Glossary

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

Q

Quartermaster or Quartermaster Generals Branch

Queensland

Q Staff, HQ AIF Deps in UK

,A Staff, Headquarters AIF Depots in UK [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]

Q Staff, Headquarters AIF Depots in UK [First World War AIF Headquarters Unit]

QAIMNS

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

QANTAS

Queensland and Northern Territory Airways Service

QARNNS

Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service

QB (NB, VB etc)

Honourary Rank used in Regimental Numbers

QBH

Queen's Birthday Honours

QC

Denotes a Warrant Officer or Officer promoted therefrom who is qualified for command of seagoing small craft under Art. 361, K.R. and A.I. (Source: Australian Navy List, 1941)

Queen's Counsel

QCR

Quality Control Representative

QER

Queensland Echelon and Records (Second World War)

QF

Quick Firing

QFI

Qualified Flying Instructor

QHI

Qualified Helicopter Instructor

QL of C

Queensland Line of Communication

Qld

Queensland

QM

Quartermaster

QMAAC

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

QMAC

Quadripartite Material and Agreements Committee

QMC

Quartermaster Corps (USA)

Quadripartite Material Committee

QMG

Quartermaster?General

Quartermaster?Gunner

QMG GHQ BEF

Quartermaster General, General Headquarters, British Expeditionary Force [First World War British Headquarters Unit]

QMI

Quartermaster Inspector

Queensland Mounted Infantry

QMS

Quartermaster?Sergeant

QMSO

Quartermaster Supply Officer (USA)

qs

Considered qualified for staff employment in consequence of service on the staff in the field

QSAL

Quadripartite Standardisation Agreement List

QSOP

Quadripartite Standing Operating Procedures

QSTAG

Quadripartite Standardisation Agreement

Qtg

Quartering

QTY

Quantity

Queen's

The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

QUES

Question Mark

Quota 16

Quota 16 (Troops returning to Australia on HMAT Soudan) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]

Quota 32

Quota 32 (Troops returning to Asutralia on HMAT Port Darwin) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]

Quota 42

Quota 42 (Assembly of remaining Aust railway companies personnel to move from France to UK) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]

Quota 53

Quota 53 (Assembly and movement of 5th Aust Div personnel from France to UK) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]

Quota 56

Quota 56 (Assembly and movement of troops from Belgium to UK) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]

QUR

Queensland University Regiment

QVO

Queen Victoria's Own

QVR

Queen Victoria's Rifles

QWG

Quadripartite Working Group