Glossary
In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Here you can find out what they mean.
Honorary
Islands East of Papua New Guinea (RAAF)
Headquarters and Service Company (USA)
Harassment and Interdiction fire
Heidleberg Military Hospital
Hospital Ship
Harassment and Interdiction fire
Hour set for an attack or other operation to begin. Also called Zero Hour (USA).
Heavy Artillery
High angle anti aircraft gun (RAAF)
Horse Artillery
Heavy Anti aircraft
High altitude bombing
Heavy Artillery Brigade (First World War)
Honourable Artillery Company
High angle control system (RAN)
Higher Duty Allowance
Heavy Artillery Defence Scheme
Heavy Artillery Group
The Hampshire Regiment
Helicopter Assault Primary (RAN)
Harbour
Helicopter Assault Secondary (RAN)
Heavy Branch
Hostile Battery - Enemy guns
Heavy Bomber crew Conversion Unit (RAAF)
Heavy Bomber Replacement Training Unit (RAAF)
High Capacity
Helicopter Control Officer (RAN)
Home Defence
Horse Drawn
Headquarters
Harbor Defense Command (USA)
Heading
Harbour Defence Motor Launch
Heinkel - German military aeroplane
High Explosive
Higher Establishment
High Explosive Delayed Action. A shell fired deliberately with fuse cap on.
High Explosive Incendiary (USA)
Helicopter(s)
A computerised record of time, place, amount, type and military purpose of herbicide operations carried out by United States aircraft of the Ranch Hand operation in Vietnam between 1965 and 1971.
Harassing Fire - Intermittent firing of rounds to harass the enemy
High Frequency
Home Force
Home Force Secret/Security Memo
Heavy Fire Team - consists of three gun ships (UH-1 or AH-1C)
Home Guard
Horse Guards
Hikari Kikan (Japanese Intelligence Organisation)
High Level Air Defence
High level bombing
The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
His (or Her) Majesty's Australian Ship
His (or Her) Majesty's Australian Transport
His (or Her) Majesty's Canadian Ship
His (or Her) Majesty's Destroyer
His (or Her) Majesty's Forces
Heavy Machine Gun
His (or Her) Majesty's Indian Ship
His (or Her) Majesty's Land Ship (early tank designate)
His (or Her) Majesty's New Zealand Ship
Marine Corps Transport Helicopter Squadron (USA)
His (or Her) Majesty's Rescue Tug
His (or Her) Majesty's Ship
His (or Her) Majesty's South
His (or Her) Majesty's Tug
Heavy Mortar Trench Battery
Marine Corps Experimental Helicopter Squadron (USA)
Hostilities only (Reservist) (Second World War)
Hydrographic Office, Washington
Hobart Defences (Hobart Def) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]
A rallier under the Chieu Hoi Program. A Viet Cong (VC) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldier who defects and joins the Government of [South] Vietnam (GVN) forces or at least ceases fighting against them.
Ships home base
Helicopter Operations Net (RAN)
Helicopter Operations Officer (RAN)
Hospital(s)
Howitzer
Howitzer Brigade
High Power
Horse Power
Headquarters
Headquarters (USA)
Headquarters and Administrative Centre, Imperial Camel Corps [First World War British Camel Corps Unit]
Small special compartment used as a control centre for shipboard emergencies
Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force (Vietnam War)
Headquarters, 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 11th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Lahore Divisional Artillery [First World War Indian Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 15th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 18th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Lahore Divisional Artillery [First World War Indian Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 18th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Mounted Division
Headquarters, 19th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Mounted Division [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
HQ, 1st & 2nd Australian Siege Battery Ammunition Columns [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 1st Australian Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 1st Australian Divisional Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]
Headquarters, 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters 2 Australian Force Canteen Unit
Headquarters, 21st Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 22nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 22nd Mounted Brigade, ANZAC Mounted Division [First World War AIF Cavalry Unit]
Headquarters, 24th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 25th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 2nd Australian Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 2nd Australian Divisional Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]
Headquarters, 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 3rd Australian Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
HQ 3rd Australian Divisional Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]
Headquarters, 3rd New Zealand (Rifles) Brigade [First World War New Zearland Unit]
Headquarters, 4th Australian Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
HQ 4th Australian Divisional Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]
Headquarters, 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 5th Australian Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
HQ 5th Australian Divisional Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]
Headquarters, 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 5th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Lahore Divisional Artillery [First World War Indian Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 7th Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade [First World War Indian Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, Australian and New Zealand Mounted Divisional Train [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]
Headquarters Australian Logistic Support Group (Vietnam War)
Headquarters, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Mounted Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, Army Service Corps, Imperial Mounted Division [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport, Australian Army Services Corps Unit]
Headquarters Australian Theatre (East Timor)
HQ Australian Base Depots, France [First World War AIF Bases and Depots Unit]
Brigadier General, 1st ANZAC Corps Heavy Artillery (BG 1st ANZAC Corps Hvy Arty), and Headquarters, Australian Corps Heavy Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, Australian Corps Mechanical Transport Column (formerly "K" Supply Column, 1st ANZAC Corps and then "K" Supply Column, Australian Corps) (HQ Aust Corps MT Col)
Headquarters, 36th Heavy Artillery Group (HQ 36th Hvy Arty Gp) (later 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Brigade, and also known as 36th (Aust) Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery) [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, Australian Mounted Divisional Train [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]
Headquarters, Australian Railway Companies [First World War AIF Railways Unit]
Headquarters Force Logistics Support Group (East Timor)
Headquarters, Imperial Camel Brigade (formerly 1st Imperial Camel Brigade) [First World War British Camel Corps Unit]
Headquarters, Imperial Mounted Divisional Artillery [First World War British Artillery Unit]
Indonesian Dili Command Headquarters (East Timor)
Headquarters, Lahore Divisional Artillery [First World War Indian Artillery Unit]
Headquarters, Liaison Force [First World War British Headquarters Unit]
Logistics Support Force (East Timor)
Headquarters Northern Command (East Timor)
Headquarters, New Zealand and Australian Divisional Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
HQ New Zealand and Australian Divisional Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]
Headquarters, New Zealand Divisional Artillery [First World War New Zearland Unit]
Headquarters, New Zealand Divisional Engineers [First World War New Zearland Unit]
Headquarters, New Zealand Infantry Brigade (HQ NZ Inf Bde)
Headquarters New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade [First World War New Zearland Unit]
General Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, 1st ANZAC Corps (GOC RA 1st ANZAC Corps) and Headquarters, Royal Artillery, Australian Corps [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Headquarters Australian Defence Force
Headquarters of the General Officer Commanding, Malaya Command
Headquarters Operational Command (RAAF)
Headquarters
Headquarters Support Command (RAAF)
Hour
Human Rights Commission
His (or Her) Royal Highness
Hours
Hussars
Baidoa Humanitarian Relief Sector (Peacekeeping - Somalia)
Hospital Ship (First World War)
Hardstand
Health Support Battalion
Helicopter Support Facility
Housing Officer
High Speed launch
Heavy Stressed Platform
High Tension
Hired Transport
Horsed Transport
Hospital Train (USA)
Heavy Trench Mortar (First World War)
Heavy Trench Mortar Battery (First World War)
Hungary
Switchboard designator and common nickname for HQ II FFORCE V
Hussars
Heavy (USA)
High Voltage
High Velocity
Bosnian Croat Army (Peacekeeping)
Heavy (First World War)
Heavy Battery, 1st Australian Division
Heavy weight torpedo(s)
Highway (USA)
Heavy
Hygiene
Hygiene Inspector
Hygiene Officer
Hertz