Roles

Every Appointment of an officer to a Unit is defined by a Role. This Role defines the function that the officer performed in the Appointment.

Please note that this list of Roles is not complete and will be updated on a regular basis.

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RoleName
AGAdjutant-General
ACArea Commander
AA&QMGAssistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General
AAGAssistant Adjutant-General
ACGSAssistant Chief of the General Staff
ACIGSAssistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff
ADAGAssistant Deputy Adjutant-General
ADQMGAssistant Deputy Quartermaster-GeneraL
ADAAssistant Director of Artillery
ADHSAssistant Director of Historical Section
ADMEAssistant Director of Mechanical Engineering
ADOSAssistant Director of Ordnance Services
ADOAssistant Director of Organisation
ADPSAssistant Director of Personal Services
ADSTAssistant Director of Supplies and Transport
ADSURVAssistant Director of Survey
AMGOAssistant Master General of the Ordinance
AMSAssistant Military Secretary
APMAssistant Provost Marshal
AQMGAssistant Quartermaster-General
ASOICAssistant Signal Officer in Chief
BCBase Commander
BMGOBrigade Machine Gun Officer
BMBrigade Major
BMRABrigade Major Royal Artillery
BAABrigadier Anti-Aircraft
BGSBrigadier General Staff
BABrigadier i/c Administration
BRACBrigadier Royal Armoured Corps
BRABrigadier Royal Artillery
CEChief Engineer
CMAChief Military Advisor
COSChief of Staff
CGSChief of the General Staff
CIGSChief of the Imperial General Staff
CSOChief Signal Officer
COGSColonel General Staff
CAColonel i/c Administration
CSTOCommand Supply and Transport Officer
CDTCommandant
COMDRCommander
CHGCommander (Home Guard)
CAACommander Anti-Aircraft Defences
CCDCommander Coast Defences
CCMACommander Corps Medium Artillery
CCRACommander Corps Royal Artillery
CFDCommander Fixed Defences
CINCCommander in Chief
CRACommander Royal Artillery
CRECommander Royal Engineers
CRSIGSCommander Royal Signals
COCommanding Officer
DA&QMGDeputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General
DAGDeputy Adjutant-General
DAGADeputy Adjutant-General "A"
DAGBDeputy Adjutant-General "B"
DAGCDeputy Adjutant-General "C"
DAGDDeputy Adjutant-General "D"
DAGODeputy Adjutant-General "O"
DAA&QMGDeputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General
DAAGDeputy Assistant Adjutant-General
DADADeputy Assistant Director of Artillery
DADOSDeputy Assistant Director of Ordinance Services
DADSDeputy Assistant Director of Supply
DADTDeputy Assistant Director of Transport
DAMGODeputy Assistant Master General of the Ordinance
DAMSDeputy Assistant Military Secretary
DAQMGDeputy Assistant Quartermaster-General
DCEDeputy Chief Engineer
DCGSDeputy Chief of the General Staff
DCGSADeputy Chief of the General Staff "A"
DCGSBDeputy Chief of the General Staff "B"
DCGSCDeputy Chief of the General Staff "C"
DCIGSDeputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
DCINCDeputy Commander in Chief
DDGRESDeputy Director General Reserve Army
DDECDDeputy Director of Electrical and Communications Design
DDFWDeputy Director of Fortifications and Works
DDMEDeputy Director of Mechanical Engineering
DDMECDeputy Director of Mechanisation
DDMIDeputy Director of Military Intelligence
DDMODeputy Director of Military Operations
DDMTDeputy Director of Military Training
DDMOBDeputy Director of Mobilisation
DDMOIDeputy Director of Operations and Intelligence
DDOSDeputy Director of Ordinance Services
DDORGDeputy Director of Organisation
DDPSDeputy Director of Personnel Services
DDPLANDeputy Director of Plans
DDRTDeputy Director of Railway Transportation
DDSDDeputy Director of Staff Duties
DDSTDeputy Director of Supplies and Transport
DDWDeputy Director of Works
DEINCDeputy Engineer in Chief
DMGODeputy Master General of the Ordinance
DMGOADeputy Master General of the Ordinance "A"
DMGOBDeputy Master General of the Ordinance "B"
DMGOCDeputy Master General of the Ordinance "C"
DMILSDeputy Military Secretary
DMADeputy Minister (Army)
DQMGDeputy Quartermaster-General
DQMGADeputy Quartermaster-General "A"
DQMGBDeputy Quartermaster-General "B"
DQMGCDeputy Quartermaster-General "C"
DQMGDDeputy Quartermaster-General "D"
DSOICDeputy Signal Officer in Chief
DGAADirector General Anti-Aircraft Defences
DGRECDirector General of Recruiting
DGTADirector General of the Territorial Army
DGRESDirector General Reserve Army
DADMINDirector of Administration
DAFVDirector of Armoured Fighting Vehicles
DADirector of Artillery
DAUXDirector of Auxiliary Services
DEDDirector of Education
DECDDirector of Electrical and Communications Design
DEDEVDirector of Engineer Development
DEDirector of Engineers
DFWDirector of Fortifications and Works
DHIRDirector of Hirings
DHSDirector of Historical Section
DINFDirector of Infantry
DMEDirector of Mechanical Engineering
DMMDirector of Mechanical Maintenance
DMECDirector of Mechanisation
DMIDirector of Military Intelligence
DMODirector of Military Operations
DMOIDirector of Military Operations and Intelligence
DMOPDirector of Military Operations and Planning
DMPDirector of Military Planning
DMTDirector of Military Training
DMTSDDirector of Military Training and Staff Duties
DMTRDirector of Military Transportation
DMVDirector of Movements
DMQDirector of Movements and Quartering
DORDirector of Operational Research
DOSDirector of Ordinance Services
DORGDirector of Organisation
DOADirector of Organisation and Administration
DPSDirector of Personal Services
DPERSDirector of Personnel Selection
DPLANDirector of Plans
DPOWDirector of Prisoners of War
DQUDirector of Quartering
DRTDirector of Railway Transportation
DRECDirector of Records
DRDirector of Recruiting
DRECRDirector of Recruiting and Mobilisation
DRACDirector of Royal Armoured Corps
DRADirector of Royal Artillery
DSIGSDirector of Signals
DSDDirector of Staff Duties
DSDWDirector of Staff Duties (Weapons)
DSADirector of Supplies and Accomodation
DSTDirector of Supplies and Transport
DSURVDirector of Survey
DTTDirector of Trades Training
DTDirector of Transportation
DVETDirector of Veterans Guard
DWDDirector of Weapons and Development
DWDirector of Works
DWCDirector of Works and Construction
DEODistrict Engineer Officer
DOCDistrict Officer Commanding
DSODistrict Signal Officer
DSTODistrict Supply and Transport Officer
EINCEngineer in Chief
FCFortress Commander
GOCGeneral Officer Commanding
GOCINCGeneral Officer Commanding in Chief
GSO IGeneral Staff Officer 1
GSO IIGeneral Staff Officer 2
GCINCGovernor and Commander in Chief
ICInpector of Cavalry
IIInpector of Infantry
IGInspector General
LGALieutenant-General i/c Administration
MGGSMajor General General Staff
MGAMajor General i/c Administration
MGRACMajor General Royal Armoured Corps
MGRAMajor General Royal Artillery
MGCMajor-General Cavalry
MGOMaster General of the Ordinance
MIISFMilitary Advisor-in-Chief to Indian State Forces
MILSMilitary Secretary
MNDMinister of National Defence
OCOfficer Commanding
OCTOfficer Commanding Troops
OICAOfficer i/c Administration
OICROfficer i/c Records
POMEPrincipal Ordinance Mechanical Engineer
PROVMProvost Marshal
QMGQuartermaster-General
2ICSecond In Command
SO ISenior Officer 1
SOOSenior Officer Ordnance
SORASenior Officer Royal Artillery
SORESenior Officer Royal Engineers
SOREBSenior Officer Royal Engineers (Bomb Disposal)
SOREPSenior Officer Royal Engineers (Personnel)
SORERSenior Officer Royal Engineers (Roads and Bridges)
SORESSenior Officer Royal Engineers (Stores)
SOREWESenior Officer Royal Engineers (Water and E & M)
SOREWSenior Officer Royal Engineers (Works)
SOICSignal Officer in Chief
VAGVice Adjutant-General
VCGSVice Chief of the General Staff
VCIGSVice Chief of the Imperial General Staff
VQMGVice Quartermaster-General