Glossary
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- (I)
- Denotes an Officer who has passed for Interpreter. (Source: Australian Navy List, 1941)
- I
- Intelligence
- I
- Iraq clasp to Australian Service Medal (ASM)
- I
- Islands West of Papua New Guinea, including Dutch New Guinea (RAAF)
- I
- Intelligence Officer (RAF)
- I & R
- Intelligence and Reconnaissance. At District and Province Level I & R Squads (District) and Pls (Province) were found. They were Regional Forces (RF) troops and were tasked for special missions by the District/Province Chiefs.
- I & R
- Issue and receipt
- I CTZ
- 1st Corps Tactical Zone (Vietnam War)
- I Lt Cr
- Instructor Lieutenant Commander (Naval)
- I of A
- Inspector of Administration (now IDAMIN)
- I of M
- Inspector of Mines
- I/C
- In charge of
- IA
- Indian Army
- IA
- Indian Artillery
- IADS
- Integrated Air Defence System
- IAEA
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- IAFD
- Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot
- IAFS
- Indian Air Formation Signals
- IAMC
- Indian Army Medical Corps
- IAS
- Indicated air speed (USA)
- IASC
- Indian Army Service Corps
- IBRD
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- IC
- Information Center (USA)
- IC
- Instructor Captain (Naval)
- IC
- Internal Combustion
- IC
- Internment Camp
- ICAO
- International Civil Aviation Organisation
- ICAP
- Integrated Civic Action Progamme. This is a co-ordinated intelligence/civic action combined United States/Government of [South] Vietnam (GVN) activity conducted in a contested or insecure area for the purpose of gathering intelligence and conducting civi
- ICBM
- Intercontinental ballistic missile(s)
- ICC
- Imperial Camel Corps (First World War)
- ICC
- International Control Commission for supervision of the 1954 Geneva Agreement. Represented by Canada, India, Poland
- ICFY
- International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia (Peacekeeping)
- ICJ
- International Court of Justice (United Nations Organisation - UNO)
- ICKT
- Integrated Circuit
- ICSSEA
- Integrated Communications Systems
- ICT
- Inflammation of connective tissues (First World War)
- IDC
- Graduate of the Imperial Defence College
- IDC
- Imperial Defence College
- idc
- Denotes an Officer who has completed a course at the Imperial Defence College. (Source: Australian Navy List, 1941)
- IDCO
- Identity Card Officer
- IDD
- International Direct Dial (telephone services)
- IDENT
- Identity
- IE
- Corps of Indian Engineers
- IE
- Initial Equipment
- IEF
- Indian Expeditionary Force
- IEFC
- International Emergency Food Council
- IEME
- Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- IF
- Instrument Flying
- IFF
- In Flight Following
- IFF
- Identification Friend or Foe (RAAF)
- IFR
- Instrument Flight Rules
- IFS
- International Financial Statistics
- IFS
- Inshore Fire Support Ship
- IG
- Inspector General (USA)
- IG
- Irish Guards
- I‑G
- Inspector General
- IGC
- Inspector General of Communications (First World War)
- IGC
- Instructional Croup Commander
- IGM
- Inspector General of Munitions
- IHC
- International Health Certificate
- IHC
- International Harvester Corporation (Vietnam)
- IHIA
- Include This Headquarters Information Address
- II
- Iran-Iraq clasp to Australian Service Medal (ASM)
- IIFFV
- II Field Force Vietnam
- ILO
- International Labour Organisation
- ILO
- In Lieu Of
- ILS
- Instrument Landing System
- IMAV
- Intermediate Maintenance Availability
- IMB
- Independent Mixed Brigade
- IMCO
- Inter‑Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation
- IMF
- International Monetary Fund (United Nations Organisation - UNO)
- IMF
- International Monetary Fund
- IMGU
- Inspector of Machine Gun Units
- IMNS
- Imperial Military Nursing Service
- IMP
- Imperial
- IMP
- Improved
- Imp Cam Bde
- Imperial Camel Brigade
- Imp Mtd DAC
- Imperial Mounted Divisional Ammunition Column [First World War British Artillery Unit]
- Imp Mtd Div
- Imperial Mounted Division
- IMS
- Indian Medical Service (First World War)
- IMS
- Inshore Mine Sweeper Type 1
- IMTFE
- International Military Tribunal for the Far East
- INA
- Indian National Army
- INCL
- Includes/including
- INDEP
- Independent
- Indep Armd Wksp S S
- Independent Armoured Workshop Stores Section (Vietnam War)
- Indep Recce Flt
- Independent Reconnaissance Flight (Vietnam War)
- India
- India
- Indn
- Indian
- Indon
- Indonesia
- Inf
- Infantry (First World War)
- INF
- Intermediate-range nuclear forces
- Infm
- Information
- Info
- Information (USA)
- Info sec
- Information’s Security
- INLR
- Item No Longer Required
- Innisks
- The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- INOC
- Inoculate
- INOP
- Inoperative
- INS
- Inertial Navigation System
- INSEC
- Internal Security
- INSP
- Inspect
- INST
- Instrument
- INSTFITT
- Instrument Fitter
- INSTL
- Install
- INSTMECH
- Instrument Mechanic
- INSTN
- Instruction
- INSTR
- Instructor
- Int
- Intelligence
- Int GHQ EEF
- Intelligence, General Headquarters, Egyptian Expeditionary Force [First World War British Headquarters Unit]
- Int GHQ MEF
- Intelligence, General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [First World War British Headquarters Unit]
- Int HQ 1st ANZAC Corps
- Intelligence, Headquarters, 1st ANZAC Corps [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]
- Int HQ 2nd ANZAC Corps
- Intelligence, Headquarters 2nd ANZAC Corps [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]
- Int HQ ANZAC
- Intelligence, Headquarters Australian & New Zealand Army Corps [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]
- Int HQ Aust Corps
- Intelligence, Headquarters Australian Corps [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]
- Int HQ Desert Mtd Corps
- Intelligence, Headquarters Desert Mounted Corps [First World War British Headquarters Unit]
- Int HQ NZ&A Div
- Intelligence, Headquarters New Zealand & Australian Division [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]
- Int O
- Intelligence Officer (USA)
- Int Sums GHQ EEF
- Intelligence Summaries, General Headquarters, Egyptian Expeditionary Force [[First World War British Headquarters Unit]
- INTELO
- Intelligence Officer
- INTERCNT
- Interconnect
- INTERCOMM
- Intercommunication
- Interfect
- International Force in East Timor
- INTERFET
- International Force for East Timor
- Intimate Psyop
- A technique used at small unit (platoon) level. Portable loudspeakers contact to surrender. Oral messages are delivered during lulls in fire and may be combined with leaflet drops.
- INTMED
- Intermediate
- INTREP
- Intelligence Report
- INTRO
- Introduce
- INTSUM
- Intelligence Summaries
- INVH
- Inventory Holder
- IO
- Intelligence Officer
- IOO
- Inspecting Ordnance Officer. Gathers and imparts information regarding the situation.
- IOX
- Inspector of Explosives
- IP
- Initial Points (USA)
- IPC
- Initial Procurement Committee
- IR
- Immediate Reserves
- IR
- International Relations
- IR
- Infra red
- IR
- Infanterie Regiment (Infantry Regiment - German, First World War)
- IRBM
- Intermediate-range ballistic missile(s)
- IRC
- International Red Cross
- IRE
- Instrument Rating Examiner
- IRO
- International Refugee Organisation
- IS
- Israel
- ISA
- Instrument Standard Atmosphere
- ISB
- Independent Sideband
- ISIS
- Inter Service Information Series, Oxford
- ISLD
- Indian Salvage and Local Disposal
- Ismailia Int Reps GHQ MEF
- Intelligence Reports, Ismailia, General Headquarters, Egyptian Expeditionary Force [First World War British Headquarters Unit]
- ISO
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order
- ISS
- Issue
- ISTD
- Inter Service Topographical Department, Oxford
- ISTDC
- Inter Service Training and Development Centre
- IT
- Instructional Technique
- IT
- Italy
- ITB
- Infantry Training Battalion
- ITO
- International Trade Organisation
- ITS
- Initial Training School (RAAF)
- ITU
- International Telecommunication Union
- ITV
- Independent Television News (London)
- ITW
- Initial Training Wing (RAF)
- IWCS
- Integrated Wideband Communications System
- IWGC
- Imperial War Graves Commission
- IWT
- Inland Water Transport
This Glossary is intended as a research tool that makes the Memorial’s records more accessible. As such, it contains terms that have been encountered in the Memorial’s collection of primary records as well as in secondary sources. Users should note, therefore, that some of the terms may not reflect accepted usage; some may even appear to be incorrect.

