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Abbreviations Used in Personnel Records (First World War)

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
FGH   Fort Garry Horse
FGHRR   Fort Garry Horse Reserve Regiment
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-Despatches
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
VDG   venereal disease, gonorrhea
VDS   venereal disease, syphilis
w, (w)   wounded
WORD   Western Ontario Regimental Depot
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