Abbreviations

• + - Has attained colloquial knowledge of the Hindoostanee Language
• ADC - Aide de Camp
• APAC - Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)
• BBCIR - Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
• BCR - Bengal Central Railway
• BNR - Bengal Nagpur Railway
• BR - Burma Railway
• C.B. - Companion of the Order of the Bath
• C.C. - Commander-in-Chief
• C.Eng. - Civil Engineer, or Chartered Engineer
• C.I - Holder of Order of the Crown of India
• C.P. - Central Provinces
• E.A.D.C. - Extra Aide-de-Camp
• EBR - East Bengal Railway
• EIC - East India Company (abbreviation of HEIC)
• EIR - East Indian Railway
• FHC - Family History Centres
• FHL - Family History Library
• FRC - Family Records Centre (Islington, London)
• F.R.C.S. - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
• G.C.B. - Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
• GCM - Good Conduct Medal
• GIPR - Great Indian Peninsula Railway
• G.G. - Governor-General
• G.O.C.C. - General Orders by Commander-in-Chief
• G.O.G - General Orders by Government
• GRO - General Register Office (Southport)
• G.S. - Governor of Scinde
• H.A.D.C.- Honorary Aide-de-Camp
• HEIC - Honourable East India Company
• HEICS - Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service
• H.M. - His (Her) Majesty
• H.M.S. - His (Her) Majesty’s Ship
• H.M.S. - His (Her) Majesty’s Service
• ICS - Indian Civil Service
• Indian NCO - Indian Non-Commissioned Officer
• IOR - India Office Records
• I.S.M.D. - Indian Subordinate Medical Dept
• K.C.B. - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
• K.C.H. - Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order
• LDS - Latter Day Saints
• L.G. - Lieutenant-General
• L.G.N.W.P. - Lieutenant-Governor, North-Western Provinces
• M.G. - Major-General
• M.S. - Military Secretary
• N. - New Furlough Rules
• NAM - National Army Museum
• N.C. - Native Cavalry
• NCO(s) - Non-Commissioned Officer(s)
• N.I. - Native Infantry
• NMM - National Maritime Museum
• N.W.P. - North Western Provinces
• 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.H. - Passed College Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
• P.H. - Passed District Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
• PRO - Public Records Office (now called TNA, The National Archives)
• P.S. - Private Secretary
• PWD - Public Works Department
• PWI - Permanent Way Inspector (Railways)
• RHA - Royal Horse Artillery
• RN - Royal Navy
• S.C. - Sick Certificate
• SIR - South Indian Railway
• Surv. - Surveyor
• 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
• VCO(s) - Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s) (Refer: Indian Ranks)
• WAC(I) - Womens Auxillary Corp (India)