| AG |
Adjutant-General |
| AC |
Area Commander |
| AA&QMG |
Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General |
| AAG |
Assistant Adjutant-General |
| ACGS |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff |
| ACIGS |
Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| ADAG |
Assistant Deputy Adjutant-General |
| ADQMG |
Assistant Deputy Quartermaster-GeneraL |
| ADA |
Assistant Director of Artillery |
| ADHS |
Assistant Director of Historical Section |
| ADME |
Assistant Director of Mechanical Engineering |
| ADOS |
Assistant Director of Ordnance Services |
| ADO |
Assistant Director of Organisation |
| ADPS |
Assistant Director of Personal Services |
| ADST |
Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport |
| ADSURV |
Assistant Director of Survey |
| AMGO |
Assistant Master General of the Ordinance |
| AMS |
Assistant Military Secretary |
| APM |
Assistant Provost Marshal |
| AQMG |
Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| ASOIC |
Assistant Signal Officer in Chief |
| BC |
Base Commander |
| BMGO |
Brigade Machine Gun Officer |
| BM |
Brigade Major |
| BMRA |
Brigade Major Royal Artillery |
| BAA |
Brigadier Anti-Aircraft |
| BGS |
Brigadier General Staff |
| BA |
Brigadier i/c Administration |
| BRAC |
Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps |
| BRA |
Brigadier Royal Artillery |
| CE |
Chief Engineer |
| CMA |
Chief Military Advisor |
| COS |
Chief of Staff |
| CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
| CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| CSO |
Chief Signal Officer |
| COGS |
Colonel General Staff |
| CA |
Colonel i/c Administration |
| CSTO |
Command Supply and Transport Officer |
| CDT |
Commandant |
| COMDR |
Commander |
| CHG |
Commander (Home Guard) |
| CAA |
Commander Anti-Aircraft Defences |
| CCD |
Commander Coast Defences |
| CCMA |
Commander Corps Medium Artillery |
| CCRA |
Commander Corps Royal Artillery |
| CFD |
Commander Fixed Defences |
| CINC |
Commander in Chief |
| CRA |
Commander Royal Artillery |
| CRE |
Commander Royal Engineers |
| CRSIGS |
Commander Royal Signals |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| DA&QMG |
Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General |
| DAG |
Deputy Adjutant-General |
| DAGA |
Deputy Adjutant-General "A" |
| DAGB |
Deputy Adjutant-General "B" |
| DAGC |
Deputy Adjutant-General "C" |
| DAGD |
Deputy Adjutant-General "D" |
| DAGO |
Deputy Adjutant-General "O" |
| DAA&QMG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General |
| DAAG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
| DADA |
Deputy Assistant Director of Artillery |
| DADOS |
Deputy Assistant Director of Ordinance Services |
| DADS |
Deputy Assistant Director of Supply |
| DADT |
Deputy Assistant Director of Transport |
| DAMGO |
Deputy Assistant Master General of the Ordinance |
| DAMS |
Deputy Assistant Military Secretary |
| DAPM |
Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal |
| DAQMG |
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General |
| DCE |
Deputy Chief Engineer |
| DCGS |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| DCGSA |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff "A" |
| DCGSB |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff "B" |
| DCGSC |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff "C" |
| DCIGS |
Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| DCINC |
Deputy Commander in Chief |
| DDGRES |
Deputy Director General Reserve Army |
| DDECD |
Deputy Director of Electrical and Communications Design |
| DDFW |
Deputy Director of Fortifications and Works |
| DDME |
Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering |
| DDMEC |
Deputy Director of Mechanisation |
| DDMI |
Deputy Director of Military Intelligence |
| DDMO |
Deputy Director of Military Operations |
| DDMT |
Deputy Director of Military Training |
| DDMOB |
Deputy Director of Mobilisation |
| DDMOI |
Deputy Director of Operations and Intelligence |
| DDOS |
Deputy Director of Ordinance Services |
| DDORG |
Deputy Director of Organisation |
| DDPS |
Deputy Director of Personnel Services |
| DDPLAN |
Deputy Director of Plans |
| DDRT |
Deputy Director of Railway Transportation |
| DDSD |
Deputy Director of Staff Duties |
| DDST |
Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport |
| DDW |
Deputy Director of Works |
| DEINC |
Deputy Engineer in Chief |
| DMGO |
Deputy Master General of the Ordinance |
| DMGOA |
Deputy Master General of the Ordinance "A" |
| DMGOB |
Deputy Master General of the Ordinance "B" |
| DMGOC |
Deputy Master General of the Ordinance "C" |
| DMILS |
Deputy Military Secretary |
| DMA |
Deputy Minister (Army) |
| DQMG |
Deputy Quartermaster-General |
| DQMGA |
Deputy Quartermaster-General "A" |
| DQMGB |
Deputy Quartermaster-General "B" |
| DQMGC |
Deputy Quartermaster-General "C" |
| DQMGD |
Deputy Quartermaster-General "D" |
| DSOIC |
Deputy Signal Officer in Chief |
| DGAA |
Director General Anti-Aircraft Defences |
| DGREC |
Director General of Recruiting |
| DGTA |
Director General of the Territorial Army |
| DGRES |
Director General Reserve Army |
| DADMIN |
Director of Administration |
| DAFV |
Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles |
| DA |
Director of Artillery |
| DAUX |
Director of Auxiliary Services |
| DED |
Director of Education |
| DECD |
Director of Electrical and Communications Design |
| DEDEV |
Director of Engineer Development |
| DE |
Director of Engineers |
| DFW |
Director of Fortifications and Works |
| DHIR |
Director of Hirings |
| DHS |
Director of Historical Section |
| DINF |
Director of Infantry |
| DME |
Director of Mechanical Engineering |
| DMM |
Director of Mechanical Maintenance |
| DMEC |
Director of Mechanisation |
| DMI |
Director of Military Intelligence |
| DMO |
Director of Military Operations |
| DMOI |
Director of Military Operations and Intelligence |
| DMOP |
Director of Military Operations and Planning |
| DMP |
Director of Military Planning |
| DMT |
Director of Military Training |
| DMTSD |
Director of Military Training and Staff Duties |
| DMTR |
Director of Military Transportation |
| DMV |
Director of Movements |
| DMQ |
Director of Movements and Quartering |
| DOR |
Director of Operational Research |
| DOS |
Director of Ordinance Services |
| DORG |
Director of Organisation |
| DOA |
Director of Organisation and Administration |
| DPS |
Director of Personal Services |
| DPERS |
Director of Personnel Selection |
| DPLAN |
Director of Plans |
| DPOW |
Director of Prisoners of War |
| DQU |
Director of Quartering |
| DRT |
Director of Railway Transportation |
| DREC |
Director of Records |
| DR |
Director of Recruiting |
| DRECR |
Director of Recruiting and Mobilisation |
| DRAC |
Director of Royal Armoured Corps |
| DRA |
Director of Royal Artillery |
| DSIGS |
Director of Signals |
| DSD |
Director of Staff Duties |
| DSDW |
Director of Staff Duties (Weapons) |
| DSA |
Director of Supplies and Accomodation |
| DST |
Director of Supplies and Transport |
| DSURV |
Director of Survey |
| DTT |
Director of Trades Training |
| DT |
Director of Transportation |
| DVET |
Director of Veterans Guard |
| DWD |
Director of Weapons and Development |
| DW |
Director of Works |
| DWC |
Director of Works and Construction |
| DEO |
District Engineer Officer |
| DOC |
District Officer Commanding |
| DSO |
District Signal Officer |
| DSTO |
District Supply and Transport Officer |
| EINC |
Engineer in Chief |
| FC |
Fortress Commander |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| GOCINC |
General Officer Commanding in Chief |
| GSO I |
General Staff Officer 1 |
| GSO II |
General Staff Officer 2 |
| GCINC |
Governor and Commander in Chief |
| IC |
Inpector of Cavalry |
| II |
Inpector of Infantry |
| IG |
Inspector General |
| LGA |
Lieutenant-General i/c Administration |
| MGGS |
Major General General Staff |
| MGA |
Major General i/c Administration |
| MGRAC |
Major General Royal Armoured Corps |
| MGRA |
Major General Royal Artillery |
| MGC |
Major-General Cavalry |
| MGO |
Master General of the Ordinance |
| MIISF |
Military Advisor-in-Chief to Indian State Forces |
| MILS |
Military Secretary |
| MND |
Minister of National Defence |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OCT |
Officer Commanding Troops |
| OICA |
Officer i/c Administration |
| OICR |
Officer i/c Records |
| POME |
Principal Ordinance Mechanical Engineer |
| PROVM |
Provost Marshal |
| QMG |
Quartermaster-General |
| 2IC |
Second In Command |
| SO I |
Senior Officer 1 |
| SOO |
Senior Officer Ordnance |
| SORA |
Senior Officer Royal Artillery |
| SORE |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers |
| SOREB |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers (Bomb Disposal) |
| SOREP |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers (Personnel) |
| SORER |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers (Roads and Bridges) |
| SORES |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers (Stores) |
| SOREWE |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers (Water and E & M) |
| SOREW |
Senior Officer Royal Engineers (Works) |
| SOIC |
Signal Officer in Chief |
| VAG |
Vice Adjutant-General |
| VCGS |
Vice Chief of the General Staff |
| VCIGS |
Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| VQMG |
Vice Quartermaster-General |