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*ADC Aide de Camp An incomplete list of abbreviations that are found used in sources and records, both published and unpublished. *See seperate listing for '''[[APACRailway system abbreviations]] Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)''' *BBCIR {{Template:TOC-horiz- [[BombayAZ}}  ===0-9, Baroda and Central India Railway]] symbols==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition*BCR |- [[Bengal Central Railway]]*BNR - [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]| + ||Has attained colloquial knowledge of the Hindoostanee Language*BR |} ===A==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|- | A.A. and Q.M.G. ||Assistant Adjutant and [[Burma RailwayQuartermaster General]]*EBR |- [[East Bengal Railway]]*EIC | A.A.G. ||Assistant Adjutant General.|- [[East India Company]] (abbreviation | A.B. or B.A. ||Bachelor of HEIC)Arts.*EIR |- [[East Indian Railway]]*FHC - [[Family History Centres]]| A.B.A.S. ||Associate of the British Archaeological Society.*FHL |- [[Family History Library]]*FRC | abp/Abp. ||Archbishop.|- | A.C. ||Assistant [[Family Records CentreCommissariat|Commissary]] (Islington, London) .*GCM |- Good Conduct Medal*GIPR |A.C.T.- [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]*GI.OA.CV.C. ||Animal Clipping Teams- General Orders by Commander-inIndian Army Veterinary Corps|-Chief *G| A.OD.G C. ||Aide-de-Camp.|- General Orders by Government | Adml./Adm. ||Admiral.*GRO |- | Adj. ||[[General Register OfficeAdjutant]] (Southport) *[[HEIC]] |-| Adv- Honourable East India Company Gen. ||Advocate-General.*HEICS |- Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service *ICS |A.D.V.R.S. || Assistant Director Veterinary & Remount Services|- Indian Civil |A.D.V.S. || Assistant Director Veterinary Service ; Advanced Depot Veterinary Stores*Indian NCO |- Indian Non-Commissioned Officer *IOR - |AFI ||[[Auxiliary Force India Office Records]]*[[LDS]] |- Latter Day Saints*NAM | A.G./Adjt- Gen. ||[[National Army MuseumAdjutant General]] *NCO(s) |- Non| A.INST.C.E. ||Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers|-Commissioned Officer(s) *NMM - |AIRO ||[[National Maritime MuseumArmy of India Reserve of Officers]]*[[OIOC]] |- | Aldmn. ||Alderman.|-| A.M. or M.A. ||Master of Arts.|-|A. MULE DEPOT. ||Army or Indian Army Mule Depot|-| [[Oriental & India Office Collection]] ([[British LibraryAPAC]]) *PRO ||Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)|- | A.Q.M.G. ||Assistant [[Public Records OfficeQuartermaster General]] (now called TNA, [[The National Archives]]).|-| A.R.A. ||Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts.*PWD |- | Artill. ||[[Public Works DepartmentArtillery]]*RHA |- Royal Horse Artillery*RN - |AS ||[[Royal NavyAssistant Surgeon]] *|-| A.S.CCORPS. - Sick Certificate ||[[Army Service Corps]]|-*SIR | Asst-commiss- Gen. ||Assistant [[South Indian RailwayCommissariat|Commissary]]General*TNA |- [[The National Archives]] (formerly PRO|attd. || Military abbreviation, [[Public Records Office]]) at Kew meaning 'attached'|-|A Vet Hpl || Army Veterinary Hospital*VCO(s) |- Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s)*WAC(I) |A.V.M.D. || Army Veterinary Medical Department|- [[Womens Auxillary Corp (|A.V.S. || Army Veterinary Service|} ===B==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| b. ||born|-|BAH. I.S.C. CPS. ||Bahawalpur Imperial Service Camel Corps|-| Barr. ||Barrister.|-| Bart/Bart. ||Baronet|-|Batty. ||[[Battery]]|-| BBCIR ||[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India)Railway]]|-|B.C.C. || Bikanir Camel Corps, raised in India, provided troops, mounted on camels, for the British in [[First World War|WWI]] |-|Bchy || Butchery, a building where animals are butchered; the killing of animals for food|-| B.C.L. or LL.B. ||Bachelor of Civil Law.|-| BCR ||[[Bengal Central Railway]]|-| B.C.S. ||[[Bengal Civil Service]]|-|Bde. || [[Brigade]] |-| B.D. ||Bachelor of Divinity.|-|B.D.V.S. || Base Depot Veterinary Stores, collecting depot for veterinary supplies and equipment|-|Bgde ||[[Brigade]]|-|B.I.A. || British [[Indian Army]], the army in India in the time of the [[British Raj]] (1858–1947)|-| B.M. or M.B. ||Bachelor of Medicine|-|BMOS ||[[Bengal Military Orphan Society]]|-|Bn. ||[[Battalion]]|-|B.N.C. || [[Bengal Cavalry Regiments|Bengal Native Cavalry]]|-|B.N.I. || [[Bengal Infantry Regiments|Bengal Native Infantry]]|-|BNR ||[[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]|-| Bo.C.S. ||[[Bombay Civil Service]]|-|Bom'd'r ||[[Bombardier]]|-|Bo.N.C. || [[Bombay Cavalry Regiments|Bombay Native Cavalry]]|-|Bo.N.I. || [[:Category:Bombay Infantry Regiments|Bombay Native Infantry]]|-|B.O.R.I.A.V.C. || British [[Other ranks|Other Ranks]] (in the) Indian Army Veterinary Corps|-| Bo.S.C. ||Bombay Staff Corps.|-| Bp/Bp. ||Bishop|-| BR ||[[Burma Railway]]|-|B.R.D. || Base Remount Depot|-| Brig. ||[[Brigade]]|-| Brig. ||Brigadier|-| B.S.C. ||Bengal Staff Corps|-|B. Smith ||Indian Army abbreviation for blacksmith|-|B.V.H. || Base Veterinary Hospital; Branch V.H|} ===C==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| (c.) ||Conservative.|-|Capt. ||[[Captain]]|-|Cas. ||[[Casualty]]|-|Cash'd ||[[Cashiered]]|-| Cath. ||[[Catholic]]|-| Cav./Cavy. ||[[Cavalry]]|-| C.B. ||Companion of the Order of the Bath|-| C.C. ||[[Commander-in-Chief]]|-|CC || [[Chief Commissioner]]|-| C.C. ||County Councillor.|-| C.C.S. ||Ceylon Civil Service.|-| C.Eng. ||[[Civil Engineer]], or Chartered Engineer|-| C.E.V.B. ||[[Carnatic European Veteran Battalion]]|-|CHDAVC || Convalescent Horse Depot Army Veterinary Corps|-|C.H.D. || Convalescent Horse Depot, a Depot where horses and mules are sent to recover from wounds and illness|-| 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.|-|Civ Ann ||[[Civil Annuities]]|-| C.J. ||Chief Justice.|-| C.M.G. ||Companion of St. Michael and St. George.|-|CML.CPS. ||Camel Corps, A.I.F.|-| C.M.P ||[[Corps of Military Police]]|-|Co. ||[[Company]]|-|Coll'r ||[[Collector]]|-| Col. ||Colonel|-|Col. Sjt. ||[[Colour serjeant]]|-| Comm. ||Commander|-| Commdg. ||Commanding|-| Commdr. ||Commander|-| Commdt. ||Commandant|-| Comm-Gen. ||[[Commissariat|Commissary]] General|-| Commr. ||Commissioner |-|Commt. ||[[Commissariat]]|-|Comm'y ||[[Commissiary]]|-|Cond. ||[[Conductor]]|-|Cov. ||[[Covenant]]|-|Cov. C.S.||[[Covenanted Civil Servant]]|-| C.P. ||[[Central Provinces]]|-| C.Q.M.S. ||Company Quartermaster Sergeant|-| C.S.I. ||Companion of the Order of the Star of India|-| C.S.M. ||Company Sergeant Major|-|C.V.D. || Civil Veterinary Department, in British colonies, established as a research service to investigate indigenous diseases and to search for cures|-|CWGC || [http://www.cwgc.org Commonwealth War Graves Commission]|} ===D==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| D./ d. ||Deceased/died.|-| D.A.C. ||Deputy Assistant [[Commissariat|Commissary]]. |-| D.A.C.G. ||Deputy Assistant [[Commissariat|Commissary]] General.|-| D. A.G. ||Deputy [[Adjutant]]-General|-| D.A.A.G. ||Deputy Assistant Adjutant General|-| D.A.Q.M.G. ||Deputy Assistant [[Quartermaster General]]|-|DAS|| Died At Sea|-| Dau./dau. ||Daughter|-| D.C. ||Deputy [[Commissariat|Commissary]]. |-| D.C.L. or LL.D. ||Doctor of Civil Law.|-|Dd. ||Died|-| D.D. ||Doctor of Divinity.|-|D.D.V.S. ||Deputy Director of Veterinary Services|-| Dep. ||Deputy.|-| Dep-Adv-Gen. ||Deputy Advocate General|-|D.-G., A.V.D. ||Director-General, Army Veterinary Department|-|Disch'd ||Discharged|-| Dist. ||District.|-| D.L. ||Deputy Lieutenant for the County of |-|DO ||[[District Officer]]|-|DOD ||Died Of Disease|-|DOI|| Died Of Illness|-|DOW|| Died Of Wounds during the conduct of war|-| Dow. ||Dowager|-| D.Q.M.G. ||Deputy - Quarter - Master- General|-|DR ||[[Descriptive Roll]]|-| D.S.O. ||Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.|-|Dy. Comm'r ||[[Deputy Commissioner]]|} ===E==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| E.A.D.C. ||Extra Aide-de-Camp|-| EBR ||[[East Bengal Railway]]|-| EIC ||[[East India Company]] (abbreviation of HEIC)|-| E.I.C.S. ||East India Civil Service.|-| EIR ||[[East Indian Railway]]|-| Eld. ||Eldest|-| Eng. ||English|-| Engr. ||[[Engineer]]|-|E.R.I. ||Edwardus Rex Imperator - Edward, King and Emperor|-|ES ||[[Effective Supernumerary]]|-|Estab. ||[[Establishment]]|-|E.V.B. || European Veterans Battalion|-|E.V.O. || Executive Veterinary Officer|-| Ext. ||Extinct|} ===F==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-|FAR. CPL. || British Army abbreviation for [[Farrier]] Corporal|-|FAR. CPL. MJR.|| British Army abbreviation for [[Farrier]] Corporal Major|-|FAR SERGT|| [[Farrier]] Sergeant|-|FAR. S. MJR.|| British Army abbreviation for [[Farrier]] Serjeant Major |-| 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.|-| FHC ||[[Family History Centres]]|-| FHL ||[[Family History Library]]|-|Fld Butch || Field Butchery, an Army Service Corps unit that slaughtered and dressed animals as food while in the field|-| F.L.S. ||Fellow of the Linnean Society.|-| F.M. ||Field Marshal.|-| F.P.S. ||Fellow of Philosophical Society of Great Britain|-|F.Q.M.S. || [[Farrier]] [[Quartermaster Sergeant]]|-| F.R.A.S. ||Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.|-| FRC ||[[Family Records Centre]] (Islington, London)|-| 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.C.V.S. || Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons|-|F.R.D. || Field Remount Depot|-| 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. || [[Farrier]]-Sergeant|-| 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|-|F.W.A.V.S. || Farriery Wing Army Veterinary School (Indian)|} ===G==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-|Gaz. ||[[Gazette]]|-| 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|-| GCM ||[[Good Conduct Medal]]|-| G.G. ||[[Governor-General]]|-| GIPR ||[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]|-| (G.L.) ||Gladstone Liberal.|-| G.O.C.C. ||[[General Orders by Commander-in-Chief]]|-| G.O.G ||[[General Orders by Government]]|-| G.O.G.G. ||General Order of Governor-General.|-| Gov. ||Governor.|-|Govt ||[[Government]]|-| Gov-Gen. ||[[Governor-General]] |-|G.R. || Georgius Rex (King George)|-|GRI ||Georgius Rex Imperator - George, King-Emperor|-|Gr. || [[Gunner]]|-| Grdau. ||Granddaughter.|-| GRO ||[[General Register Office]] (Southport)|-| Grs. ||Grandson.|-| G.S. ||Governor of [[Sind|Scinde]]|-|G.S.W.|| Gun Shot Wound|-| Gt. B. ||Great Britain.|} ===H==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| H.A.C. ||Honourable Artillery Company.|-| H.A.D.C.||Honorary Aide-de-Camp|-| HEIC ||[[Honourable East India Company]]|-| HEICS ||[[Indian Civil Service|Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service]] or [[Honourable East India Company Ship]]|-| heir pres. ||Heir presumptive.|-|H. KPR. || Horse keeper (Indian Army abbreviation )|-| 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|-| (hon.) (Hon) ||Honourable by right of office.|-| hon /Hon. ||Honourable,|-| h. p.... ||half pay.|-| (H.R.) ||Home Ruler.|-| H.R.H. ||His or Her Royal Highness.|-| Huss. ||[[Hussar]]|} ===I==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-|I.A. || [[Indian Army]]|-|I.A.F.V.H. || Indian Advanced Field Veterinary Hospital|-|I.A.R.O. || Indian Army Reserve of Officers|-|I.A.V.C. || Indian Army [[Veterinary Surgeon|Veterinary]] Corps|-|I.A.V.C.C.& R. || Indian Army Veterinary Corps Centre & Records|-|I.A.V.S. || Indian Army Veterinary Service|-|I.B.D.V.S. || Indian Base Depot Veterinary Stores|-|I.B.V.S. || Indian Brigade Veterinary Section|-|ICC || Imperial [[Camel Corps]]|-|ICO||[[Indian Commissioned Officer]]s|-|I.C.S.S. || Indian Cattle Stock Section|-| ICS ||[[Indian Civil Service]]|-|IDF||[[Indian Defence Force]]|-|I.F.B. || Indian Field Butchery|-|I.F.D.V.S. || Indian Field Depot Veterinary Stores|-|I.F.V.H. || Indian Field Veterinary Hospital|-|I.F.V.L. || Indian Field Veterinary Laboratory|-|I.M.A.- S.U.|| Indian Mobile Anti-Surra Unit|-|I.M.L.|| India(n) Miscellaneous List|-|IMS ||[[Indian Medical Service]]|-|I.M.V.H. || Indian Military Veterinary Hospital|-|I.M.V.S. || Indian Mobile Veterinary Section|-| inc. ||Incumbent|-| Indian NCO ||Indian [[British/EIC_Ranks#Non-commissioned_Officers|Non-Commissioned Officer]]|-| Inf. ||[[Infantry]]|-| Insp. ||Inspector.|-| Insp-Gen. ||Inspector General of… |-|Int. ||[[Intestate]]|-|IOM ||[[Indian Order of Merit]]|-| IOR ||[[India Office Records]]|-|I.O.R.I.A.V.C. || Indian Other Ranks Indian Army Veterinary Corps|-|IPS ||[[Indian Political Service]]|-| Ir. ||[[Ireland|Irish]]|-|I.R.B.D.V.S. || Indian Reserve Base Depot Veterinary Stores|-| Irel. ||[[Ireland]]|-|I. REMT. D.|| Indian Army Remount Department, pre-1947|-|I.R.V.C. || Indian Remount & Veterinary Corps|-| I.S.C. ||Indian Staff Corps|-|ISF || [[Indian States Forces]]|-| I.S.L.U. || Indian State Labour Unit|-| I.S.M.D. ||[[Indian Subordinate Medical Department]]|-|ISMS ||[[Indian Subordinate Medical Service]]|-|IST ||[[Imperial Service Troops]]|-|ITA || Indian Tea Association|-|ITF ||[[Indian Territorial Force]]|-|I.V.C.S. || Indian Veterinary Conducting Section|-|I.V.C.H. || Indian Veterinary Convalescent Hospital|-|I.V.D. ||Indian Veterinary Detachment|-|IVF ||[[Indian Volunteer Force]]|-|I.V.R.H. || Indian Veterinary Reception Hospital|-|I.W.G.C. || Imperial War Graves Commission (now the [http://www.cwgc.org/ CWGC])|-|I.W.M. || [http://www.iwm.org.uk/ Imperial War Museum]|} ===J==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| J.P. ||Magistrate for the county of.|-| Jnr. ||Junior.|} ===K==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-|KC || King’s Crown, style of crown depicted on a badge |-| 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.|-| Knt/Knt. leg, hon. ||Knight of the Legion of Honor.|-| 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.|} ===L==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| (L.) ||Liberal.|-| L.C.J. ||Lord Chief Justice.|-| [[LDS]] ||Latter Day Saints|-| L.G. ||Lieutenant-General|-| L.G.N.W.P. ||Lieutenant-Governor, North-Western Provinces|-| Lieut. or Lt ||Lieutenant.|-|L.H. || Light Horse|-|L.I. || Light Infantry|-| LL.M. ||Master of Laws.|-|L.O.C. || Line of Communication, LOC troops belonged to units performing non-battle functions such as ordnance, supply, medical and veterinary duties|-| L.R.C.P. Lon. ||Licentiate of Royal College of Physicians, London.|-|L.R.C.V.S. || Licentiate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons|-| Lt-Col/Lt.Col. ||Lieutenant-Colonel.|-| Lt-Gen/Lt.Gen. ||Lieutenant- General|-| (L.U.) ||Liberal Unionist.|} ===M==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| M./ m. ||married.|-| M.A. ||Master of Arts.|-|MACEDONIAN.MULE.C.|| Macedonian Mule Corps, Indian Army|-| Maj. ||Major.|-| Maj-Gen. ||Major General.|-| Marq. ||Marquess.|-| M.B. ||Bachelor of Medicine.|-| M.C. ||Military Cross|-| M.C.S. ||Madras Civil Service.|-| M.D. ||Doctor of Medicine.|-| Med.Est. ||Medical Establishment|-|M.F.D. || Military Farms Department|-| M.G. ||Major-General|-| M.I. || Monumental Inscription(s)|-|M.I.D. || Mentioned In Despatches|-| Mil. ||militia|-|Mil. Att. || Military Attaché|-| Mil. Sec. ||Military Secretary|-| Mily. ||Military.|-|M.INST.C.E ||Member of Institute of Civil Engineers|-|M.M. ||Military Medal|-|M.N.C. || [[Madras Cavalry Regiments|Madras Native Cavalry]]|-|M.N.I. || [[Madras Native Infantry]]|-|Mob Vet Sec || Mobile Veterinary Section |-|M.P. ||Member of Parliament|-|MR || [[Muster rolls]]|-|M.R. || Mounted Rifles|-|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.C.V.S. || Member of the Royal College of [[Veterinary Surgeon|Veterinary Surgeons]]|-|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.|-|M.U. || medically unfit|-|MULE CPS.|| Indian Army [[Mule Corps]]|-|Muleteer|| Indian Army term for a member of the [[Mule Corps]]|-|MULTR. || Abbreviation for a member of the [[Mule Corps]]|-| MUS. D. ||Doctor of Music.|-|M.V.D. || Mobile Veterinary Detachment|-|M.V.H. || Military Veterinary Hospital|} ===N==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| N. ||New Furlough Rules|-| (N.) ||Nationalist.|-| NAM ||[[National Army Museum]]|-| Natl. ||National.|-| N.B. ||Scotland.|-| N.C. ||Native Cavalry|-| NCO(s) ||[[Non-commissioned officer]](s)|-| N.I. ||Native Infantry|-| NMM ||[[National Maritime Museum]]|-|NOK ||next of kin|-|NR || [[Nominal roll]]|-| N.W.F.P. ||[[North West Frontier Province]]|-|N.W.P.& O. || North West Provinces & Oudh |-|N.Y.D. || Not Yet Diagnosed (in medical terminology)|} ===O==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| O.||Old Furlough Rules|-|O.C.T.U. || Officer Cadet Training Unit|-| [[OIOC]]||[[Oriental & India Office Collection]] ([[British Library]])|-|OM || [[Order of Merit]]|-|Orbat || Order of Battle|-|ORs || Other Ranks, all military personnel below commissioned officer’s rank, includes Warrant Officers, NCOs, and Privates|-|OSD || Officer's Service Dress – bronzed badges worn|} ===P==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| P. ||Passed District Examination in the Persian & Hindoostanee Languages|-| P.A. ||Private Affairs|-|P. BTY. || Indian Army Pack Battery Royal Garrison Artillery|-|P. BTY. F. F.|| Indian Army Pack Battery Frontier Force|-| 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. CPS. || Indian Army Pony Corps|-|Pans. || [[Pension]]|-|Pens'd || [[Pensioned]]|-|Pens'r || [[Pensioner]]|-| P.H. ||Passed District Examination in the Hindoostanee Language|-| preb. ||Prebendary.|-| pres/Pres. ||president.|-| PRO ||[[Public Records Office]] (now called TNA, [[The National Archives]])|-|P.R.V.F.C.|| Pakistan Remount, Veterinary & Farm Corps|-| P.S. ||Private Secretary|-|Pte || [[Private]]|-|P.V.O. || Principal Veterinary Officer|-| PWD ||[[Public Works Department]]|-| PWI ||[[Permanent Way Inspector]] ([[Railways]])|-|P.W.I. ||Prince of Wales Island - i.e[[Penang]]|} ===Q==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| Q.C. ||Queen's Counsel.|-|Q.M. || [[Quartermaster]]|-|Qmr. || Quartermaster|-| Q.M.G ||Quartermaster-General|-|Q.M.S. || [[Quartermaster Sergeant]], a Staff Sergeant attached to each regiment, providing soldier's quarters, rations, ammunition, other supplies, laying out camp |-|QVC ||style of Royal Crown on badges depicting that worn by Queen Victoria from 1837-1901 |} ===R==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| (R.) ||Radical|-| r. f. p/ Ret.f.p. ||Retired on full pay.|-| R.A. ||[[Royal Artillery]]|-| R.A. ||Royal Academician|-|r.a.p. ||Rupee, Anna, Pice (see [[Money]])|-|R.A.V.C. ||Royal Army Veterinary Corps|-| R.C. ||Roman Catholic|-| R.D. ||Rural Dean.|-| R.E. ||[[Corps of Royal Engineers|Royal Engineers]]|-|Rect. ||Rector|-|Reg't || [[Regiment]]|-| Rev. ||Reverend|-|R.F.A. || [[Royal Field Artillery]]|-|R.G.A. || [[Royal Garrison Artillery]]|-| R.H.A. ||[[Royal Horse Artillery]]|-|R.H.M.S. || [[Duke of York's Military School|Royal Hibernian Military School]]|-|R.I.A.S.C.|| Royal Indian Army Service Corps|-| Rif/Rifl. ||Rifle (Regiment/Brigade)|-| R.I.M. ||Royal Indian Marine|-|R.L.A. || Relay Dressing Station, for dressing wounds on the way to the rear|-| R.M. ||Royal Marines|-| R.M.A. ||Royal Marines Artillery|-|R.M.A. || Royal Military Academy (Woolwich)|-|RMT. Dept.|| [[Remount Department]]|-| R.N. ||[[Royal Navy]]|-| R.N.R ||Royal Naval Reserve|-|R.P.C. || Remount Purchasing Commission|-|R.Q.M.S. || Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant|-|R.R. || [[Rough Rider]]|-|R.S. || Remount Squadron|-|R.S.M. || Regimental Sergeant Major, the senior most ranking NCO (Warrant Officer) in a regiment, the most powerful man in the battalion after the C.O.|-|R.V.F.C.C. || Remount, Veterinary & Farms Corps Centre, Indian Army|-|R.V.H. || Reserve Veterinary Hospital|-|R.V.O. || Regimental Veterinary Officer|} ===S==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| S. or s. ||Son|-| (S) (s.) ||Socialist|-| S.A.A. || Small Arms Ammunition|-|S. & C. Smith ||British Army abbreviation for [[Shoeing Smith|Shoeing and Carriage Smith]]|-|SC || [[Staff Corps]]|-| S.C. ||Sick Certificate|-| Sco. ||Scotch|-|Serg., Serj, Serjt, Sergt, || Sergeant, NCO above the rank of Corporal, may hold specialty positions, as Farrier Sergeant|-|SERN ||serial or service number|-|Sh/Sm || [[Shoeing Smith]], another name for the farrier|-| (sic.) ||As written|-|Sub-Condr || [[Sub-Conductor]]|-| SIR ||[[South Indian Railway]]|-|S.I.W. || Self Inflicted Wound|-|S.M. || Sergeant-Major|-| S & M || Sappers & Miners|-|SO || Standing Order/s (Dress or Clothing)|-|S.O. || Staff Officer|-|S.O.S. || Struck Off Strength|-|Squ'n || [[Squadron]]|-| Supt/ Supt. ||Superintendent.|-| Surg./ Surg-Gen. ||Surgeon/Surgeon General.|-| Surv. ||Surveyor|-| Survg. ||Surviving|-|S.V.O. || Senior Veterinary Officer|-|S.V.R.O. || Senior Veterinary & Remount Officer |} ===T==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| T.C. ||Passed the prescribed Test of qualification in Surveying and Civil Engineering at the Thompson College in Roorkie|-| T.L.I ||[[Trichinopoly]] Light Infantry|-| TML ||[[Town Major's List]]|-| TNA ||[[The National Archives]] (formerly PRO, [[Public Records Office]]) at Kew|-|Tp. || [[Troop]]|-|Tpr. || [[Trooper]]|-|Tr. || [[Trooper]]|} ===U==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| U.K. ||United Kingdom|-| U.L. ||[[Unattached List A]], [[Unattached List B]] or [[Unlimited (service)]]|-| U.S.L. ||Unemployed [[Unattached List|Supernumerary]] (list)|} ===V==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-|VAD ||[[Voluntary Aid Detachment]]|-| V.C. ||[[Victoria Cross]]|-| VCO(s) ||[[Viceroy's Commissioned Officer]](s)|-|V.C.P. || Veterinary Collecting Posts|-|V.D.I.A.V.C. || Veterinary Detachment, Indian Army Veterinary Corps|-|V.E.S. || Veterinary Evacuation Station|-|Vet. || [[Veterinary Surgeon|Veterinarian]]; Veterinary, Veterinaries|-|Vety. || British abbreviation for [[Veterinary Surgeon|Veterinarian]]; Veterinary, Veterinaries|-|V.H. || Veterinary Hospital|-| Visc. ||Viscount|-|V.M.D. || Veterinary Medical Doctor|-|V.O. || [[Veterinary Surgeon|Veterinary Officer]] or Victorian Order|-|Vol. || Volunteers|-| V.P ||Vice-President.|-|V.R. || Victoria Regina (Queen Victoria)|-|V.R.C.S. || Veterinary & Remount Conducting Section|-|V.R.O. || Veterinary Research Officer|-|V.S. || [[Veterinary Surgeon]]|} ===W==={| {{table}} border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"! Abbreviation!! Definition|-| WAC(I) ||[[Womens Auxillary Corp (India)]]|-|W.D. || War Department|-|W.I.A. || Wounded In Action|-|W.O. || War Office (WO Series refers to War OFfice records at [[The National Archives|TNA]] or [[Warrant Officer]]|-|Wr. || [[Writer]]|-|W.S.B. || War Service Badge|} ===X,Y,Z===