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A.C.T.- I.A.V.C. Animal Clipping Teams-Indian Army Veterinary Corps
A.D.V.R.S. Assistant Director Veterinary & Remount Services
A.D.V.S. Assistant Director Veterinary Service; Advanced Depot Veterinary Stores
A.MULE.DEPOT Army Mule Depot
A. MULE DEPOT. Indian Army Mule Depot
attd. Military abbreviation, meaning attached
A Vet Hpl Army Veterinary Hospital
A Vet Hpl Army Veterinary Hospital
A.V.M.D. Army Veterinary Medical Department
A.V.S. Army Veterinary Service
B. Smith Indian Army abbreviation for blacksmith
BAH. I.S.C. CPS. Bahawalpur Imperial Service Camel Corps
B.C.C. Bikanir Camel Corps, raised in India, provided troops, mounted on camels, for the British in World War 1
Bde. Brigade, in the infantry, a military organisational unit commanded by a Brigadier General, usually three battalions in strength; whereas, in the artillery, it refers to a regiment
B.D.V.S. Base Depot Veterinary Stores, collecting depot for veterinary supplies and equipment
BENGAL KNOT a pattern of officer’s braided sleeve decoration used in some regiments of the Indian Army
B.I.A. British Indian Army, the army in India in the time of the British Raj (1858–1947). The Indian Army served both as a security force in India itself and, particularly during the World Wars, in other theatres. Between 1903 and 1947 the Army of India consisted of two separate entities: the Indian Army and the British Army in India. The former consisted of Indian Army regiments originating in India, while the latter were British Army regiments originating in the United Kingdom which were sent to India on a tour of duty.
B.O.R.I.A.V.C. British Other Ranks Indian Army Veterinary Corps, British O.R.s serving in the British Indian Army Veterinary Corps.
B.R.D. Base Remount Depot
Bchy Butchery, a building where animals are butchered; the killing of animals for food
B.V.H. Base Veterinary Hospital; Branch V.H
CHDAVC Convalescent Horse Depot Army Veterinary Corps
CML.CPS. Camel Corps, A.I.F.
C.H.D. Convalescent Horse Depot, a Depot where horses and mules are sent to recover from wounds and illness
C.V.D. Civil Veterinary Department, in British colonies, this Department was established as a research service to investigate indigenous diseases and to search for cures
CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission: a joint governmental organisation responsible for marking and maintaining the graves of members of the Commonwealth of Nations' military forces that died in the two World Wars, to build memorials to those with no known grave, and to keep records of the war dead. The CWGC changed its name in 1960 from the Imperial War Graves Commission, which was formed in 1917 following the earlier work of the Graves Registration Commission.
A to C removed to Abbreviations (work in progress)
D.D.V.S. Deputy Director of Veterinary Services
