Glossary

In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Here you can find out what they mean.

1 ALSG

1st Australian Logistic Support Group (Vietnam War)

1 RNSWL

1st Royal New South Wales Lancers

1 Roy Glos Huss Yeo

1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry, Imperial Mounted Division [First World War British Cavalry Unit ]

1/1 E Rid Yeo

1/1st East Riding Yeomanry, ANZAC Mounted Division [First World War British Cavalry Unit serving under the ANZAC Mounted Division]

1/1 Lincs Yeo

1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry, ANZAC Mounted Division [First World War British Cavalry Unit serving under the ANZAC Mounted Division]

1/1 Notts S R Yeo

1/1st Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Egyptian Expeditionary Force [First World War British Cavalry Unit]

1/1 Staffs Yeo

1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry, ANZAC Mounted Division [First World War British Cavalry Unit serving under the ANZAC Mounted Division]

1/1 Warwicks Yeo

1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry, Australian Mounted Division [First World War British Cavalry Unit serving under the Australian Mounted Division]

1/1 Welch Hor

1/1st Welch Horse, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [First World War British Cavalry Unit]

1/1 Worcs Yeo

1/1st Worcestershire Yeomanry, Imperial Mounted Division [First World War British Cavalry Unit]

1/lt

First Lieutenant

10 H

10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own)

10 WAMI

10th West Australian Mounted Infantry

101st How Bty

101st Howitzer Battery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

10th ADUS

10th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

10th ALH Regt

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

10th Aust Fd Amb

10th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

10th Aust LTM Bty

10th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

10th Aust Mob Vet Sect

10th Australian Mobile Veterinary Section [First World War AIF Veterinary Unit]

10th Coy AASC

10th Company, Australian Army Service Corps [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

10th Fd Coy AE

10th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

10th Inf Bde

10th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

10th Inf Bn

10th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

10th MG Coy

10th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

10th Tng Bn

10th Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

11 H

11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)

11th ACR

11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment

11th ADUS

11th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

11th ALH Regt

11th Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

11th Aust Fd Amb

11th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

11th Aust LTM Bty

11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

11th Fd Coy AE

11th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

11th Inf Bde

11th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

11th Inf Bn

11th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

11th MG Coy

11th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

11th Tng Bn

11th Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

12 L

12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales')

12/16 HRL

12th/16th Hunter River Lancers (AMF)

12th ABAFA Pk Sect

12th Army Brigade Australian Field Artillery Park Section [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

12th ADUS

12th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

12th AFA BAC

12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

12th ALH Regt

12th Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

12th Aust Fd Amb

12th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

12th Fd Coy AE

12th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

12th Inf Bde

12th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

12th Inf Bn

12th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

12th MG Coy

12th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

12th Tng Bn

12th Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

13/18 H

13th/18th Hussars

13th ADUS

13th Australian Depot Unit of Supply (no AWM4 series records held) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

13th ALH Regt

13th Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

13th Aust Fd Amb

13th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

13th Fd Coy AE

13th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

13th Inf Bde

13th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

13th Inf Bn

13th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

13th MG Coy

13th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

13th Tng Bn

13th Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

14/20 H

14th/20th Hussars

14th ADUS

14th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

14th ALH Regt

14th Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

14th Aust Fd Amb

14th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

14th Aust LTM Bty

14th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

14th Fd Coy AE

14th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

14th Inf Bde

14th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

14th Inf Bn

14th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

14th MG Coy

14th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

14th Tng Bn

14th Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

15 NRL

15th Northern Rivers Lancers (AMF)

15/19 H

15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars

15th ADUS)

15th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

15th ALH Regt

15th Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

15th Aust Fd Amb

15th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

15th Aust LTM Bty

15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

15th Fd Coy AE

15th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

15th Inf Bde

15th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

15th Inf Bn

15th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

15th MG Coy

15th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

15th Tng Bn

15th Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

15th Wing HQ, RFC

15th Wing Headquarters, Royal Flying Corps [First World War AIF Flying Corps Unit]

16/5 L

16th/5th Lancers

16th ADUS

16th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

16th Aust Fd Amb

16th Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

B Australian Divisional Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

16th Inf Bn

16th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

16th MG Sqdn

16th Machine Gun Squadron, Imperial (later Australian) Mounted Division (later 19th Machine Gun Squadron, see [22/29]) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

17/21 L

17th/21st Lancers

17th ADUS

17th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

17th Amm S Pk

17th Ammunition Sub-Park (formerly 8th Company AASC, then 301st Motor Transport Company, and subsequently 1st Australian Ammunition Sub-Park) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

17th BAC RFA

17th Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

17th Coy AASC

17th Company, Australian Army Service Corps [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

17th Fd Coy AE

17th Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

17th Inf Bn

17th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

17th MG Sqdn

17th Machine Gun Squadron, Yeomanry Mounted Division [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

18 Pdr

18 Pounder (First World War field gun)

18th ADUS

18th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

18th Coy AASC

18th Company, Australian Army Service Corps [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

18th Inf Bn

18th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

18th MG Sqdn

18th Machine Gun Squadron, ANZAC Mounted Division [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

19th ADUS

19th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

19th BAC RHA

19th Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

19th Inf Bn

19th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

19th MG Sqdn

19th Machine Gun Squadron, Australian Mounted Division (formerly 16th Machine Gun Squadron) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

1ATF

1st Australian Task Force (Vietnam War)

1CSST

1 Combat Services Support Team (East Timor)

1st AACS

1st Australian Armoured Car Section (also known as No 1 Australian Light Car Patrol) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

1st ADUS

1st Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st AFA BAC

1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

1st ALH Bde

1st Australian Light Horse Brigade [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

1st ALH Fd Amb

1st Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

1st ALH Regt

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

1st ANZAC Amm Pk

1st ANZAC Corps Ammunition Park [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st ANZAC Bn ICC

1st (ANZAC) Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps (Brigade) [First World War AIF Camel Corps Unit]

1st ANZAC Corps HQ Sig Coy

1st ANZAC Corps Headquarters Signals Company and X Corps Headquarters Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

1st ANZAC Corps Headquarters Signals Coy and K Corps Headquarters Signals Company (K Corps HQ Sig Coy) [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

1st ANZAC Corps HQ Sigs Coy [2]

1st ANZAC Corps Headquarters Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

1st ANZAC Corps T Sup Col

1st ANZAC Corps Troops Supply Column [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st ANZAC Cyc Bn

1st ANZAC (Corps) Cyclist Battalion [First World War AIF Cyclists Unit]

1st ANZAC Entr Bn

1st ANZAC Entrenching Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

1st ANZAC Mtd Troops

1st ANZAC Mounted Troops (Regiment) [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

1st AT Coy AE

1st Army Troops Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

1st Aust Amm S Pk

1st Australian Ammunition Sub-Park (formerly 609th Motor Transport Company and 17th Divisional Ammunition Sub-Park [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust Con Dep

1st Australian Convalescent Depot (Le Havre) [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

1st Aust Div Base Dep

1st Australian Division Base Depot [First World War AIF Bases and Depots Unit]

1st Aust Div Sup Col

1st Australian Divisional Supply Column (formerly 17th Divisional Supply Column) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust Div Train

1st Australian Divisional Train [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust DTMO

1st Australian Divisional Trench Mortar Officer [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

1st Aust Fd Amb

1st Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

1st Aust Fd Bchry

5th Australian Field Bakery [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Australian Field Butchery [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust Fd Bkry

1st Australian Field Bakery (Also known as ANZAC Field Bakeries, and Australian Field Bakeries, Rouen) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust Lt Rly Op Coy

1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company (formerly 2nd Section, Australian Railway Troops, and then 15th Australian Light Railway Operating Company) [First World War AIF Railways Unit]

1st Aust LTM Bty

1st Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

1st Aust MG Sqdn

1st Australian Machine Gun Squadron (formerly 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

1st Aust Mob Vet Evac Sect

1st Australian Veterinary Evacuation Station [First World War AIF Veterinary Unit]

1st Aust Mob Vet Sect

1st Australian Mobile Veterinary Section [First World War AIF Veterinary Unit]

1st Aust MT Coy

1st Australian (Divisional) Mechanical Transport Company [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust Pnr Bn

1st Australian Pioneer Battalion [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

1st Aust Rail Sup Det

1st Australian Railhead Supply Detachment (formerly Railway Supply Detachment, 11th Company ASC, then 1st Australian Railway Supply Detachment, and then 1st ANZAC Railhead Supply Detachment) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

1st Aust San Sect

1st Australian Sanitary Section [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

2nd Australian Sanitary Section [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

1st Aust Siege Bty Amm Col

1st Australian Siege Battery Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

1st Aust Tun Coy

1st Australian Tunnelling Company [First World War AIF Tunnelling & Survey Unit]

1st Aust Wrls Sig Sqn

1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron (formerly 1st ANZAC Wireless Signal Squadron, and subsequently D Troop 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron) [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

1st Ayrshire Bty RHA

1st Ayrshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

1st Berkshire Bty RHA

1st Berkshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

1st Bn NZ Rifles Bde

1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifles Brigade [First World War New Zearland Unit]

1st DAC

1st Australian Divisional Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

1st Fd Coy AE

1st Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

1st Fd Coy NZE

1st Field Company, New Zealand Engineers [First World War New Zearland Unit]

1st Fd Sqn AE

1st Field Squadron, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

1st Inf Bde

1st Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

1st Inf Bn

1st Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

1st MG Bn

1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

1st MG Coy

1st Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

1st MG Sqn NZ MR Bde

1st Machine Gun Squadron, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade [First World War New Zearland Unit]

2nd Machine Gun Squadron, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade [First World War New Zearland Unit]

1st Notts Bty RHA

1st Nottinghamshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

1st NZFA Bde

1st New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade [First World War New Zearland Unit]

1st O

First Officer, Women's Royal Australian Naval Service

1st Sig Sqn

1st Signal Squadron (formerly Signal Squadron, ANZAC Mounted Division) [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

1st Sig Tp

1st Signal Troop [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

1st Tng Bde

1st Training Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

1st Tng Bde Concentration Dep

1st Training Brigade Concentration Depot [First World War AIF Bases and Depots Unit]

1st Tng Bn

1st Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

1st Wing HQ, AFC

1st Wing Headquarters, Australian Flying Corps [First World War British Flying Corps Unit]