Glossary

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

3 BASB

3rd Brigade Administrative Support Battalion (East Timor)

3 DG

3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales' Dragoon Guards)

3 H

3rd The King's Own Hussars

3/9 SAMR

3rd/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles

30th Inf Bn

30th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

31st Inf Bn

31st Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

32nd Inf Bn

32nd Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

33rd Inf Bn

33rd Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

34th Inf Bn

34th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

35th Inf Bn

35th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

36th Inf Bn

36th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

37th Inf Bn

37th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

38th Inf Bn

38th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

39th Inf Bn

39th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

3CER

3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (East Timor)

3rd ABAFA Pk Sect

3rd Army Brigade Australian Field Artillery Park Section [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd ADUS

3rd Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd AFA BAC

3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

3rd ALH Bde

3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

3rd ALH Fd Amb

3rd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

3rd ALH Regt

3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

3rd ANZAC Bn ICC)

3rd (ANZAC) Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps (Brigade) [First World War AIF Camel Corps Unit]

3rd Aust Amm S Pk

3rd Australian Ammunition Sub-Park (3rd Aust Amm S Pk)

3rd Aust Div Base Dep

3rd Australian Division Base Depot [First World War AIF Bases and Depots Unit]

3rd Aust Div Salv Coy

3rd Australian Division Salvage Company [First World War AIF Salvage Unit]

3rd Aust Div Sig Coy

3rd Australian Division Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

3rd Aust Div Sup Col

3rd Australian Divisional Supply Column (later 3rd Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd Aust Div Train

3rd Australian Divisional Train [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd Aust DTMO

3rd Australian Divisional Trench Mortar Officer [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

4th Australian Divisional Trench Mortar Officer [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

3rd Aust Fd Amb

3rd Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

3rd Aust Fd Bchry

3rd Australian Field Butchery [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd Aust Fd Bkry

3rd Australian Field Bakery [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd Aust Lt Rly Op Coy

3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company (formerly 17th ANZAC Light Railway Operating Company, and later 17th Australian Light Railway Operating Company) [First World War AIF Railways Unit]

3rd Aust LTM Bty

3rd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

3rd Aust MG Sqdn

3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron (formerly 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

3rd Aust Mob Vet Sect

3rd Australian Mobile Veterinary Section [First World War AIF Veterinary Unit]

3rd Aust MT Coy

3rd Australian (Divisional) Mechanical Transport Company [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

3rd Aust MTM Bty

3rd Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

3rd Aust Pnr Bn

3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

3rd Aust San Sect

3rd Australian Sanitary Section

3rd Aust Tun Coy

3rd Australian Tunnelling Company [First World War AIF Tunnelling & Survey Unit]

3rd Bty AFA

3rd Battery, Australian Field Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

3rd DAC

3rd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

3rd Fd Coy AE

3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

3rd Fd Coy NZE

3rd Field Company, New Zealand Engineers [First World War New Zealand Unit]

3rd Inf Bde

3rd Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

4th Infantry Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

3rd Inf Bn

3rd Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

3rd MG Bn

3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

3rd MG Coy

3rd Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

3rd O

Third Officer, Women's Royal Australian Naval Service

3rd Sig Tp

3rd Signal Troop [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

3rd Tng Bde

3rd Training Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

3rd Tng Bn

3rd Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]