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Abbreviations used in the First World War medal index cards These abbreviations are taken from The Collector and Researcher's Guide to the Great War by Howard Williamson, with kind permission of the author. Unit Information transcribed from the medal index cards includes every unit or corps listed on an individual's card. On the card this may be given in an abbreviated form, but there may be a number of different abbreviations for the same unit. To make it easier to search, we have expanded these abbreviations to their full form. The following list gives the abbreviation and full unit name as well as country. Abbreviation A Unit Country A & N.Z. SIG. SQUN. AIF Australia & New Zealand Signal AUS Squadron AIF A. CYC. CORPS Army Cyclist Corps G.B. A. CYCLIST CORPS Army Cyclist Corps G.B. A. EMP. COY. A.I.F. Army Employment Company AUS A. GYM. ST. Army Gymnastic Staff G.B. A. MULE DEPOT. Army Mule Department I A. PROV. C.A.I.F. Army Provost Corps AIF AUS A. & S. HIGHRS. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders G.B. A. & S.H. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders G.B. A.A.H.A.I.F. Australian Auxiliary Hospital AIF AUS A.A.N.S. Army Auxiliary Nursing Service G.B. A.A.N.S. Australian Army Nursing Service AUS A.B. CPS. Army Bearer Corps I A.B.C. Army Bearer Corps I A.C. SECT. A.I.F. Armoured Car Section A.I.F. AUS A.C.D. Army Chaplains Department G.B. A.D. CORPS Army Dental Corps G.B. A.D.H. Australian Dermatalogical Hospital AUS A.E.C. Army Education Corps G.B. A.F.A.A.I.F. Australian Field Artillery AIF AUS A.F.C. Australian Flying Corps AUS A.G'S OFFICE M.E.F. Adjutants Generals Office M.E.F. AUS A.G.H.A.I.F. Australian General Hospital AIF AUS A.H. CORPS Army Hospital Corps G.B. A.H.C. Army Hospital Corps G.B. A.I.F. Australian Imperial Force AUS A.L. RY. A.I.F. Australian Light Railway AIF AUS A.M.C.A.I.F. Army Medical Corps AIF AUS A.M.P. Assam Military Police I A.M.T.S.A.I.F. Australian Mechanical Transport AUS Service AIF A.N. & M.E.F. Australian Naval & Military AUS Expeditionary Force A.O.C. Army Ordnance Corps G.B. A.O.C.A.I.F. Army Ordnance Corps AIF AUS A.O.D. Army Ordnance Depot G.B. A.O.F. Ancient Order of Foresters G.B. A.P.C. Army Pay Corps G.B. A.P.D. Army Pay Department G.B. A.P.S.S. Army Printing and Stationery G.B. Services A.P.T.C. Army Physical Training Corps G.B. A.R. Assam Rifles I A.R.C.S. Australian Red Cross Society AUS A.R.U.A.I.F. Australian Remount Unit AUS A.S.C. Army Service Corps G.B. A.S.C.A.I.F. Army Service Corps AIF AUS A.S.H.A.I.F. Australian Stationary Hospital AIF AUS A.T.C. ENG. A.I.F. Army Tunnelling Engineers AIF AUS A.V.C. Army Veterinary Corps G.B. A.V.E.S.A.I.F. Australian Veterinary Evacuating AUS Station AIF A.V.H.A.I.F. Australian Veterinary Hospital AIF AUS ACTIVE CITIZEN F. Active Citizen Force S.A. ADEN TRP Aden Troop I AFR. N. MED. C. African Native Medical Corps S.A. Alta Regiment Alberta Regiment Can ALWAR I.S. INFY. Alwar Imperial Service Infantry I AMB. MANNERS Ambulance Manners G.B. AMER. AMB. HOSP. American Ambulance Hospital AM ANSON BTTN. R.N.D. Anson Battalion Royal Naval G.B. Division ANTWERP Antwerp G.B. ARAB RIF. Arab Rifles EA ARM CAR R.N. Armoured Cars Royal Navy G.B. ARM. C. COY. Armoured Car Company G.B. ARTILLERY E.A. Artillery Egyptian Army EG ARTY I.D.F. Garrison Artillery Indian Defence I Force ASHBURNERS L.H. Ashburner's Light Horse S.A.C. ASSAM RIF. Assam Rifles I ATTD. R.N. DIV. Attached Royal Naval Division G.B. ATTD. R.N.D. Attached Royal Naval Division G.B. AUS. VOL. HOSP. Australian Volunteer Hospital AUS AYR YEO Ayrshire Yeomanry G.B. Abbreviation B Unit Country B & C.I. RY BN. I.D.F. Bombay & Central Indian Railway I Battalion Indian Defence Force B.C.R. British Columbia Regiment CAN B.C.R.G.A. Bermuda Contingent Royal BER Garrison Artillery B.G. RYS. A.I.F. Broad Gauge Railway AIF AUS B.G.R.O.C.A.I.F. Broad Gauge Railway Operating AUS Company AIF B.M. POLICE Burma Military Police I B.M. Rif. Bengal Mounted Rifles I B.M. Bertram Mackennal GB B.M.P. ATTD. 15/SIKHS Burma Military Police Attached I 15th Sikhs B.M.P. Burma Military Police I B.R.C. British Red Cross G.B. B.R.C.S. & O. ST. J.J. British Red Cross Society & Order G.B. of St John of Jerusalem B.R.C.S. British Red Cross Society G.B. B.S. Berede Skutters S.A. B.S.A.P. British South African Police S.A. B.S.A.P. British South African Police S.A.C. B.T. Bridging Train I BAGANDA RIF. Baganda Rifles EA BAL. INFY Baluchistan Infantry I BALUCH. INF. Baluchistan Infantry I BALUCHIS Baluchis I BALUCHIS Baluchistan Infantry I BARKLY W. CDO. Barkley West Commando S.A. BASRAH SURVEYS Basrah Surveys Department I BECHL'D. PROT. M.P. Bechuanaland Protectorate S.A.C. Mounted Police BECHUANALAND RIF Buchuanaland Rifles S.A.C. BEDDIE'S SCTS. Beddies Scouts S.A.C. BEDF YEO Bedford Yeomanry G.B. BEDF. R. Bedfordshire Regiment G.B. BEDFS & HERTS R. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire G.B. Regiment BEDS & HERTS R. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire G.B. Regiment BELFIELD SCTS. Belfield Scouts S.A. BELGIAN OX TPT. Belgian Ox Transport EA BENBOW BTTN. R.N.D. Benbow Battalion Royal Naval G.B. Division BENGALIS Bengalis I BEREDE BDE. Berede Brigade S.A. BEREDE BDE. De Berede Brigade S.A. BERKS YEO Berkshire Yeomanry G.B. BERMUDA ART. Bermuda Artillery BER BERMUDA V.R.C. Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps BER BETHAL CDO. Bethal Commando S.A. BETHUNE'S M.I. Bethune's Mounted Infantry S.A.C. BHAMO BN B.M.P. Bhamo Battalion Burma Military I Police BHAVN. I.S. LRS. Bhavnagar Imperial Service I Lancers BHOPAL I.S. LRS. Bhopal Imperial Service Lancers I BHOPAL INF. Bhopal Infantry I BLACK WATCH Black Watch G.B. BLOEMHOF CDO. Bloemhof Commando S.A. BN A.I.F. Battalion (Infantry) AIF AUS BN. E.A. Battalion Egyptian Army EG BO. VOL. ART. Bombay Volunteer Artillery I BOMBAY ARTY I.D.F. Bombay Artillery Indian Defence I Force BOMBAY ARTY. I.D.F. Bombay Artillery Indian Defence I Force BOMBAY BN. I.D.F. Bombay Battalion Indian Defence I Force BOMBAY L.H. Bombay Light Horse I BOMBAY VOL. AR. Bombay Volunteer Artillery I BOMBAY VOL. ART. Bombay Volunteer Artillery I BOMBAY VOL. RIF. Bombay Volunteer Rifles I BORD R Border Regiment G.B. BORDER H. Border Horse S.A.C. BORDER SCTS. Border Scouts S.A.C. BOTHA'S B.S. Botha's Berede Skutters S.A. BOTHA'S CDO. Botha's Commando S.A. BOTHA'S H.R. Botha's Hogeveldt Ruiters S.A. BOTHA'S M. RIF Botha's Mounted Rifles S.A. BOTHA'S NATAL H. Botha's Natal Horse S.A. BOTHA'S SCTS. Botha's Scouts S.A. BR. W.I.R. British West Indies Regiment G.B. BRABANT'S H. Brabant's Horse S.A.C. BRAHMANS Brahmans I BRAND'S CDO. Brand's Commando S.A. BRAND'S H. Brand's Horse S.A. BRAND'S V.S.S. Brand's Vry Staat Skutters S.A. BRANDS F.S. RFLS. Brand's Free State Rifles S.A. BRANDS F.S. RIFLES Brand's Free State Rifles S.A. BRANDS F.S.R. Brand's Free State Rifles S.A. BRANDS F.S.R. Brands Free State Rifles S.A. BRITSTOWN CDO. Britstown Commando S.A. BUCKS YEO Buckinghamshire Yeomanry G.B. BURMA M.RIF. Burma Mounted Rifles I BURMA MIL. P. Burma Military Police I BURMA MOUNTED RFLS. Burma Mounted Rifles I BURMA MTD. RFLS. Burma Mounted Rifles I BURMA RIF. Burma Rifles I BUSH'LD BORD. Bushmanland Borderers S.A.C. BUSH. CBNRS. Bushveldt Carbineers S.A.C. BUTTFTN. CDO. Buttfontein Commando S.A. Abbreviation C Unit Country C. GDS. Coldstream Guards G.B. C. MG. BDE. Canadian Machine Gun Brigade CAN C. MTD. R. Cape Mounted Rifles S.A. C. OF GUIDES Corps of Guides I C. OF GUIDES INF. Corps of Guides Infantry I C. OF HRS. Corps of Hussars G.B. C. OF LOND. YEO. City of London Yeomanry G.B. C. OF LRS. Corps of Lancers G.B. C. OF MIL. ACC. Corps of Military Accountants G.B. C. OF MILY ST. CLERKS Corps of Military Staff Clerks G.B. C. VOLS. City Volunteers S.A.C. C. OF A.S. Corps of Army Schoolmasters G.B. C.-IN-C. BDYGD. Commander In Chief's Bodyguard S.A.C. C.A.D.C. Canadian Army Dental Corps CAN C.A.H.T.C. Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport S.A. Corps C.A.M.C. Canadian Army Medical Corps CAN C.A.S.C. Canadian Army Service Corps CAN C.A.V.C. Canadian Army Veterinary Corps CAN C.C.
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    The Napoleon Series British Cavalry Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815 By Steve Brown 14th Light Dragoons Secondary Title: 1798 - Duchess of York’s Own Regimental History, 14th Light Dragoons 1715: Raised as Dormer's Regiment of Dragoons 1720: Neville's Regiment of Dragoons 1737: Hamilton's Regiment of Dragoons 1749: Tyrawley's Regiment of Dragoons 1751: Numbered as 14th Regiment of Dragoons 1776: 14th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1798: 14th (The Duchess of York's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1830: 14th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1861: 14th (King's) Regiment of Hussars 1921: 14th King's Regiment of Hussars 1922: 14th/20th Hussars on amalgamation with the 20th Hussars 1936: 14th/20th King's Hussars 1992: King's Royal Hussars on amalgamation with the Royal Hussars. Service History and Demographics, 14th Light Dragoons 1793: Ireland; Wexford and Ballinakill; August - Kilkenny; Limerick 1794: Cork; sent 2 troops to Flanders; September - Boxtel 1795: 2 troops in retreat to Bremen; February – 7 troops to West Indies (dismounted); San Domingo; June - 2 troops at Dublin; to Bristol; men absorbed into 8th Dragoons 1796: San Domingo 1797: San Domingo; June – Mirebelais; 25 remaining men to England; October - Chelmsford 1798: Chelmsford; June – Braintree; August – became Duchess of York’s Own; December – Norwich 1799: Norwich; September – Warwick 1800: Norwich; received Fencible Cavalry volunteers, increased from 8 to 10 troops; June – Windsor; October – Canterbury 1801: Canterbury; May – Reading; July – Romford 1802: