Abbreviations

• ADC Aide de Camp
• APAC Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)
• BBCI - Bombay, Baroda Central India Railway
• BCR - Bengal Central Railway
• BNR - Bengal Nagpur Railway
• EBR - East Bengal Railway
• EIC - East India Company (abbreviation of HEIC)
• EIR - East India Railway
• FRC - Family Records Centre (Islington, London)
• GIP - Great India Peninsula Railway
• G.O.C.C. - General Orders by Commander-in-Chief
• G.O.G - General Orders by Government
• GRO - General Register Office (Southport)
• HEIC - Honourable East India Company
• HEICS - Honourable East India Company's (Civil) Service
• ICS - Indian Civil Service
• Indian NCO - Indian Non-Commissioned Officer
• IOR - India Office Records
• NAM - National Army Museum
• NCO(s) - Non-Commissioned Officer(s)
• NMM - National Maritime Museum
• OIOC - Oriental and India Office Collection (British Library)
• PRO - Public Records Office (now called TNA, The National Archives)
• RN - Royal Navy
• S.C. - Sick Certificate
• SIR - South Indian Railway
• TNA - The National Archives (formerly PRO, Public Records Office) at Kew
• VCO(s) - Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s)
• WAC(I) - Womens Auxillary Corp (India)