Abbreviations
| 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 |