The National Archives of Canada has a great many records pertaining
to individuals military personnel from World War I service. Those
records are littered with abbreviations familiar at the time, but
now may be obscure. The following abbreviations and their meanings
have been extracted from a two-page document that accompanies records
acquired from the National Archives. Thanks to AFHS member, Frank
Morrow, for bringing this information to our attention.
| Adj |
Adjutant |
| adm |
admitted |
| ARD |
Alberta Regimental Depot |
| att'd |
attached |
| auth |
authorized, authority |
| AWL |
Absent without leave |
| Batt'n, Bn |
Battalion |
| BCRD |
British Columbia Regimental Depot |
| BEF |
British Expeditionary Force |
| Bty |
Battery |
| CADC |
Canadian Army Dental Corps |
| CAMC |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| CASC |
Canadian Army Service Corps |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| CBD |
Canadian Base Details |
| CCAC |
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre |
| CCCC |
Canadian Corps Composite Company |
| CCD |
Canadian Convalescent Depot |
| CCRC |
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp |
| CCS |
Casualty Clearing Station |
| CDD |
Canadian Discharge Depot |
| CDAC |
Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column |
| CE |
Canadian Engineers |
| CEF |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| CERD |
Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot |
| CFA |
Canadian Field Ambulance |
| CFA |
Canadian Field Artillery |
| CFC |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
| CGA |
Canadian Garrison Artillery |
| CGH |
Canadian General Hospital |
| CGR |
Canadian Garrison Regiment |
| CL |
Casualty List |
| CLH |
Canadian Light Horse |
| CMGC |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
| CMR |
Canadian Mounted Rifles |
| C of I |
Court of Inquiry |
| Com |
Command |
| Conv |
Convalescent |
| CORD |
Central Ontario Regimental Depot |
| Coy |
Company |
| CRCR |
Canadian Reserve Calvary Regiment |
| CRT |
Canadian Railway Troops |
| CSM |
Company Sergeant-Major |
| DAC |
Divisional Ammunition Company |
| DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| dis |
discharged |
| Div |
Division |
| DO |
Daily Order (of a unit) |
| D of W |
Died of wounds |
| Dvr |
Driver |
| emb |
embarked |
| EORD |
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot |
| Frac |
Fractured |
| GC Badge |
Good Conduct Badge |
| Gen |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| Gnr |
Gunner |
| GSW |
Gunshot Wound |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| HMS |
His Majesty's Service |
| HMT |
His Majesty's Troopship |
| Hosp |
Hospital |
| HOW |
Howitzer |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| inv "wd" |
invalided wounded |
| KIA |
Killed in action |
| LG (Lon. Gaz.) |
London Gazette |
| LMB |
Light Mortar Battery |
| LSH |
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) |
| M&D |
Medals & Decorations |
| MC |
Military Cross |
| MD |
Military District (or Depot) |
| MIA |
Missing in action |
| MID |
Mentioned-in-Dispatches |
| Mil |
Military |
| Miss |
missing |
| MM |
Military Medal |
| MRD |
Manitoba Regimental Depot |
| NSRD |
Nova Scotia Regimental Depot |
| NYD |
not yet determined |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OMFC |
Overseas Military Forces of Canada |
| O.S. |
Overseas |
| P&S |
Plaque & Scroll (Memorial) |
| Pnr |
Pioneer |
| PPCLI |
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
|
| pres |
presumed |
| Proc |
proceeded |
| Pte |
Private |
| Pt. II O |
Part II Orders |
| PUO |
Pyrexia of unknown origin |
| QRD |
Quebec Regimental Depot |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RCD |
Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| RCHA |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| RCR |
Royal Canadian Regiment |
| rem |
remained |
| rept |
reported |
| Res |
Reserve |
| RFB |
Reported from Base |
| RFC |
Royal Flying Corps |
| RSM |
Regimental Sergeant-Major |
| RTC |
Returned to Corps |
| RTU |
Returned to Unit |
| SEF |
Siberian Expeditionary Force |
| SOS |
Struck off strength (of a unit) |
| Spr |
Sapper |
| SS |
Steamship |
| Staty |
Stationary (Hospital) |
| SW |
Shrapnel (Shell) wound |
| TMB |
Trench Mortar Battery |
| TOS |
Taken on strength (of a unit) |
| Tpr |
Trooper |
| trans |
transferred |
| unk |
unknown |
| w, (w) |
wounded |
| WORD |
Western Ontario Regimental Depot |
