| AAMWS |
Australian Army Medical Womens Service |
| AANS |
Australian Army Nursing Service |
| AATTV |
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam |
| ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| ARVN |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| AWAS |
Australian Womens Army Service |
| AWLA |
Australian Womens Land Army |
| AWM |
Australian War Memorial |
| AWRS |
Australian War Records Section |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| EATS |
Empire Air Training Scheme |
| JAWM |
Journal of the Australian War Memorial |
| MHIS |
Military History Information Section |
| NCO |
Non-commissioned Officer |
| OCTU |
Officer Cadets Training Unit |
| POW |
Prisoner of War |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| RAR |
Royal Australian Regiment |
| RMC |
Royal Military College (Duntroon) |
| RSL |
Returned Servicemens League |
| SAS |
Special Air Service |
| SEATO |
South East Asia Treaty Organisation |
| UN |
United Nations |
| VAD |
Voluntary Aid Detachment |
| VC |
Victoria Cross |
| WAAAF |
Womens Auxiliary Australian Air Force |
| WRAN |
Womens Royal Australian Navy Service |