ABBREVIATIONS

A&AEE

Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

A/MTB

Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat

A/T

Anti-Tank

A/TK

Anti-Tank

AA

Anti-Aircraft

AACU

Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

Abdacom

Code-name for the Supreme Allied Headquarters, S.W. Pacific, which formed on 15 January, 1942, and absorbed GHQ

Abdair

Codename of the Air Section of Supreme Allied H.Q., S.W. Pacific

ADA

Anglo, Dutch and Australian (agreement)

ADB

American, Dutch and British (agreement)

ADC

Aide-De-Camp

ADMS

Assistant Director Medical Services

Adv

Advanced

AFC

Air Force Cross

AFV

Armed Fighting Vehicle

AHK

Headquarters of the Dutch Commander-in-Chief at Bandoeng, Java

AHQ

Air Headquarters

AIF

Australian Imperial Forces

ALG

Advanced Landing Ground

AME

Air Ministry Experimental (station – Radar)

AOA

Air Officer in charge of Administration

AOC

Air Officer Commanding

AP

Armour Piercing

ARP

Air Raid Precautions

ASP

Air Stores Park

(B)

Bomber

BAF

Burma Auxiliary Force

Bde

Brigade

BFF

Burma Frontier Force

Bn, Btn

Battalion

Britair

Code-name for AHQ in Java after the dissolution of Supreme Allied HQ, S.W. Pacific

Bty

Battery

CAAD

Commander, Anti-Aircraft Defence

CB

Companion of the Order of Bath

CBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Cdr

Commander

C-in-C

Commander-in-Chief

CMG

Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

CNAC

China National Aviation Corporation

CO

Commanding Officer

Comd

Command

COS

Chiefs of Staff

CRE

Commander Royal Engineers

CSF

Commander, Singapore Fortress

DAAG

Deputy Assistant Adjutant General

D/F

Direction Finding (Radar)

DFC

Distinguished Flying Cross

DGCD

Director General of Civil Defence

Def.

Defence

Div

Division

DSC

Distinguished Service Cross

DSO

Distinguished Service Order

(F)

Fighter

(FB)

Fighter Boat

FDC

Fighter Defence Commander

FECB

Far East Combined Bureau (a combined service intelligence organisation for obtaining intelligence, under Admiralty administration, throughout the Far East)

FFR

Frontier Force Rifles

FMS

Federated Malay States

FMSVF

Federated Malay States Volunteer Force

GC

George Cross

GCVO

Knight Grand Cross of The Royal Victorian Order

GHQ

General Headquarters

GL

Ground Locating/Gun Locating

GOC

General Officer Commanding

GSO

General Staff Officer

gp

group

(GR)

General Reconnaissance

GSOI

General Staff Officer, Intelligence

HAA

Heavy Anti-Aircraft

HE

High Explosive, His Excellency

HKSRA

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

HKVDC

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

HMAS

His Majesty’s Australian Ship

HMS

His Majesty’s Ship

HQ

Headquarters

HQMC

Headquarters of the General Officer Commanding, Malaya Command

i/c

in command

IE

Initial Equipment

in

inch(es)

inc, incl

included

Ind

Independent

IR

Immediate Reserve

KBE

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

KCB

Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of theBath

KOYLI

King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

LNC

Local Naval Craft

MC

Military Cross

MG

Machine Gun

mph

miles per hour

MRNVR

Malayan Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

MT

Motor Transport

MTB

Motor Torpedo Boat

MU

Maintenance Unit

MVAF

Malayan Volunteer Air Force

MVO

Member of the Royal Victorian Order

NAAFI

Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes

NCO

Non Commissioned Officer

NEI

Netherlands East Indies

(NF)

Night Fighter

NLO

Naval Liaison Officer

Norgroup

Code-name for Group HQ controlling air operations in Northern Malaya

OBE

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

OC

Officer Commanding

Op, Ops.

Operation(s)

OTU

Operational Training Unit

PAD

Passive Air Defence

posns

positions

PRU

Photographic Reconnaissance Unit

RA

Royal Artillery

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

RAF

Royal Air Force

RAMC

Royal Army Medical Corps

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

RAOC

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

RAPC

Royal Army Pay Corps

RASC

Royal Army Service Corps

RAVC

Royal Army Veterinary Corps

rd/rds

round(s)

RDF

Radio Direction Finding (Radar)

RE

Royal Engineers

Recgroup

Code-name for the Allied Air Reconnaissance Group responsible for seaward reconnaissance of whole sphere of Supreme Allied Command, S.W. Pacific

Regt

Regiment

RN

Royal Navy

RSU, R&SU

Repair and Salvage Unit

RT, R/T

Receiver-Transmitter/Radio Transmitter/Radio Telephony

SAA

Small Arms Ammunition

SAO

Senior Administrative Officer

SASO

Senior Air Staff Officer

Sitrep

Situation Report(s)

SL

Squadron Leader

SS

Steam Ship/Straits Settlements

SSVF

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

(TB)

Torpedo Bomber

tp, tps

troop(s)

TK

Tank

UMS

Un-federated Malay States

US

United States

USN

United States Navy

VAD

Voluntary Aid Detachment

VC

Victoria Cross

VHF

Very High Frequency

WD

War Department

WDV

Wreck Dispersal Vessel

Westgroup

Code-name allotted to AHQ on the formation of SupremeAllied H.Q., S.W. Pacific

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