Cross of the Star of India
(G.L.) Gladstone Liberal.
G.G. Governor-General
G.O.C.C. General Orders by Commander-in-Chief
G.O.G General Orders by Government
G.S. Governor of Scinde
GCM Good Conduct Medal
GIPR Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Gov. Governor.
Gov-Gen. Governor General.
Grdau. Granddaughter.
GRO General Register Office (Southport)
Grs. Grandson.
Gt. B. Great Britain.
h. p.... half pay.
H.A.C. Honourable Artillery Company.
H.A.D.C. Honorary Aide-de-Camp
H.E.I.C.S. Honourable East India Civil Service.
H.M. His (Her) Majesty
H.M.l.N. Her Majesty's Indian Navy.
H.M.S. His (Her) Majesty’s Ship
H.M.S. His (Her) Majesty’s Service
(H.R.) Home Ruler.
H.R.H. His or Her Royal Highness.
HEIC Honourable East India Company
HEICS Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service
heir pres. Heir presumptive.
(hon.) (Hon) Honourable by right of office.
hon /Hon. Honourable,
Huss. Hussar.
I.S.M.D. Indian Subordinate Medical Dept
ICS Indian Civil Service
inc. Incumbent.
Indian NCO Indian Non-Commissioned Officer
Inf. Infantry.
Insp. Inspector.
Insp-Gen. Inspector General of…
IOR India Office Records
Ir. Irish.
Irel. Ireland.
J.P. Magistrate for the county of.
Jnr. Junior.
K.C.B. Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
K.C.B. Knight Commander of the Bath.
K.C.H. Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order
K.C.H. Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
K.C.l.E. Knight Commander of the Indian Empire.
K.C.M.G. Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George.
K.C.S.l. Knight Commander of the Star of India.
K.C.T.S. Knight Commander of the Tower and Sword.
K.G. Knight of the Order of the Garter.
K.H. Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
K.P. Knight of the Order of St. Patrick,
K.T Knight of the Order of the Thistle. .
K.T.S Knight of the Tower and Sword.
Knt/Knt. leg, hon. Knight of the Legion of Honor.
(L.) Liberal.
L.C.J. Lord Chief Justice.
L.G. Lieutenant-General
L.G.N.W.P. Lieutenant-Governor, North-Western Provinces
L.R.C.P. Lon. Licentiate of Royal College of Physicians, London.
l.S.C. Indian Staff Corps
LDS Latter Day Saints
Lieut. or Lt Lieutenant.
LL.M. Master of Laws.
Lt-Col/Lt.Col. Lieutenant-Colonel.
Lt-Gen/Lt.Gen. Lieutenant- General
(L.U.) Liberal Unionist.
M./ m. married.
M.A. Master of Arts.
M.B. Bachelor of Medicine.
M.C.S. Madras Civil Service.
M.D. Doctor of Medicine.
M.G. Major-General
M.INST.C.E Member of Institute of Civil Engineers
M.P. Member of Parliament.
M.R. Master of the Bolls.
M.R.A.S. Member of Royal Asiatic Society.
M.R.C.P. Lon. Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London
M.R.I. Member of Royal Institute.
M.R.S.P.W.C. Member of Royal Society of Painters in WaterColours.
M.S. Military Secretary
M.S.C. Madras Staff Corps.
Maj. Major.
Maj-Gen. Major General.
Marq. Marquess.
Med.Est. Medical Establishment.
Mil. militia.
Mil. Sec. Military Secretary.
Mily. Military.
MUS. D. Doctor of Music.
N. New Furlough Rules
(N.) Nationalist.
N.B. Scotland.
N.C. Native Cavalry
N.I. Native Infantry
N.I. Native Infantry.
N.W.P. North Western Provinces
NAM National Army Museum
Natl. National.
NCO(s) Non-Commissioned Officer(s)
NMM National Maritime Museum
O. Old Furlough Rules
OIOC Oriental & India Office Collection (British Library)
P. Passed District Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages
P.A. Private Affairs
P.C. Passed College Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages
P.C. Privy Councillor.
P.C.H. Passed College Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
P.H. Passed District Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
P.S. Private Secretary
preb. Prebendary.
pres/Pres. president.
PRO Public Records Office (now called TNA, The National Archives)
PWD Public Works Department
PWI Permanent Way Inspector (Railways)
Q.C. Queen's Counsel.
Q.M.G Quartermaster-General.
(R.) Radical.
r. f. p/ Ret.f.p. Retired on full pay.
R.A. Royal Artillery.
R.A. Royal Academician.
R.C. Roman Catholic.
R.D. Rural Dean.
R.E. Royal Engineers.
R.H.A. Royal Horse Artillery.
R.M. Royal Marines.
R.M.A. Royal Marines Artillery,
R.N. Royal Navy.
R.N.R Royal Naval Beserve.
Rect. Rector.
Rev. Reverend.
RHA Royal Horse Artillery
Rif/Rifl. Rifle (Regiment/Brigade)
RN Royal Navy
S. or s. Son.
(S) (s.) Socialist.
S.C. Sick Certificate
(sic.) As written.
Sco. Scotch.
SIR South Indian Railway
Supt/ Supt. Superintendent.
Surg./ Surg-Gen. Surgeon/Surgeon General.
Surv. Surveyor
Survg. Surviving.
T.C. Passed the prescribed Test of qualification in Surveying and Civil Engineering at the Thompson College in Roorkie
TML Town Major's List
TNA The National Archives (formerly PRO, Public Records Office) at Kew
U.K. United Kingdom.
unemplyd.supernumy. Unemployed Supernumerary(list)
V.C. Victoria Cross.
V.P Vice-President.
VCO(s) Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s) (Refer: Indian Ranks)
Visc. Viscount.
Vol. Volunteers.
WAC(I) Womens Auxillary Corp (India)
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