| Role | Name | Service |
| AG | Adjutant-General | Army |
| AA&QMG | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General | Army |
| AAG | Assistant Adjutant-General | Army |
| ACGS | Assistant Chief of the General Staff | Army |
| ACIGS | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff | Army |
| ADAG | Assistant Deputy Adjutant-General | Army |
| ADQMG | Assistant Deputy Quartermaster-GeneraL | Army |
| ADA | Assistant Director of Artillery | Army |
| ADHS | Assistant Director of Historical Section | Army |
| ADME | Assistant Director of Mechanical Engineering | Army |
| ADOS | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services | Army |
| ADST | Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport | Army |
| ADSURV | Assistant Director of Survey | Army |
| AMGO | Assistant Master General of the Ordinance | Army |
| AMS | Assistant Military Secretary | Army |
| AQG | Assistant Quartermaster-General | Army |
| ASOIC | Assistant Signal Officer in Chief | Army |
| BC | Base Commander | Army |
| BM | Brigade Major | Army |
| BMRA | Brigade Major Royal Artillery | Army |
| BAA | Brigadier Anti-Aircraft | Army |
| BGS | Brigadier General Staff | Army |
| BA | Brigadier i/c Administration | Army |
| BRAC | Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps | Army |
| BRA | Brigadier Royal Artillery | Army |
| CE | Chief Engineer | Army |
| CMA | Chief Military Advisor | Army |
| COS | Chief of Staff | Army |
| CGS | Chief of the General Staff | Army |
| CIGS | Chief of the Imperial General Staff | Army |
| CSO | Chief Signal Officer | Army |
| COGS | Colonel General Staff | Army |
| CA | Colonel i/c Administration | Army |
| CSTO | Command Supply and Transport Officer | Army |
| CDT | Commandant | Army |
| CAA | Commander Anti-Aircraft Defences | Army |
| CCD | Commander Coast Defences | Army |
| CCMA | Commander Corps Medium Artillery | Army |
| CCRA | Commander Corps Royal Artillery | Army |
| CFD | Commander Fixed Defences | Army |
| CINC | Commander in Chief | Army |
| CRA | Commander Royal Artillery | Army |
| CRE | Commander Royal Engineers | Army |
| CRSIGS | Commander Royal Signals | Army |
| CO | Commanding Officer | Army |
| DA&QMG | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General | Army |
| DAG | Deputy Adjutant-General | Army |
| DAA&QMG | Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General | Army |
| DAAG | Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General | Army |
| DADA | Deputy Assistant Director of Artillery | Army |
| DADOS | Deputy Assistant Director of Ordinance Services | Army |
| DADS | Deputy Assistant Director of Supply | Army |
| DADT | Deputy Assistant Director of Transport | Army |
| DAMGO | Deputy Assistant Master General of the Ordinance | Army |
| DAQMG | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General | Army |
| DCE | Deputy Chief Engineer | Army |
| DCGS | Deputy Chief of the General Staff | Army |
| DCIGS | Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff | Army |
| DCINC | Deputy Commander in Chief | Army |
| DDGRES | Deputy Director General Reserve Army | Army |
| DDECD | Deputy Director of Electrical and Communications Design | Army |
| DDFW | Deputy Director of Fortifications and Works | Army |
| DDME | Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering | Army |
| DDMEC | Deputy Director of Mechanisation | Army |
| DDMI | Deputy Director of Military Intelligence | Army |
| DDMO | Deputy Director of Military Operations | Army |
| DDMT | Deputy Director of Military Training | Army |
| DDMOB | Deputy Director of Mobilisation | Army |
| DDMOI | Deputy Director of Operations and Intelligence | Army |
| DDOS | Deputy Director of Ordinance Services | Army |
| DDPS | Deputy Director of Personnel Services | Army |
| DDPLAN | Deputy Director of Plans | Army |
| DDRT | Deputy Director of Railway Transportation | Army |
| DDSD | Deputy Director of Staff Duties | Army |
| DDST | Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport | Army |
| DDW | Deputy Director of Works | Army |
| DEINC | Deputy Engineer in Chief | Army |
| DMGO | Deputy Master General of the Ordinance | Army |
| DMILS | Deputy Military Secretary | Army |
| DMA | Deputy Minister (Army) | Army |
| DQMG | Deputy Quartermaster-General | Army |
| DSOIC | Deputy Signal Officer in Chief | Army |
| DGAA | Director General Anti-Aircraft Defences | Army |
| DGREC | Director General of Recruiting | Army |
| DGRES | Director General Reserve Army | Army |
| DADMIN | Director of Administration | Army |
| DAFV | Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles | Army |
| DA | Director of Artillery | Army |
| DAUX | Director of Auxiliary Services | Army |
| DED | Director of Education | Army |
| DECD | Director of Electrical and Communications Design | Army |
| DEDEV | Director of Engineer Development | Army |
| DE | Director of Engineers | Army |
| DFW | Director of Fortifications and Works | Army |
| DHIR | Director of Hirings | Army |
| DHS | Director of Historical Section | Army |
| DINF | Director of Infantry | Army |
| DME | Director of Mechanical Engineering | Army |
| DMM | Director of Mechanical Maintenance | Army |
| DMEC | Director of Mechanisation | Army |
| DMI | Director of Military Intelligence | Army |
| DMO | Director of Military Operations | Army |
| DMOI | Director of Military Operations and Intelligence | Army |
| DMOP | Director of Military Operations and Planning | Army |
| DMT | Director of Military Training | Army |
| DMTR | Director of Military Transportation | Army |
| DOR | Director of Operational Research | Army |
| DOS | Director of Ordinance Services | Army |
| DORG | Director of Organisation | Army |
| DOA | Director of Organisation and Administration | Army |
| DPS | Director of Personal Services | Army |
| DPERS | Director of Personnel Selection | Army |
| DPLAN | Director of Plans | Army |
| DRT | Director of Railway Transportation | Army |
| DREC | Director of Records | Army |
| DRECR | Director of Recruiting and Mobilisation | Army |
| DRAC | Director of Royal Armoured Corps | Army |
| DRA | Director of Royal Artillery | Army |
| DSIGS | Director of Signals | Army |
| DSD | Director of Staff Duties | Army |
| DSDW | Director of Staff Duties (Weapons) | Army |
| DST | Director of Supplies and Transport | Army |
| DSURV | Director of Survey | Army |
| DTT | Director of Trades Training | Army |
| DT | Director of Transportation | Army |
| DWD | Director of Weapons and Development | Army |
| DW | Director of Works | Army |
| DOC | District Officer Commanding | Army |
| DSO | District Signal Officer | Army |
| DSTO | District Supply and Transport Officer | Army |
| EINC | Engineer in Chief | Army |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding | Army |
| GOCINC | General Officer Commanding in Chief | Army |
| GSO I | General Staff Officer 1 | Army |
| GSO II | General Staff Officer 2 | Army |
| GCINC | Governor and Commander in Chief | Army |
| IC | Inpector of Cavalry | Army |
| II | Inpector of Infantry | Army |
| IG | Inspector General | Army |
| LGA | Lieutenant-General i/c Administration | Army |
| MGGS | Major General General Staff | Army |
| MGA | Major General i/c Administration | Army |
| MGRAC | Major General Royal Armoured Corps | Army |
| MGRA | Major General Royal Artillery | Army |
| MGC | Major-General Cavalry | Army |
| MGO | Master General of the Ordinance | Army |
| MIISF | Military Advisor-in-Chief to Indian State Forces | Army |
| MILS | Military Secretary | Army |
| MND | Minister of National Defence | Army |
| OC | Officer Commanding | Army |
| OICA | Officer i/c Administration | Army |
| POME | Principal Ordinance Mechanical Engineer | Army |
| PROVM | Provost Marshal | Army |
| QMG | Quartermaster-General | Army |
| 2IC | Second In Command | Army |
| SOIC | Signal Officer in Chief | Army |
| VAG | Vice Adjutant-General | Army |
| VCGS | Vice Chief of the General Staff | Army |
| VCIGS | Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff | Army |
| VQMG | Vice Quartermaster-General | Army |