War Memorials
in Australia


Abbreviations

2   A   B  C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K  L   M   N   O   P  Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z    

                    

£ Pound (Australian currency before conversion to decimal on 14 February 1966)
2ND. LT. Second Lieutenant
2LT Second Lieutenant

A

AA Anti-aircraft
A.A.O.C. Australian Army Ordnance Corps 
A.A.S.C. Australian Army Service Corps 
A.A.S.L. Anti-aircraft Search Light
A.A.M.W.S. Australian Army Medical Women's Service
A.A.N.S. Australian Army Nursing Service
A/B. Able Seaman
A.C. Companion of the Order of Australia
AC1 Aircraftman First Class
ACT Australian Capital Territory
A.C.W. Aircraftwoman
A.D. anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
A.H.S. Australian Hospital Ship
A.I.F. Australian Imperial Force
A.I.M.M. [Rockhampton Rats of Tobruk]
AIR MEC Aircraft Mechanic
A.K. Knight of the Order of Australia
AKA Also known as
ALD Alderman
AM [Moruya Memorial Hall]
A.M.C. Armed Merchant Cruiser
A.M.D.G. ad majorem Dei gloriam (to the greater glory of God)
A.M.F. Australian Military Forces
A.M.I.E. (AUST) [Shire of Gordon Memorial Hall, Boort]
A.O.F. Ancient Order of Foresters
APC Armoured Personnel Carrier
AUST. Australian
A.W.A.S. Australian Women's Army Service

B

B.A. Bachelor of Arts
BDE. Brigade
BDR. Bombardier
B.EA.CH.ED. Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
B.Ed. Bachelor of Education
B.E.M. British Empire Medal
BN. Battalion
BRIG Brigadier
BTN Battalion
BTY. Battery

C

CAPT. Captain
CAPTN. Captain
C.B. Companion of the Order of the Bath
C.B.E. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
CD Coastal Defence
CDRE. Commodore
C. DE GUERRE Croix de Guerre (War Cross)
C.M.G. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
CO Company
C.O. Commanding Officer
COL. Colonel
CORPL. Corporal
COY Company
CPJ [Cobar Memorial Services Club]
CPL. Corporal
CPT Captain
CR Councillor
CRAFT. Craftsman 
C. YEO. Chief Yeoman 

D

D.C.M. Distinguished Conduct Medal
D.D. Doctor of Divinity
DET Detachment
D.F.C. Distinguished Flying Cross
D.F.M. Distinguished Flying Medal
DIB Darwin Infantry Battalion
Dip Teach Diploma of Teaching
Dip Teach (Prim.) Diploma of Teaching (Primary)
DMF Darwin Mobile Force
DR Doctor
D.S.C. Distinguished Service Cross
D.S.M. Distinguished Service Medal
D.S.O. Distinguished Service Order
DVR Driver

E

E.D. Efficiency Decoration
EMPLOY [Darwin Cenotaph]
ESQ. Esquire
EXP. Expedition

F

F.A. Field Artillery
F.C.P.A. Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants
FD Field
FIBA [Batchelor]
F.I.M.M. [Rockhampton Rats of Tobruk]
F/LT. Flight Lieutenant
FL/LIEUT Flight Lieutenant
FLT LIEUT Flight Lieutenant
FLT SGT Flight Sergeant
FLYING OFF Flying Officer
F/O Flying Officer
F/OFFR Flying Officer
F.R.A.C.S Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons
F.R.C.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
F/S [Coleraine War Memorial]
F/SGT Flight Sergeant
F.V. Fishing Vessel

G

GARRN Garrison
GB [Broken Hill War Memorial Oval]
G.B.E. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
GCAPT Group Captain
G.C.B. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
G.C.M.G. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
G.C.V.O. Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
GNR Gunner
G.O.C. General Officer Commanding
Grad Dip Mgmnt Graduate Diploma of Management
GRP Group
GRP/CPT Group Captain

H

H.M.A.S. His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship
H.M.H.S. His Majesty's Hospital Ship 
H.M.S. His/Her Majesty's Ship
H.M.T. His/Her Majesty's Transport 
HON. Honourable   OR   Honorary
H.R.H His/Her Royal Highness

I

INF. Infantry
IOM Indian Order of Merit

J

Jas. James
J.P. Justice of the Peace
JR Junior
J.T. [Numurka War Memorial]
JUN Junior

K

K Killed
K.B.E. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
K.C. Knight Commander
K.C.B. Knight Commander of the Bath
K.C.M.G. Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
K.C.V.O. Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
K.G. Knight of the Garter
K.I.A. Killed in Action
K. St J. Knight of the Order of St. John
K.T. Knight of the Order of the Thistle

L

LAC Leading Aircraftsman
L/BDR Lance Bombardier
LCDR Lieutenant Commander
L/CK Leading Cook
LCP Lance Corporal
L.CPL Lance Corporal
L.H. Light Horse
LIEUT Lieutenant
LIEUT. COL. Lieutenant Colonel
L.M. Legion of Merit
L.O.A. [Rockhampton Rats of Tobruk]
L/SEA Leading Seaman
LT. Lieutenant
LT.-COL. Lieutenant Colonel
   

M

M.A. Master of Arts
MACH. GUN Machine Gun
MAJ Major
MAJ-GEN Major-General
MAL Malaysia
M.B. Bachelor of Medicine
M.B.E. Member of the Order of the British Empire
M.C. Military Cross
M.C.E. Master of Civil Engineering
M.ED.ST. [Rockhampton Rats of Tobruk]
MG Machine Gun
M.I.A. Missing in Action
M.I.A. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
M.I.D. Mention in Despatches
MJR. Major
MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly
M.M. Military Medal
M.P. Member of Parliament
M.S. Master of Surgery
M.S.C. [Nhulunbuy Roman Catholic Church]
M.S.M. Meritorious Service Medal
M.U.I.O.O.F Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows
M.V. Motor Vessel
MVO Member (fourth or fifth class) of the Royal Victorian Order

N

NAOU North Australia Observer Unit
N.C.O. Non-commissioned Officer
N.E.I. Netherlands East Indies
N.G. New Guinea
N.S.W. New South Wales
NT Northern Territory
NVA North Vietnamese Army
NZ New Zealand

O

OAM Member of the Order of Australia
O.B.E. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OD Ordinary Seaman
O.M. Order of Merit

P

P Private
P.C. Privy Councillor
PDR Pounder
PERS. COMM. Personal comment
PILOT OFF Pilot Officer
P.M.F. Permanent Military Forces
PNG Papua New Guinea
PO Petty Officer
P/O Pilot Officer
P/OFFICER Pilot Officer
PT/O. Pilot Officer
PTY. OFR. Petty Officer
PRVT Private
PTE Private

Q

QC Queen's Counsel

R

R.A.A. Royal Australian Artillery
R.A.A.F. Royal Australian Air Force
R.A.E. Royal Australian Engineers
R.A.F. Royal Air Force
R.A.N. Royal Australian Navy
R.A.R. Royal Australian Regiment
REGT. Regiment
RET Retired
RET'D Retired
REV. Reverend
R.F.C. Royal Flying Corps
R.H.C. Royal Hospital Corps [? check Taralga]
RL Retired List
R.M.C. Royal Military College
RP Republic of the Philippines
RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade
R.S.L. Returned & Services League of Australia
RSSAILA Returned Sailors' Soldiers' & Airmen's Imperial League Australia (later RSL)
RT. HON Right Honourable

S

SA South Australia
SEC. Secretary
SECT. Section 
SEN Senior
SERGT. Sergeant
SG/LDE [Cobar Memorial Services Club]
SGR Signaller
SGT Sergeant
SIG Signalman 
S/LDR Squadron Leader
SMJR Sergeant Major
S/O [Coleraine War Memorial]
SP CAPT [Memorial Stones Duntroon]
SPR Sapper
SQ. Squadron
SQDN. LDR. Squadron Leader
SQ/LDR. Squadron Leader
SQN. Squadron
SQN/LDR Squadron Leader
SQUADN LDR Squadron Leader
S.R.D. Services Reconnaissance Department
S.S. Steam Ship
S.S. State School
S/SGT Staff Sergeant
S.T. Steam Tug
STR Sister
S.V. Steam Vessel

T

TH Thailand
TH.L. [All Saints Church, Ainslie]
T.LT Temporary Lieutenant
T.MAJ Temporary Major
T.P.I. Totally & Permanently Incapacitated
TPR Trooper
TPTR Trumpeter
TRP [Cobar]
TS Training Ship
T.SGT Temporary Sergeant

U

UN United Nations
UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation
U.S. United States (of America)
U.S.A. United States of America
USAAF United States Army Air Force
U.S.A.T. United States Army Transport 
U.S.N. United States Navy
U.S.N.R. United States Naval Reserve [Check - Darwin Cenotaph]
U.S.S. United States Ship

V

V.A.D. Voluntary Aid Detachment
V.C. Victoria Cross
VEN. Venerable
Vic Victoria
V. M. R. Victorian Mounted Rifles

W

W.A.A.F. Womens Auxiliary Air Force
W.A.A.A.F Womens Auxiliary Australian Air Force
W.R.A.A.F. Women's Royal Australian Air Force
W.R.A.N.S. Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
W/O Warrant Officer
WOFR Warrant Officer
W/OT. Wireless Operator
WWI World War One
WWII World War Two

 


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