List of Abbreviations

AA Antiaircraft AFC Australian Flying Corps AIF Australian Imperial Force AWM Australian War Memorial ANZAC Australian and New Zealand Army Corps A&QMG Adjutant and Quartermaster General Bdr Bombardier BEF British Expeditionary Force BG Brigadier General BGGS Brigadier General, General Staff BGRA Brigadier General, Royal Artillery BL Breech Loading BM Brigade Major BMHA Brigade Major, Heavy Artillery BMRA Brigade Major, Royal Artillery Capt Captain CBSO Counterbattery Staff Officer CE Chief Engineer CGS Chief of the General Staff CIGS Chief of the Imperial General Staff C-in-C Commander in Chief CMGO Corps Machine Gun Officer CMTO Corps Mechanical Transport Officer Col Colonel CP Commonwealth Pattern Cpl Corporal CRA Commander, Royal Artillery CRE Commander, Royal Engineeers CRS Commonwealth Records Series CTC Camel Transport Corps CTE Corps Troops Engineers cwt Hundredweight d Pence DADOS Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal DesCol Desert Column DesCorps Desert Mounted Corps DGT Director General of Transport DOD Department of Defence DMGO Division Machine Gun Officer DMS Director of Medical Services DSO Distinguished Service Order DTMO Division Trench Mortar Officer DMTS Director of Mechanical Transport Services Dvr Driver EEF Egyptian Expeditionary Force E-in-C Engineer in Chief FM Field Marshal FOO Forward Observation Officer ft Feet g grams Genl General GG Governor General GHQ General Headquarters GOC General Officer Commanding GOCRA General Officer Commanding Royal Artillery GS General Staff GSO General Staff Officer Gnr Gunner HAG Heavy Artillery Group HE High Explosive HF High Frequency HQ Headquarters How Howitzer HTM Heavy Trench Mortar in Inches kg Kilograms kph Kilometres per hour lb Pounds L/Cpl Lance Corporal LF Low Frequency LG Lieutenant General LGO Lewis Gun Officer LHR Light Horse Regiment LOC Line of Communications Lt Lieutenant LTM Light Trench Mortar m metres Maj Major MC Military Cross MEF Mediterranean Expeditionary Force MG Machine Gun or Major General MGGS Major General, General Staff MM Military Medal MOD Minister of Defence MT Mechanical Transport MTM Medium Trench Mortar OC Officer Commanding OP Observation Post oz Ounces psc Passed Staff College Pte Private QF Quick Firing QM Quartermaster QMG Quartermaster General RA Royal Artillery RAF Royal Air Force RAN Royal Australian Navy RE Royal Engineers RFA Royal Field Artillery RFC Royal Flying Corps RGA Royal Garrison Artillery RHA Royal Horse Artillery RN Royal Navy rpg rounds per gun SC Staff Captain Sgt Staff Sergeant SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield SMTO Senior Mechanical Transport Officer SOD Secretary of Defence SSC Secretary of State for Colonies S/Sgt Staff Sergeant t Tonnes US United States of America VC Victoria Cross WO War Office or Warrant Officer