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Glossary of abbreviations

AA
Anti-Aircraft

ASC
Army Service Corps

AT

Anti-Tank

BEF Coy
British Expeditionary Force Company

EM
Edward Medal

FANY
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

GC
George Cross

GM
George Medal

HAA
Heavy Anti-Aircraft

HAC
Honourable Artillery Company

HG
Home Guard

HSF
Home Service Force

LAA
Light Anti-Aircraft

LDV
Local Defence Volunteers

MC
Military Cross

MM

Military Medal

NR
National Reserve

RA
Royal Artillery

RAC
Royal Armoured Corps

RAMC
Royal Army Medical Corps

RAPC
Royal Army Pay Corps

RAuxAF Regt
Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment

RM
Royal Marines

RMR
Royal Marines Reserve

RMVR
Royal Marines Volunteer Reserve

RN
Royal Navy

RNR
Royal Naval Reserve

RNVR
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

RY
Royal Yeomanry

RFCA
Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association

RASC
Royal Army Service Corps

RCT
Royal Corps of Transport

RE
Royal Engineers

REME
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

RF
Royal Fusiliers

RFL
Royal Flying Corps

RLC
Royal Logistics Corps

RTC
Royal Tank Corps

RTR
Royal Tank Regiment

RY
Royal Yeomanry

Sqn
Squadron

SL
Search Light

SR

Special Reserve

TA
Territorial Army

TAER
Territorial Army Emergency Reserve

TAVR
Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve

TAVRA
Territorial & Auxiliary Volunteer Reserve Association

TD
Territorial Decoration

TEM
Territorial Efficiency Medal

TF
Territorial Force

(V)
(Volunteer)

VAD
Voluntary Aid Detachment

VC
Victoria Cross

VF
Volunteer Force

VR
Veteran Reserve

VTC
Volunteer Training Corps

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