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Abreviations used in the 1918 Absent Voters List for Wakefield
Some abbreviations are missing. If anyone can fill in the gaps contact -::-abbrev@wakefieldfhs.org.uk
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Abbreviation |
Description |
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AB |
Able Bodied (Navy) |
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ACM |
? |
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AGC |
? |
Agric. |
Agricultural (as in Agric Lab. Coy) |
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Ambu |
Ambulance |
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Amm Coll |
Ammunition Column |
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AOC |
Army Ordance Corps |
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APC |
Army Pay Corps |
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AS |
? |
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ASC |
Army Service Corps |
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Aux |
Auxillary |
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AVC |
Army Vetinary Corps |
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Batt or Bt |
Battery |
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Bde or Bg |
Brigade |
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Bef |
British Expeditionary Force |
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Bn or Btn |
Battallion |
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Bomb (r) |
Bombadier |
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CAC |
? |
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Cd Telegr |
Cadet Telegraphist |
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CG |
Coldstream Guards ? |
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Coy |
Company |
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CPOTZ |
? (Naval connection) |
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Cpl |
Corporal |
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Capt or Cpt |
Captain |
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Cavy |
Cavalry |
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CQMS |
Company Quarter Master Sargeant |
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CS |
Colour Sergeant |
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DAC |
Divisional Ammunition Column |
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DLI |
Durham Light Infantry |
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Drgn |
Dragoon |
DS |
Dressing Station |
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ERA |
Engine Room Artificer (Navy) |
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ERAL |
? (Naval) |
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Exped |
Expeditionary |
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FA |
Field Ambulance |
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Fld |
Field |
Fld Hosp |
Field Hospital |
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FS |
? |
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Fus |
Fusilier |
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Gds |
Guards |
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Gnr |
Gunner |
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Hamps |
Hampshire |
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HLI |
Highland Light Infantry |
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HMS |
His Majesties Ship (UK had Kings in WW1 & WW11) |
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HS Works |
? |
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Inf |
Infantry |
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Instr |
Instructor |
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KEH |
King Edward's Horse |
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KOR |
Kings Own Rifles |
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KOSB |
Kings Own Scottish Borderers |
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KOYLI |
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
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KRR or KRRC |
Kings Royal Rifles (Corps) |
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KW |
? |
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L/Cpl |
Lance Corporal |
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Lab Coy |
Labour Company |
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LI |
Light Infantry |
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Lieut |
Lieutenant |
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MF Police |
? |
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MGC |
Machine Gun Corps |
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MH |
Military Hospital |
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Mil MPSC |
Military ?*****? |
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MP |
Military Police |
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MT |
Motor Transport |
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MTD |
Motor Transport Depot |
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NMD |
? |
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NF |
Northumberland Fusiliers ? |
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Northum or Northmbld |
Northumberland |
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OCB |
? |
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OS |
Ordinary Seaman |
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POW |
Prisoner of War |
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Pte |
Private |
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RAAM |
? |
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RAF |
Royal Air Force |
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RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
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RDBTR |
? |
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RDC |
Royal Defence Corps |
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RE |
Royal Engineers |
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RFA |
Royal Field Artillary |
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RFM |
? (to do with Rifle Brigade) |
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Rfm |
Rifleman |
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RGA |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
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RMF |
Royal Muster Fusiliers |
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RMLI |
Royal Marines Light Infantry |
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RND |
Royal Naval Division |
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RNVR |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves |
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ROD |
? |
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RSF |
? |
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RW Kents |
Royal West Kents |
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QOYD |
Queens Own Yorkkshire Dragoons |
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Qr Mst Sgt |
Quarter Master Sergeant |
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QOHC |
Queens Own Household Cavelry |
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Sc |
Scottish |
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Sherd For |
Sherwod Foresters |
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SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
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SPO RFR |
? (Naval connection) |
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SS |
Sanitary Section (RAMC) |
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T/SM |
Technical Sergeant Major |
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VAD |
Voluntary Aid Detachment |
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Wilts |
Wiltshire |
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WO |
Warrant Officer |
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WR or WRR |
West Riding Regt |
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WRFA |
?*****? Field Ambulance |
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W Telegst |
Warrant Telegraphist |
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Yeo |
Yeomanry |
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Yorks |
Yorkshire |