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 |