| AA | Antiaircraft |
| AAH | Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
| AAMC | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| AANC | Australain Army Nursing Corps |
| AAOC | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
| AASC | Australian Army Service Corps |
| ADBD | Australian Divisional Base Depot |
| ADH | Australian Dematological Hospital |
| AE | Australian Engineers |
| AE&MM&BC | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
| AFA | Australian Field Artllery |
| AFC | Australian Flying Corps |
| AGBD | Australian General Base Depot |
| AGH | Australian General Hospital |
| AIBD | Australian Infantry Base Depot |
| AIF | Australian Imperial Force |
| ALRwy | Australian Light Railway |
| AMGBD | Australian Machine Gun Base Depot |
| AMTS | Australian Mechanical Transport Service |
| AN&MEF | Australian Naval and Military Expediationary Force |
| ANZAC | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| A&QMG | Adjutant and Quartermaster General |
| ASH | Australian Staionary Hospital |
| ASP | Ammunition Sub Park |
| AVH | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| AWM | Australian War Memorial |
| BAC | Brigade Ammunition Column |
| Bde | Brigade |
| Bdr | Bombardier |
| BEF | British Expeditionary Force |
| BG | Brigadier General |
| BGGS | Brigadier General, General Staff |
| BGRA | Brigadier General, Royal Artillery |
| BGROC | Broad Guage Railway Operating Company |
| BL | Breech Loading |
| BM | Brigade Major |
| BMHA | Brigade Major, Heavy Artillery |
| BMRA | Brigade Major, Royal Artillery |
| Bn | Battalion |
| BTE | British Troops in Egypt |
| Bty | Battery |
| Capt | Captain |
| CB | Counterbattery |
| CBSO | Counterbattery Staff Officer |
| CCS | Casualty Clearing Station |
| CE | Chief Engineer |
| CGS | Chief of the General Staff |
| CIGS | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| C-in-C | Commander in Chief |
| CMGO | Corps Machine Gun Officer |
| CMTO | Corps Mechanical Transport Officer |
| Col | Colonel |
| Coy | Company |
| CP | Commonwealth Pattern |
| Cpl | Corporal |
| Cps | Corps |
| CRA | Commander, Royal Artillery |
| CRE | Commander, Royal Engineeers |
| CRS | Commonwealth Records Series |
| CTC | Camel Transport Corps |
| CTE | Corps Troops Engineers |
| cwt | Hundredweight |
| d | Pence |
| DAC | Division Ammunition Column |
| DADOS | Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services |
| DCM | Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| DesCol | Desert Column |
| DesCorps | Desert Mounted Corps |
| DGT | Director General of Transport |
| Div | Division |
| DMGO | Division Machine Gun Officer |
| DMS | Director of Medical Services |
| DOD | Department of Defence |
| DSC | Division Supply Column |
| DSO | Distinguished Service Order |
| DTMO | Division Trench Mortar Officer |
| DMTS | Director of Mechanical Transport Services |
| DUS | Depot Unit of Supply |
| Dvr | Driver |
| EEF | Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| E-in-C | Engineer in Chief |
| Engr | Engineer |
| FAB | Field Artillery Brigade |
| FAmb | Field Ambulance |
| FM | Field Marshal |
| FOO | Forward Observation Officer |
| ft | Feet |
| g | grams |
| Genl | General |
| GG | Governor General |
| GHQ | General Headquarters |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding |
| GOCRA | General Officer Commanding Royal Artillery |
| GS | General Staff |
| GSO | General Staff Officer |
| GSR | General Service Reinforcements |
| GSW | Gun Shot Wound |
| Gnr | Gunner |
| HAG | Heavy Artillery Group |
| HE | High Explosive |
| HF | High Frequency |
| HM | His Majesty |
| HMAHS | His Majesty's Australian Hospital Ship |
| HMAS | His Majesty's Australian Ship |
| HMAT | His Majesty's Australian Transport |
| How | Howitzer |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| HT | Horse Transport |
| HTM | Heavy Trench Mortar |
| ICC | Imperial Camel Corps |
| in | Inches |
| inf | Infantry |
| kg | Kilograms |
| kph | Kilometres per hour |
| lb | Pounds |
| L/Cpl | Lance Corporal |
| LF | Low Frequency |
| LG | Lieutenant General |
| LGO | Lewis Gun Officer |
| LH | Light Horse |
| LHR | Light Horse Regiment |
| LOC | Line of Communications |
| LROC | Light Railway Operating Company |
| Lt | Lieutenant |
| LTM | Light Trench Mortar |
| m | metres |
| Maj | Major |
| MC | Military Cross |
| MEF | Mediterranean Expeditionary Force |
| MG | Machine Gun or Major General |
| M/I | Marched In |
| MGGS | Major General, General Staff |
| MM | Military Medal |
| M/O | Marched Out |
| MOD | Minister of Defence |
| MT | Mechanical Transport |
| MTM | Medium Trench Mortar |
| MVS | Mobile Veterinary Section |
| NYD | Not Yet Determined |
| NYDN | Not Yet Diagnosed Nervous [Shellshock] |
| OC | Officer Commanding |
| OP | Observation Post |
| oz | Ounces |
| Pnr | Pioneer |
| psc | Passed Staff College |
| Pte | Private |
| QF | Quick Firing |
| QM | Quartermaster |
| QMG | Quartermaster General |
| RA | Royal Artillery |
| RAE | Royal Australian Engineers |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAFA | Royal Australian Field Artillery |
| RAGA | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| RANBT | Royal Austrlalian Navy Bridging Train |
| RBAA | Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery |
| RE | Royal Engineers |
| Regt | Regiment |
| RFA | Royal Field Artillery |
| RFC | Royal Flying Corps |
| Rft | Reinforcement |
| RGA | Royal Garrison Artillery |
| RHA | Royal Horse Artillery |
| Rmt | Remount |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| rpg | rounds per gun |
| rpm | rounds per minute |
| RSD | Railhead Supply Detachment |
| s | shillings |
| San | Sanitary |
| SB | Siege Battery |
| SC | Staff Captain |
| Sgt | Staff Sergeant |
| SMLE | Short Magazine Lee Enfield |
| SMTO | Senior Mechanical Transport Officer |
| SOD | Secretary of Defence |
| Sqn | Squadron |
| SSC | Secretary of State for Colonies (UK) |
| st | stone |
| STS | Sea Transport Staff |
| S/Sgt | Staff Sergeant |
| SW | Shrapnel Wound |
| t | Tonnes |
| TOS | Taken On Strength |
| Tp | Troop |
| Tun | Tunnelling |
| US | United States of America |
| VC | Victoria Cross |
| Vet | Veterinary |
| WO | War Office (UK) or Warrant Officer |
Preface | Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4| Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Conclusion | Abbreviations | Bibliography
Page created by Ross Mallett
ross@metva.com.au
Last update 01 August 1999