Invariably Medal collectors
find initials and abbreviations on medals.This pause them with a
problem of identifying the recipients.
Unless abbreviations are rightly expanded, it is difficult to place
the recipient at its right position.
Just to assist the collectors and other interested
people, a small list representing selected number of abbreviations
is given here.
| SR |
ABBREVIATION |
EXPANSION |
| 1 |
A.B.C. |
Army Bearer Corps |
| 2 |
A.B.Ry.Bn |
Assam-Bengal Railway Battalion |
| 3 |
A.F.I. |
Auxiliary Forces, India |
| 4 |
A.H.C. |
Army Hospital Corps |
| 5 |
A.P.Dept |
Army Paymasters Department |
| 6 |
A.S.C. |
Army Service Corps |
| 7 |
A.T.Coy |
Animal transport Company |
| 8 |
A.Tpt |
Animal Transport |
| 9 |
AAC |
Auxiliary Air Corps |
| 10 |
AAF |
Auxiliary Air Force |
| 11 |
ABDS |
Army Bomb Disposal Squad |
| 12 |
ACC |
Army Catering Corps |
| 13 |
ACF |
Army Cadet Force |
| 14 |
ADC |
Aide de Camp |
| 15 |
AER |
Army Emergency Reserve |
| 16 |
ALCM |
Air Launched Ceuise Missile |
| 17 |
ALO |
Army Liason officer |
| 18 |
ALS |
Army Legal Service |
| 19 |
AMS |
Army Medical Staff |
| 20 |
AOC |
Army Ordanance Corps |
| 21 |
APC |
Army Pay Corps |
| 22 |
APTC |
Army Physical Training Corps |
| 23 |
Assam .M.P (A.M.P) |
Assam Military Police |
| 24 |
Assam V.L.H (A.V.L.H) |
Assam Valley Light Horse |
| 25 |
B.B.&C.I.Rlwy.Regt |
Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Regiment |
| 26 |
B.B.Police |
Beuchanaland Border Police |
| 27 |
B.C.C |
Bikaner Camel Corps |
| 28 |
B.E.D |
Burma Excise Department |
| 29 |
B.L.H |
Bihar Light Horse |
| 30 |
B.M.D |
Burma Medical Department |
| 31 |
B.M.P |
Burma Military Police |
| 32 |
B.M.R |
Burma Militia Rifles/Regiment |
| 33 |
B.M.R |
Border Mounted Rifles |
| 34 |
B.R.C.S |
British Red Cross Society |
| 35 |
B.Rlwy.Vol.Corps |
Burma Railway Volunteer Corps |
| 36 |
B.S.A.Co.P |
British South African Company Police |
| 37 |
B.W |
Black Watch |
| 38 |
Bdr |
Bombadier |
| 39 |
BDU |
Bomb Disposal Unit |
| 40 |
B-N Rlwy.Bn |
Bengal-Nagpur Railway Battalion |
| 41 |
Bo.Cavy |
Bombay Cavalary |
| 42 |
Bo.CMT.Dept |
Bombay Commisariat Department |
| 43 |
Bo.Grds/Grnds |
Bombay Grenadiers |
| 44 |
Bo.M.D |
Bombay Medical Department |
| 45 |
Bo.N.I |
Bombay Native Infantry |
| 46 |
Bo.S.&M |
Bombay Sappers and Miners |
| 47 |
Br.Coy |
Bearer Company |
| 48 |
Brig. |
Brigadier |
| 49 |
C & TC |
Commissariat & Transport Corps. |
| 50 |
C.Cps |
Camel Corps |
| 51 |
CGD |
Clerk General Duties |
| 52 |
C.I.H |
Central India Horse |
| 53 |
C.L.I |
Ceylon Light Infantry |
| 54 |
C.M.B |
Coastal Motor Boats |
| 55 |
Capt |
Captain |
| 56 |
C-D |
Camel-Driver |
| 57 |
Cdr/Comd. |
Commander |
| 58 |
CEO |
Chief Executive officer |
| 59 |
CG |
Coast Guard |
| 60 |
CLH |
Calcutta Light Horse |
| 61 |
CMMP |
Corps of Military Mounted Police |
| 62 |
CMO |
Chief Medical officer |
| 63 |
CMP |
Corps of Military Police |
| 64 |
C.N.Regt |
Chota Nagpur Regiment |
| 65 |
Col |
Colonel |
| 66 |
Coolie/Cooly |
A porter |
| 67 |
COS |
Chief of Staff |
| 68 |
Cpl. |
Corporal |
| 69 |
CPO |
Chief Petty officer |
| 70 |
CSI |
Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
| 71 |
D.C.O Lancers |
Duke of Connaughts own Lancers |
| 72 |
DADVRS |
Deputy Asst. Director Veterinary Remount Section |
| 73 |
DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| 74 |
Dfdr |
Duffadar-A post in the British & Indian Army |
| 75 |
DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross |
| 76 |
DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal |
| 77 |
Dvr |
Driver |
| 78 |
E.A.P |
East African Police |
| 79 |
E B C |
Eastern Bengal Company |
| 80 |
E.B.Ry.Bn |
East Bengal Railway Battalion |
| 81 |
E.B.S.R.V.R. |
East Bengal State Railway Volunteer Rifles Regiment |
| 82 |
E.Dvr |
Engine Driver |
| 83 |
E.I.Ry.R. |
East India Railway Regiment |
| 84 |
ED |
Efficiency Decoration |
| 85 |
EM |
Efficiency Medal |
| 86 |
EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| 87 |
ERD |
Emergency Reserve Decoration |
| 88 |
Eur.Fus |
European Fusilears |
| 89 |
F.C |
Frontier Constabulary |
| 90 |
F.F.R |
Frontier Forces Rifles/Regiment |
| 91 |
F.G.A |
Frontier Garrison Artillery |
| 92 |
F.O.of M.Pol |
Federation of Malaya Police |
| 93 |
FMR |
Frontier Mounted Rifles |
| 94 |
G.C.C |
Government Camel Corps |
| 95 |
G.I.P.Rlwy.Bn |
Greater Indian Peninsula Railways Battalion |
| 96 |
G.O.I/G.I |
Gazette of India |
| 97 |
G.R |
Gurkha Regiment |
| 98 |
G.T.R |
Gurkha Transport Regiment |
| 99 |
GBE |
Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire |
| 100 |
GCIE |
Knight Grand Commander Order of the British Empire |
| 101 |
GCSI |
Knight Grand Commander Order of the Star of India |
| 102 |
Gnr |
Gunner |
| 103 |
GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| 104 |
GPWS |
Ground Proximity Warning System |
| 105 |
GR |
Gurkha Rifles |
| 106 |
GSC |
General Service Corps |
| 107 |
GSO |
General Staff Officer |
| 108 |
H.E.I.C |
Honourable East India Company |
| 109 |
HA |
Horse Artillery |
| 110 |
Hav. |
Havaldar-A post in the British & Indian Army |
| 111 |
HCR |
Household Cavalry Regiment |
| 112 |
HRS |
Hussars |
| 113 |
I.A.C.C |
Indian Army Corps of Clerks |
| 114 |
I.A.O.C |
Indian Army Ordnance Corps |
| 115 |
I.A.R.O |
Indian Army Reserve of officers |
| 116 |
I.A.S.C/I.S.C |
Indian Army Service Corps/Indian Service Corps |
| 117 |
I.D.F |
Indian Defence Forces |
| 118 |
I.E.M.E |
Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| 119 |
I.M.D |
Indian Medical Department |
| 120 |
I.M.L |
Indian Miscellaneous List |
| 121 |
I.M.Ry |
Indian Military Railways |
| 122 |
I.M.S |
Indian Medical Service |
| 123 |
I.M.W.S |
Indian Military Works Services |
| 124 |
I.P.S |
Indian Postal Service |
| 125 |
I.S.I |
Imperial Service Infantry |
| 126 |
I.S.M.D |
Indian Subordinate Medical Department |
| 127 |
I.S.Infy |
Imperial Service Infantry |
| 128 |
I.S.T.Corps |
Imperial Service Transport Corps |
| 129 |
I.U.L |
Indian Un-attached List |
| 130 |
I.W.T |
Indian Water Transport |
| 131 |
IOM |
Indian Order of Merit |
| 132 |
IRC |
Infantry Reserve Corps |
| 133 |
Jemdr. |
Jemadar-A post in the British & Indian Army |
| 134 |
K.C.C |
Khairpur Camel Corps |
| 135 |
K.G.F.Bn |
Kolar Gold Fields Battalion |
| 136 |
KCIE |
Knight Commander Order of the Indian Empire |
| 137 |
KCIO |
King's Commissioned Indian Officer |
| 138 |
KCSI |
Knight Commander Order of the Star of India |
| 139 |
KMB |
Kashmir Mountain Battery |
| 140 |
L.C |
Labour Transport |
| 141 |
L.G |
London Gazette |
| 142 |
L.T.Corps |
Land Transport Corps |
| 143 |
L/Nk |
Lance Naik-A post in the British & Indian Army |
| 144 |
Lcrs |
Lancers |
| 145 |
Ldfdr/LD |
Lance Deffadar |
| 146 |
Lt.Cdr. |
Lieutenant Commander |
| 147 |
Lt.Col. |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| 148 |
M.&S.M.Ry.Rif |
Madras & Southern Mahratta Railway Battalion |
| 149 |
M.E.S |
Military Engineering Services |
| 150 |
M.F.D |
Military Farms Department |
| 151 |
M.I.C |
Medal Index Card |
| 152 |
M.I.D |
Mention In Despatches |
| 153 |
M.N.I |
Madras Native Infantry |
| 154 |
M.P.B |
Military Police Battalion |
| 155 |
Maj. |
Major |
| 156 |
Maj.Gen. |
Major General |
| 157 |
MFS |
Medical Field Service |
| 158 |
MGC. |
Machine Gun Corps |
| 159 |
MI |
Mounted Infantry |
| 160 |
MMGS |
Motor Machine Gun Service |
| 161 |
MSC |
Medical Staff Corps |
| 162 |
Mtn.Bty |
Mountain Battery |
| 163 |
MTO |
Motor Transport office |
| 164 |
N.B.M.Rif |
North Bengal Mounted Rifles |
| 165 |
N.W.F |
North West Frontier |
| 166 |
N.W.F.P |
North West Frontier Police |
| 167 |
N.W.Ry.Bn |
North West Railway Battalion |
| 168 |
NCO |
Non Commissioned officer |
| 169 |
NI |
Native Infantry |
| 170 |
NK |
Naik-a post in the British & Indian army |
| 171 |
NSS Bn. |
Northern Shan States Battalion Burma Military Police |
| 172 |
OWA |
Operator Wireless Artillery |
| 173 |
O.&R.Rlwy.Vol.Rif |
Oudh & Rohilkund Railway Volunteer Rifles |
| 174 |
O.ST.J.J |
Order of St. John |
| 175 |
OBE |
Order of the British Empire |
| 176 |
P.C |
Police Constable |
| 177 |
P.C.&C.D |
Port Conservation & Construction Department |
| 178 |
P.L.H |
Punjab Light Horse |
| 179 |
P.P |
Punjab Police |
| 180 |
Pjb |
Punjab Regiments |
| 181 |
Pjbs/Pjbis |
Punjabis |
| 182 |
Pol.Dept |
Political Department |
| 183 |
PSO |
Personal Staff Officer |
| 184 |
R.A |
Royal Artillery |
| 185 |
R.F.R |
Royal Fleet Reserve |
| 186 |
R.G.A |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
| 187 |
R.G.R |
Royal Gurkha Rifles/Regiment (the 5th Gurkhas) |
| 188 |
R.I.A.S.C |
Royal Indian Army Service Corps |
| 189 |
R.I.M / R.I.M.S |
Royal Indian Marine Services (the Navy) |
| 190 |
R.I.S. Lancers |
Rampur Imperial Service Lancers |
| 191 |
R.N |
Royal Navy |
| 192 |
RAC |
Royal Armoured Corps |
| 193 |
RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| 194 |
RAFVR |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| 195 |
RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
| 196 |
RAOC |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
| 197 |
RAPC |
Royal Army Pay Corps |
| 198 |
RARO |
Royal Army Reserve Corps |
| 199 |
RASC |
Royal Army Service Corps |
| 200 |
RAVC |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps |
| 201 |
RB |
Rifle Brigade |
| 202 |
RCT |
Royal Corps of Transport |
| 203 |
RE |
Royal Engineers |
| 204 |
RF |
Royal Fusiliars |
| 205 |
RFA |
Royal Field Artillery |
| 206 |
RFC |
Royal Flying Corps |
| 207 |
Rfmn. |
Rifleman |
| 208 |
RM |
Royal Marines |
| 209 |
RMLI |
Royal Marine Light Infantry |
| 210 |
RMP |
Royal Military Police |
| 211 |
RMT.Dept |
Remount Department |
| 212 |
RNR |
Royal Naval Reserve |
| 213 |
RNVR |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| 214 |
RO |
Radio Operator |
| 215 |
RPC |
Royal Pioneer Corps |
| 216 |
Ry.Bn.S.&M |
Railway Battalion Sappers & miners |
| 217 |
S.&M |
Sappers and Miners |
| 218 |
S.&T.Corps |
Supply and Transport Corps |
| 219 |
S.A.I |
South African Infantry |
| 220 |
S.B.S |
Sick Berth Steward |
| 221 |
S.C.Corps |
Sudan Camel Corps |
| 222 |
S.F |
State Forces |
| 223 |
S.I.Ry.Vol.RF |
South India Railway Volunteer Rifles |
| 224 |
Sep/Sy |
Sepoy-A post in the British & Indian Army |
| 225 |
Sgt. |
Sergeant |
| 226 |
SI |
Star of India |
| 227 |
SJAB |
St. John Ambulance Brigade |
| 228 |
Sowar |
A Sepoy on a horse/mule etc./A Sepoy in the Cavalry |
| 229 |
SPMR |
Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles |
| 230 |
SVLH |
Surma Valley Light Horse |
| 231 |
U.B.Batt |
Upper Burma Battalion |
| 232 |
U.P.P |
Upper/United Provinces Police |
| 233 |
UNSM |
United Nations Service Medal |
| 234 |
V.R.B.G |
Vice-Roy's Body Guard |
| 235 |
VM |
Victory Medal |
| 236 |
W/S |
War Substantive (a temporary war rank) |
| 237 |
WAAF |
Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
| 238 |
WRAC |
Women's Royal army Corps |
| 239 |
WRAF |
Women's Royal Air Force |
| ...end of table |
