ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THESE VOLUMES
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M | |
m. = | mile or miles. |
Maj. = | Major. |
Maj.-Gen. = | Major-General. |
M.B.E. = | Member of the Order of the British Empire. |
M.C. = | Military Cross (British); Master of Chemistry. |
Md. = | Maryland. |
Mdi. = | Middlesex. |
Me. = | Maine. |
Mebu. = | Maschinengewehr-Eisenbeton-unterstand = Reinforced concrete machine-gun emplacement (German). |
M.E.F. = | Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (British 1915–7) |
Mesop. = | Mesopotamia. |
M.G. = | Machine-gun (heavy implied, as a rube). |
M.G.A. = | Major-General in charge of administration, regional commands (British). |
M.G.C. = | Machine-gun Corps. |
M.G.G.S. = | Major-General, General Staff of an Army (British). |
M.g.H. = | Mit geschränkter Haftung = With limited liability (German). |
M.G.K. = | Maschinengewehr-Kompanie = Machine-gun Company (German). |
M.G.O. = | Master-General of the Ordnance (British). |
MJ. = | Military Intelligence; formerly also Mounted Infantry (British). |
Mich. = | Michigan. |
Minn. = | Minnesota. |
Miss. = | Mississippi. |
M.L. = | Muzzle-loading. |
M.M. = | Military Medal (British). |
M. of M. = | Ministry of Munitions (British). |
Mo. = | Missouri. |
Mons. = | Monmouthshire. |
Mont. = | Montana. |
M.S. = | Military Secretary. |
M.T. = | Mechanical Transport. |
m.V. = | mit Verzögerung = Delay-action fuze (German). |
MW. = | Minenwerfer = Trench Mortar (German). |
N | |
N. = | North. |
N.A.C.B. = | Navy and Army Canteen Board (British). |
N.Af. = | North Africa. |
N.Am. = | North America. |
N.C. = | North Carolina. |
N.C.T. = | Nitro-cellulose, Tubular. |
ND. = | North Dakota. |
Neb. = | Nebraska. |
Nev. = | Nevada. |
N.H. = | New Hampshire. |
N.H.P. = | Nominal Horse-power. |
N.I.D. = | Naval Intelligence Division (British). |
N.J. = | New Jersey. |
N.M. = | New Mexico. |
Nor. = | Norway. |
Norf. = | Norfolk. |
Northants. = | Northamptonshire. |
Northumb. = | Northumberland. |
N.O.T. = | Netherlands Overseas Trust. |
Notts. = | Nottinghamshire. |
N.S. = | Gregorian, or new style, Calendar (see 4.994). |
N.U.R. = | National Union of Railwaymen (British). |
N.U.S.E.C. = | National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (British). |
N.U.W.S.S. = | National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (British). |
N.U.W.W. = | National Union of Women Workers (British). |
N.Y. = | New York. |
O | |
O. = | Ohio. |
O.B.E. = | Officer of the Order of the British Empire. |
O.C. = | Officer Commanding (British). |
O.H.L. = | Oberste Heeresleitung = Supreme Army Command (German). |
Okla. = | Oklahoma. |
Ore. = | Oregon. |
O.S. = | Ordnance Survey (British); Julian, or old style. Calendar (see 4.994). |
O.T.C. = | Officers' Training Corps. |
o.V. = | ohne Verzögerung = Direct-action fuze (German). |
Oxon. = | Oxfordshire. |
oz. = | ounce or ounces. |
P | |
P. = | Percussion (fuze). |
Pa. = | Pennsylvania. |
P.A. = | Pour ampliation = Authorized for issue of documents (French Army). |
P.C. = | Poste de Commandement (French Army); Post of Command (U.S.A.) = battle or advanced headquarters (British). |
P. et Cv. = | Parcs et Comois = Trains and columns (French Army). |
P.O. = | Par ordre = By order; by command (French); Post Office. |
PoL = | Poland. |
pop. = | population. |
P.R. = | Poste-retard = Delay-action fuze (French). |
Pr. = | Pounder (Gun designation). |
Pres. = | President. |
Prof. = | Professor. |
pt. = | pint or pints. |
P.V. = | Pigeon voyageur = Carrier-pigeon (French). |
Q | |
Q.A.L.M.N.S. | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (British). |
Q.A.M.F.N.S. | Queen Alexandra's Military Families Nursing Service (British). |
Q.A.R.N.N.S. | Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (British). |
Q.F. = | Quickfiring (artillery). |
Q.G. = | Quartier Général = Headquarters (French). |
Q.G.A2 = | Headquarters of the II. Army (French). |
Q.M.A.A.C. = | Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.) (British). |
Q.M.G. = | Quartermaster-General. |
Q.M.N.G. = | Queen Mary's Needlework Guild (British). |
qr. = | quarter or quarters, |
qt. = | quart or quarts. |
q.v. = | quod vide = which see (Latin), for reference. |
R | |
R. = | Reserve (in troop designations). |
R.A. = | Royal Artillery (British). |
R.A.C. = | Royal Automobile Club (British). |
R.A.F. = | Royal Air Force (British). |
R.A.M.C. = | Royal Army Medical Corps (British). |
R.A.O.C. = | Royal Army Ordnance Corps (British). |
R.A.S.C. = | Royal Army Service Corps (British). |
R.C.S. = | Royal Corps of Signals, since 1919 (British). |
R.D. = | Rive Droite = Right bank (of a river) (French). |
R.E. = | Royal Engineers (British). |
Regt. = | Regiment. |
Res. = | Reserve. |
R.F.A. = | Royal Field Artillery (British). |
R.F.C. = | Royal Flying Corps (British). |
R.G. = | Rive Gauche = Left bank (of a river) (French). |
R.G.A. = | Royal Garrison Artillery (British). |
R.H.A. = | Royal Horse Artillery (British). |
R.I. = | Rhode Island. |
R.I.B.A. = | Royal Institute of British Architects. |
R.I.C. = | Royal Irish Constabulary. |
R.M. = | Royal Marines (British). |
R.M.A. = | Royal Military Academy (Woohwich); Royal Marine Artillery (British). |
R.M.C. = | Royal Military College (England). |
R.M.L.I. = | Royal Marine Light Infantry (British). |
R.N. = | Royal Navy (British). |
R.N.A.F. = | Royal Naval Air Force (British). |
R.N.A.S. = | Royal Naval Air Service (British). |
R.N.R. = | Royal Naval Reserve (British). |
R.N.V.R. = | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (British). |
ro. = | roods. |
rs. = | rupees. |
R.O.D. = | Railway Operating Division (British Army in France). |
R.P. = | Rules of Procedure (British Military Law). |
R.T.O. = | Railway Transport Officer (British and U.S.A.). |
Rutl. = | Rutland. |
R.W. = | Royal Warrant (for pay, etc.) (British). |
S | |
S. = | South. |
s. = | shilling or shillings. |
S.A.E. = | Society of Automobile Engineers. |
Salop = | Shropshire. |
S.C. = | South Carolina. |
S.D. = | South Dakota. |
seq. = | sequens, sequentia = the following (Latin). |
Sil. = | Silesia. |
S.M.O. = | Senior Medical Officer of a formation or station (British). |
S.M.T.O. = | Senior Mechanical Transport Officer of a formation (British). |
Som. = | Somersetshire. |
S.O.S. = | Services of Supply, Rear Zone (U.S.A.), equivalent to British L. of C; also wireless call for life-saving. |
S.P.R. = | Society for Psychical Research. |
S.P.V.D. = | Society for Prevention of Venereal Disease. |
Sq. = | Squadron. |
sq.ft. = | square feet. |
S.R. = | Sans retard = Direct-action (of fuze). |