The list below details many of the abbreviations used in the text, detailing the military history of the Anzac Soldiers and reference sources.
| A/ | Acting or Assistant (as in A/ Corporal for Acting Corporal) |
| AAH | Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
| AAMC | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| AANS | Australian Army Nursing Service |
| AASC | Australian Army Service Corps |
| ADBD | Australian Divisional Base Depot |
| ADH | Australian Dermatological Hospital |
| AFA | Australian Field Artillery |
| AFC | Australian Flying Corps |
| AGH | Australian General Hospital |
| AIBD | Australian Infantry Base Depot |
| AIF | Australian Infantry Forces (WW1) |
| ALTMB | Australian Light Trench Mortar Mattery |
| AMTMB | Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
|
AL Rwy |
Australian Light Railway (also shown as ALR) |
| AMGBD | Australian Machine Gun Base Depot |
| AMTS | Australian Motor (or Mechanical) Transport Service |
| AN | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Forces |
| ANZAC | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| Arty | Artillery |
| ASC | Army Service Corps |
| ASH | Australia Stationary Hospital |
| AWM | Australian War Memorial |
| AWOL | Absent without leave (also shown as AWL) |
| Bde | Brigade |
| Bdr | Bombardier (equivalent to a corporal in the Artillery) |
| BEF | British Expeditionary Forces |
| BGGS | Brigadier-General, General Staff |
| BGS | Brigadier, General-Staff |
| BGROC | Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
| Bn | Battalion |
| Brig | Brigadier |
| Brig Gen | Brigadier-General |
| Bty | Battery |
| BWM | British War Medal |
| Cptn | Captain |
| CCS | Casualty Clearing Station |
| CFS | Central Flying School |
| C-in-C | Commander-in-Chief |
| CL | CCasualty List |
| CMF | Citizen Military Forces |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
| Cof I | Court of Inquiry |
| Col | Colonel or Column |
| Con Dep | Convalescent Depot |
| Conv | Convalescent |
| Coy | Company |
| CP | Command Post |
| Cpl | Corporal |
| Cps | Corps |
| CQMS | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| CS | Chief of Staff |
| CSM | Company Sergeant Major |
| Cyc | Cyclist |
| CSO | Chief Signals Officer |
| CU | Communications Unit |
| DAH | Disabled Action of the Heart |
| DAC | Divisional Ammunition Column or Divisional Artillery Column |
| DAH | Disordered Action of the Heart- term used to describe Stress Syndrome(PTS) as opposed to physical disorder VDH |
| DC | Detached Commander |
| Dec | Deceased |
| DCM | Distinguished Conduct Medal or District Court Martial |
| DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Dis | Discharge |
| Div | Division |
| DMT | Driver Motor Transport |
| DO | Daily Orders |
| DoW | Died of Wounds |
| DS | Direct Support (Artillery) |
| DSC | Divisional Supply Column |
| DSO | Distinguished Service Order |
| Dvr | Driver |
| EEF | Egyptian Expeditionary Forces |
| Emb | Embark |
| Engrs | Engineers |
| FA | Field Artillery |
| FAB | Field Artillery Brigade |
| F Amb | Field Ambulance |
| Far | Farrier |
| FCE | Field Company Engineers |
| Fd | Field |
| F-Lt | Flight Lieutenant |
| F/O | Flying Office |
| Frac | Fractured |
| FTS | Flying Training School |
| GC | Good Conduct Badge |
| GDD | General Details Depot |
| GHQ | General Headquarters |
| Gnr | Gunner |
| GDD | General Details Depot |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding |
| GSR | General Service Regiment |
| GSW | Gun Shot Wound |
| GSO | General Staff Officer |
| HAG | Heavy Artillery Group |
| HBG | Heavy Bombardment Group |
| HMAS | His/Her Majesty’s Australian Ship |
| HMAT | His/ Her Majesty’s Australian Transport |
| HMS | His/Her Majesty’s Ship or Service |
| HMT | His/Her Majesty’s Transport or Troopship |
| Hosp | Hospital |
| HOW | Howitzer |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| HT | Hired Transport or Horse Transport |
| ICC | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Inf | Infantry |
| Inf Bde | Infantry Brigade |
| KIA | Killed in Action |
| L/Cpl | Lance Corporal |
| L/ Sgt | Lance Sergeant |
| LGROC | Light Gauge Railway Operating Company |
| LH | Light Horse (used with Regiment or Brigade) |
| LHFA | Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| LHTR | Light Horse Training Regiment |
| LISWA | Library and Information Services Western Australia |
| LMB | Light Mortar Battery |
| LMG | Light Machine Gun |
| Lon Gaz | London Gazette |
| Lt | Lieutenant |
| Lt Cdr | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Lt Col | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Lt Gen | Lieutenant-General |
| MD | Military District |
| Maj | Major |
| Maj Gen | Major-General |
| MC | Military Cross |
| MD | Military District |
| MDS | Main Dressing Station |
| MEF | Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli) |
| MG | Machine Gun (Company or Squadron) |
| MI | Marched In |
| MO | Marched Out |
| MIA | Missing in Action |
| MiD | Mentioned in Despatches |
| MM | Military Medal |
| MO | Medical Officer |
| Mtd Reg | Mounted Regiment |
| NAA | National Archives Australia |
| NK | Not KNnown |
| NLA | National Library of Australia |
| NYD | Not yet Determined |
| OTS | Officer Training School |
| OUT | Operational Training Unit |
| PB | Permanent Base- term used when a soldier could not manage active service in the field |
| P&S | Plaque and Scroll (Deadman’s Penny) |
| Pns | Pioneers |
| POW | Prisoner of War |
| Pte | Private |
| PUO | Pyrexia (fever) of Unknown Origin |
| RAA | Royal Australian Artillery |
| RAE | Royal Australian Engineers |
| RBAA | Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery |
| RB | Reserve Brigade |
| RFC | Royal Flying Corps |
| RAGA | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery |
| RMT Unit | Remount Unit |
| RSD | Railhead Supply Depot |
| RTA | Return to Australia |
| Sig | Signals |
| SNLR | Services no longer required |
| SN | Service Number |
| SS | Shoeing Smith |
| SSQM | Shoeing Smith Quarter Master |
| SW | Shrapnel Wound |
| Sqn | Squadron |
| T/ | Temporary (as in Temporary Corporal) |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TMBty | Trench Mortar Battery (with prefix L-Light, M-Medium, H-Heavy |
| TOS | Taken on Strength |
| Tp | Troop |
| Tpr | Trooper |
| Tun Coy | Tunnelling Coy |
| VAD | Voluntary Aid Detachment |
| VC | Victoria Cross |
| VDC | Volunteer Defence Corps |
| VDH | Vavular Disorder of the Heart- a physical disorder as opposed to disordered action caused through stress or trauma (psychosomatic) |
| Vet Sect | Veterinary Section |
| VM | Victory Medal |
| VM | Victory Medal |
| VO | Voyage Only (temporary rank) |
ForFurther References see:
National Archives http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/abbreviations.aspx
Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/glossary/term-a/
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