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| E.I.C.S. ||East India Civil Service.
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| h. p.... ||half pay.
| hon /Hon. ||Honourable,|-| Huss. ||[[Hussar.]]
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| Knt/Knt. leg, hon. ||Knight of the Legion of Honor.
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| P.S. ||Private Secretary
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An incomplete list of abbreviations that are found used in sources and records, both published and unpublished.
See seperate listing for '''[[Railway system abbreviations]]'''
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! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| A.A. and Q.M.G. ||Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master [[Quartermaster General.]]
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| A.A.G. ||Assistant Adjutant General.
| A.B. or B.A. ||Bachelor of Arts.
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| A.B.A.S. ||Associate of the British Archaaological Archaeological Society.|-| abp/Abp. ||Archbishop.|-| A.C. ||Assistant [[Commissariat|Commissary]].|-|A.C.T.- I.A.V.C. ||Animal Clipping Teams-Indian Army Veterinary Corps
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| A.D.C. ||Aide-de-Camp.
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| Adml./Adm. ||Admiral.|-| Adj. ||[[Adjutant]]|-| Adv-Gen. ||Advocate-General.|-|A.D.V.R.S. || Assistant Director Veterinary & Remount Services|-|A.D.V.S. || Assistant Director Veterinary Service; Advanced Depot Veterinary Stores|-|AFI ||[[Auxiliary Force India]]|-| A.G./Adjt-Gen. ||[[Adjutant General.]]
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| A.INST.C.E. ||Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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|AIRO ||[[Army of India Reserve of Officers]]
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| Aldmn. ||Alderman.
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| A.M. or M.A. ||Master of Arts.
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|A. MULE DEPOT. ||Army or Indian Army Mule Depot
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| [[APAC]]||Asia, Pacific and Africa Collection (at the British Library)
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| A.Q.M.G. ||Assistant [[Quartermaster General]].
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| A.R.A. ||Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts.
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| A.S.CORPSArtill. ||Army Service Corps.[[Artillery]]
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| abp/Abp. AS ||Archbishop.[[Assistant Surgeon]]
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| ADC A.S.CORPS. ||Aide de Camp[[Army Service Corps]]
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| AdjAsst-commiss-Gen. ||Adjutant.Assistant [[Commissariat|Commissary]] General
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| Admlattd./Adm. ||Admiral.|-| Adv-Gen. ||Advocate-General.Military abbreviation, meaning 'attached'
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| Aldmn. A Vet Hpl ||Alderman.Army Veterinary Hospital
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| ArtillA. V.M.D. ||Artillery.Army Veterinary Medical Department
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| Asst-commiss-GenA. V.S. ||Assistant Commissary GeneralArmy Veterinary Service
|}
! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| 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
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| B.C.L. or LL.B. ||Bachelor of Civil Law.
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| BCR ||[[Bengal Central Railway]]|-| B.C.S. ||[[Bengal Civil Service]]|-|Bde. || [[Brigade]]
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| B.D. ||Bachelor of Divinity.
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|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]]
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| BBn.S.C. ||Bengal Staff Corps.[[Battalion]]
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| BarrB. N.C. ||[[Bengal Cavalry Regiments|BarristerBengal Native Cavalry]]|-|B.N.I.|| [[Bengal Infantry Regiments|Bengal Native Infantry]]|-|BNR ||[[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
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| Bart/BartBo. C.S. ||Baronet.[[Bombay Civil Service]]
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| BBCIR Bom'd'r ||[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India RailwayBombardier]]
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| BCR Bo.N.C. ||[[Bengal Central RailwayBombay Cavalry Regiments|Bombay Native Cavalry]]
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| BNR Bo.N.I. ||[[Bengal Nagpur Railway:Category:Bombay Infantry Regiments|Bombay Native Infantry]]
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| BoB.O.R.I.A.V.C.S. ||Bombay Civil Service.British [[Other ranks|Other Ranks]] (in the) Indian Army Veterinary Corps
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| Bo.S.C. ||Bombay Staff Corps.
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| Bp/Bp. ||Bishop.
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| BR ||[[Burma Railway]]
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|B.R.D. || Base Remount Depot|-| Brig. ||[[Brigade]]|-| Brig. ||Brigadier|-| B.S.C. ||Bengal Staff Corps
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| BrigB. Smith ||Indian Army abbreviation for blacksmith|-|B.V.H. ||BrigadierBase Veterinary Hospital; Branch V.H
|}
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| (c.) ||Conservative.
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|Capt. ||[[Captain]]
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|Cas. ||[[Casualty]]
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|Cash'd ||[[Cashiered]]
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| Cath. ||[[Catholic]]
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| Cav./Cavy. ||[[Cavalry]]
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| C.B. ||Companion of the Order of the Bath
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| C.BC. ||Companion of the Bath.(Order of)[[Commander-in-Chief]]
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| C.C. CC ||[[Commander-in-ChiefCommissioner]]
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| C.C. ||County Councillor.
| C.C.S. ||Ceylon Civil Service.
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| 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
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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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| C.I.E. ||Companion of the Order the Indian Empire.
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|Civ Ann ||[[Civil Annuities]]
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| C.J. ||Chief Justice.
| C.M.G. ||Companion of St. Michael and St. George.
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| CCML.PCPS. ||[[Central Provinces]]Camel Corps, A.I.F.
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| C.SM.I. P ||Companion of the Order of the Star [[Corps of IndiaMilitary Police]]
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| CaptCo. ||Captain.[[Company]]
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| Cath. Coll'r ||Catholic.[[Collector]]
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| Cav./CavyCol. ||Cavalry.Colonel
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| Col. Sjt. ||Colonel.[[Colour serjeant]]
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| Comm. ||Commander.
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| Commdg. ||Commanding.
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| Commdr. ||Commander.
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| Commdt. ||Commandant.
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| Comm-Gen. ||[[Commissariat|Commissary ]] General.
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| Commr. ||Commissioner
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|Commt. ||[[Commissariat]]
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|Comm'y ||[[Commissiary]]
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|Cond. ||[[Conductor]]
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|Cov. ||[[Covenant]]
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|Cov. C.S.||[[Covenanted Civil Servant]]
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| C.P. ||[[Central Provinces]]
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| C.Q.M.S. ||Company Quartermaster Sergeant
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| C.S.I. ||Companion of the Order of the Star of India
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| C.S.M. ||Company Sergeant Major
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|C.V.D. || Civil Veterinary Department, in British colonies, established as a research service to investigate indigenous diseases and to search for cures
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|CWGC || [http://www.cwgc.org Commonwealth War Graves Commission]
|}
! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| D. A/ d.G. ||Deputy Adjutant-GeneralDeceased/died.
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| D./ dA. C. ||Deputy Assistant [[Commissariat|Commissary]]. |-|Deceased/diedD.A.C.G. ||Deputy Assistant [[Commissariat|Commissary]] General.|-| D. A.G. ||Deputy [[Adjutant]]-General
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| D.A.A.G. ||Deputy Assistant Adjutant General
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| D.A.CQ.M.G. ||Deputy Assistant Commissary [[Quartermaster General]]|-|DAS|| Died At Sea|-| Dau./dau. ||Daughter
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| D.A.Q.M.GC. ||Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General [[Commissariat|Commissary]].
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| D.C.L. or LL.D. ||Doctor of Civil Law.
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|Dd. ||Died
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| D.D. ||Doctor of Divinity.
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| D.LD. V.S. ||Deputy Lieutenant for the County Director of.Veterinary Services
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| DDep.Q.M.G. ||Deputy - Quarter - Master- General.
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| Dep-Adv-Gen. ||Deputy Advocate General|-| D.S-G.O, A.V.D. ||Director-General, Army Veterinary Department|-|Disch'd ||Discharged|-| Dist. ||Companion 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 Distinguished Service Order.conduct of war
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| DauDow./dau. ||DaughterDowager
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| DepD. Q.M.G. ||Deputy.- Quarter - Master- General
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| Dep-Adv-Gen. DR ||Deputy Advocate General,[[Descriptive Roll]]
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| DistD.S.O. ||DistrictCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order.
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| DowDy. Comm'r ||Dowager.[[Deputy Commissioner]]
|}
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| E.A.D.C. ||Extra Aide-de-Camp
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| EBR ||[[East Bengal Railway]]
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| EIC ||[[East India Company]] (abbreviation of HEIC)
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| E.I.C.S. ||East India Civil Service.
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| EIR ||[[East Indian Railway]]
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| Eld. ||Eldest|-| Eng. ||English|-| Engr. ||[[Engineer]]|-|E.R.I. ||Edwardus Rex Imperator - Edward, King and Emperor|-|ES ||[[Effective Supernumerary]]|-|Estab. ||[[Establishment]]
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| EngE. V.B. ||English.European Veterans Battalion
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| EngrE.V.O. ||Engineer.Executive Veterinary Officer
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| Ext. ||Extinct.
|}
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! Abbreviation!! Definition
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|FAR. CPL. || British Army abbreviation for [[Farrier]] Corporal
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|FAR. CPL. MJR.|| British Army abbreviation for [[Farrier]] Corporal Major
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|FAR SERGT|| [[Farrier]] Sergeant
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|FAR. S. MJR.|| British Army abbreviation for [[Farrier]] Serjeant Major
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| F.C.S. ||Fellow of the Chemical Society.
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| F.G.S. ||Fellow of the Geological Society.
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| FHC ||[[Family History Centres]]
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| FHL ||[[Family History Library]]
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|Fld Butch || Field Butchery, an Army Service Corps unit that slaughtered and dressed animals as food while in the field
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| F.L.S. ||Fellow of the Linnean Society.
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| F.P.S. ||Fellow of Philosophical Society of Great Britain
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|F.Q.M.S. || [[Farrier]] [[Quartermaster Sergeant]]
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| F.R.A.S. ||Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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| FRC ||[[Family Records Centre]] (Islington, London)
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| F.R.C.I. ||Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.
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| F.R.C.S. ||Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
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|F.R.C.V.S. || Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
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|F.R.D. || Field Remount Depot
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| F.R.G.S. ||Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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| F.R.S.L. ||Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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|F.-S. || [[Farrier]]-Sergeant
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| F.S.A. ||Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
| F.S.Sc.A. ||Fellow of the Society of Science and Art of London
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| FHC F.W.A.V.S. ||[[Family History Centres]]|-| FHL ||[[Family History Library]]|-| FRC ||[[Family Records Centre]] Farriery Wing Army Veterinary School (Islington, LondonIndian)
|}
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! Abbreviation!! Definition
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|Gaz. ||[[Gazette]]
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| G.C.B. ||Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
| G.C.S.I. ||Knight Grand Cross of the Star of India
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| (G.L.) GCM ||Gladstone Liberal.[[Good Conduct Medal]]
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| G.G. ||[[Governor-General]]
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| G.O.C.C. GIPR ||General Orders by [[Commander-in-ChiefGreat Indian Peninsula Railway]]
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| (G.OL.G ) ||General Orders by GovernmentGladstone Liberal.
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| G.SO.C.C. ||Governor of Scinde[[General Orders by Commander-in-Chief]]
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| GCM G.O.G ||Good Conduct Medal[[General Orders by Government]]
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| GIPR G.O.G.G. ||[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]General Order of Governor-General.
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| Gov. ||Governor.
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|Govt ||[[Government]]|-| Gov-Gen. ||[[Governor -General]] |-|G.R. || Georgius Rex (King George)|-|GRI ||Georgius Rex Imperator - George, King-Emperor|-|Gr. || [[Gunner]]
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| Grdau. ||Granddaughter.
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| Grs. ||Grandson.
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| G.S. ||Governor of [[Sind|Scinde]]
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|G.S.W.|| Gun Shot Wound
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| Gt. B. ||Great Britain.
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! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| H.A.C. ||Honourable Artillery Company.
| H.A.D.C.||Honorary Aide-de-Camp
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| H.E.I.C.S. 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 )
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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
| H.M.S. ||His (Her) Majesty’s Service
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| (H.Rhon.) (Hon) ||Home RulerHonourable by right of office.
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| H.R.Hhon /Hon. ||His or Her Royal Highness.Honourable,
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| HEIC h. p.... ||[[Honourable East India Company]]half pay.
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| HEICS (H.R.) ||Honourable East India Company's (Civil) ServiceHome Ruler.
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| heir presH. ||Heir presumptiveR.|-| (honH.) (Hon) ||Honourable by right of officeHis or Her Royal Highness.
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|}
! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| 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.M|| 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 Subordinate Medical DeptField Veterinary Hospital
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| ICS I.F.V.L. ||Indian Civil ServiceField Veterinary Laboratory|-|I.M.A.- S.U.|| Indian Mobile Anti-Surra Unit
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|I.M.L.|| India(n) Miscellaneous List
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| inc. IMS ||Incumbent.[[Indian Medical Service]]
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| Indian NCO I.M.V.H. ||Indian Non-Commissioned OfficerMilitary Veterinary Hospital
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|I.M.V.S. || Indian Mobile Veterinary Section|-| inc. ||Incumbent|-| Indian NCO ||Indian [[British/EIC_Ranks#Non-commissioned_Officers|Non-Commissioned Officer]]|-| Inf. ||[[Infantry.]]
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| Insp. ||Inspector.
| Insp-Gen. ||Inspector General of…
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|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]]
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| IrI.V.C.S. ||Irish.Indian Veterinary Conducting Section
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| IrelI.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. ||Ireland[http://www.iwm.org.uk/ Imperial War Museum]
|}
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! Abbreviation!! Definition
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|KC || King’s Crown, style of crown depicted on a badge
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| K.C.B. ||Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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| K.H. ||Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
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| Knt/Knt. leg, hon. ||Knight of the Legion of Honor.
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| K.P. ||Knight of the Order of St. Patrick,
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| K.T.S ||Knight of the Tower and Sword.
|}
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| L.C.J. ||Lord Chief Justice.
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| [[LDS]] ||Latter Day Saints
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| L.G. ||Lieutenant-General
| L.G.N.W.P. ||Lieutenant-Governor, North-Western Provinces
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| Lieut. or Lt ||Lieutenant.|-| L.RH.C || Light Horse|-|L.PI. Lon. ||Licentiate of Royal College of Physicians, London.Light Infantry
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| lLL.S.CM. ||Indian Staff CorpsMaster of Laws.
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| [[LDS]] L.O.C. ||Latter Day SaintsLine of Communication, LOC troops belonged to units performing non-battle functions such as ordnance, supply, medical and veterinary duties
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| LieutL. or Lt R.C.P. Lon. ||LieutenantLicentiate of Royal College of Physicians, London.
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| LLL.MR. C.V.S. ||Master Licentiate of Laws.the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
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| Lt-Col/Lt.Col. ||Lieutenant-Colonel.
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| M.A. ||Master of Arts.
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|MACEDONIAN.MULE.C.|| Macedonian Mule Corps, Indian Army
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| Maj. ||Major.
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| Maj-Gen. ||Major General.
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| Marq. ||Marquess.
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| M.B. ||Bachelor of Medicine.
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| M.C. ||Military Cross
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| M.C.S. ||Madras Civil Service.
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| M.D. ||Doctor of Medicine.
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| Med.Est. ||Medical Establishment
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|M.F.D. || Military Farms Department
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| M.G. ||Major-General
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| 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
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| M.P. ||Member of Parliament.
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| M.R. MR ||Master of the Bolls.[[Muster rolls]]
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| M.R.A.S. ||Member of Royal Asiatic Society.Mounted Rifles
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| M.R.C.P. Lon. ||Member Master of the Royal College of Physicians, LondonBolls.
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|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.
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| M.R.S.P.W.C. ||Member of Royal Society of Painters in WaterColours.
| M.S.C. ||Madras Staff Corps.
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| MajM. U. ||Major.medically unfit
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| Maj-GenMULE CPS. ||Major General.Indian Army [[Mule Corps]]
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| Marq. Muleteer||Marquess.Indian Army term for a member of the [[Mule Corps]]
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| Med.EstMULTR. ||Medical Establishment. Abbreviation for a member of the [[Mule Corps]]
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| MilMUS. D. ||militiaDoctor of Music.
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| MilM. SecV. D. ||Military Secretary.Mobile Veterinary Detachment
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| MilyM. ||Military.|-| MUSV. DH. ||Doctor of Music. Military Veterinary Hospital
|}
|-
| (N.) ||Nationalist.
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| NAM ||[[National Army Museum]]
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| Natl. ||National.
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| N.B. ||Scotland.
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| N.C. ||Native Cavalry
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| NCO(s) ||[[Non-commissioned officer]](s)
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| N.I. ||Native Infantry
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| N.I. NMM ||Native Infantry.[[National Maritime Museum]]
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| N.W.F.P. NOK ||[[North West Frontier Province]]next of kin
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| NAM NR ||[[National Army MuseumNominal roll]]
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| NatlN.W.F.P. ||National.[[North West Frontier Province]]
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| NCO(s) N.W.P.& O. ||Non-Commissioned Officer(s)North West Provinces & Oudh
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| NMM N.Y.D. ||[[National Maritime Museum]]Not Yet Diagnosed (in medical terminology)
|}
|-
| O.||Old Furlough Rules
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|O.C.T.U. || Officer Cadet Training Unit
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| [[OIOC]]||[[Oriental & India Office Collection]] ([[British Library]])
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|OM || [[Order of Merit]]
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|Orbat || Order of Battle
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|ORs || Other Ranks, all military personnel below commissioned officer’s rank, includes Warrant Officers, NCOs, and Privates
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|OSD || Officer's Service Dress – bronzed badges worn
|}
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| P.A. ||Private Affairs
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|P. BTY. || Indian Army Pack Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
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|P. BTY. F. F.|| Indian Army Pack Battery Frontier Force
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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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|P. CPS. || Indian Army Pony Corps
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|Pans. || [[Pension]]
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|Pens'd || [[Pensioned]]
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|Pens'r || [[Pensioner]]
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| P.H. ||Passed District Examination in the Hindoostanee Language
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| preb. ||Prebendary.
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| PRO ||[[Public Records Office]] (now called TNA, [[The National Archives]])
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|P.R.V.F.C.|| Pakistan Remount, Veterinary & Farm Corps
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| P.S. ||Private Secretary
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|Pte || [[Private]]
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|P.V.O. || Principal Veterinary Officer
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| PWD ||[[Public Works Department]]
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| PWI ||[[Permanent Way Inspector]] ([[Railways]])
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|P.W.I. ||Prince of Wales Island - i.e[[Penang]]
|}
| 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
|}
! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| (R.) ||Radical.
|-
| r. f. p/ Ret.f.p. ||Retired on full pay.
|-
| R.A. ||[[Royal Artillery.]]
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| R.A. ||Royal Academician.
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|r.a.p. ||Rupee, Anna, Pice (see [[Money]])|-|R.A.V.C. ||Royal Army Veterinary Corps|-| R.C. ||Roman Catholic.
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| R.D. ||Rural Dean.
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| R.E. ||[[Corps of Royal Engineers.|Royal Engineers]]
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| R.H.ARect. ||Royal Horse Artillery.Rector
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| R.M. Reg't ||Royal Marines.[[Regiment]]
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| RRev.M.A. ||Royal Marines Artillery,Reverend
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| R.NF.A. ||[[Royal Navy.Field Artillery]]
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| R.NG.A.R ||[[Royal Naval Beserve.Garrison Artillery]]
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| RectR.H.A. ||Rector.[[Royal Horse Artillery]]
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| RevR.H.M.S. ||Reverend. [[Duke of York's Military School|Royal Hibernian Military School]]
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| RHA R.I.A.S.C.||[[ Royal Horse Artillery]]Indian Army Service Corps
|-
| Rif/Rifl. ||Rifle (Regiment/Brigade)
|-
| RN 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
|}
! Abbreviation!! Definition
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| S. or s. ||Son|-| (S) (s.) ||Socialist|-| S.A.A. || Small Arms Ammunition
|-
| (S) (s.) & C. Smith ||British Army abbreviation for [[Shoeing Smith|Shoeing and Carriage Smith]]|Socialist.-|SC || [[Staff Corps]]
|-
| S.C. ||Sick Certificate
|-
| (sicSco.) ||As written.Scotch
|-
| ScoSerg. , Serj, Serjt, Sergt, ||ScotchSergeant, 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.
| Surv. ||Surveyor
|-
| Survg. ||Surviving|-|S. V.O. || Senior Veterinary Officer|-|S.V.R.O. || Senior Veterinary & Remount Officer
|}
|-
| 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]]
|}
! Abbreviation!! Definition
|-
| U.K. ||United Kingdom.
|-
| unemplydU.supernumyL. ||[[Unattached List A]], [[Unattached List B]] or [[Unlimited (service)]]|-| U.S.L. ||Unemployed [[Unattached List|Supernumerary]] (list)
|}
! 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.
|-
| VCOV.R. || Victoria Regina (sQueen Victoria) |-|V.R.C.S. ||Viceroy's Commissioned Officer(s) (Refer: [[Indian Ranks]])Veterinary & Remount Conducting Section
|-
| ViscV.R.O. ||Viscount.Veterinary Research Officer
|-
| VolV. S. ||Volunteers.[[Veterinary Surgeon]]
|}
| 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
|}
