ACAS | Assistant Chief of Air Staff | | KA | Knight of St Andrew, Barbados |
ACDS | Assistant Chief of Defence Staff | | KB | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath (up to 1815) |
AD | Dame of Order of Australia | | KBE | Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire |
AFNORTH | Allied Forces Northern Europe | | KBL | King's Birthday Honours List |
AK | Knight of Order of Australia | | KCB | Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (from 1815) |
AOA | Air Officer in charge of Administration | | KCIE | Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire |
AOC | Air Officer Commanding | | KCL | King's College London |
AOCinC | Air Officer Commanding in Chief | | KCMG | Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George |
APTC | Army Physical Training Corps | | KCN | Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
APUA | Antigua Public Utilities Authority | | KCNG | Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Grenada |
ATS | Auxiliary Territorial Service | | KCSI | Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India |
AUS | Assistant Under Secretary of State | | KCSL | Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia |
b/d | By dispensation | | KCVO | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
BAOR | British Army of the Rhine | | KG | Knight Companion of the Most Ancient Order of the Garter |
Bde | Brigade | | KGCN | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
BEF | British Expeditionary Force | | KGN | Knight Grand Collar of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
BEP | Burke's Extinct Dormant and Abeyant Peerages | | KIA | Killed in action |
Brig Gen | Brigadier General | | KN | Knight Grand Collar of the Most Distinguished Order of Grenada |
Capt | Captain | | KNH | Knight of the Most Exalted Order of National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda) |
CAS | Chief of Air Staff | | KNZM | Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit |
CDS | Chief of Defence Staff (used from 1959) | | KP | Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick |
CENTO | Central Treaty Organisation | | KT | Knight Companion of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle |
CGS | Chief of General Staff (used prior to 1909 and post 1964 | | Kt Bach | Knight Bachelor |
CH | Member of the Order of Companions of Honour | | Kt Bann | Knight Banneret |
CHL | Coronation Honours List | | L | Living (located in death date column) |
CIGS | Chief of Imperial General Staff (used 1909-1964) | | LG | Lady Companion of the Most Ancient Order of the Garter |
CinC | Commander in Chief | | LOCOG | The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 |
CJP | Colin J Parry | | LT | Lady Companion of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle |
CNS | Chief of Naval Staff | | Lt Col | Lieutenant Colonel |
Comd | Commander / Command | | Lt Gen | Lieutenant General |
Comdt | Commandant | | Maj Gen | Major General |
COMNAVSOUTH | Commander Allied Navies Southern Europe | | MISKB | Member of Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor |
cr. | Created | | MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (USA) |
Ctee | Committee | | MOD | Ministry of Defence |
DA | Dame of St Andrew, Barbados | | NAO | National Audit Office |
DBE | Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
DCB | Dame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath | | NPL | National Physical Laboratory |
DCDS | Deputy Chief of Defence Staff | | NWFP | North West Frontier Provinces (India) |
DCLG | Department of Communities and Local Government | | NYL | New Year's Honours List |
DCMG | Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | | NZ | New Zealand |
DCN | Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) | | OM | Order of Merit |
DCNG | Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Grenada | | ONS | Office of National Statistics |
DCSL | Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia | | ONZ | Order of New Zealand |
DCVO | Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | | Perm. Sec. | Permanent Secretary |
DDCMS | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | | PLA | Port of London Authority |
DGCN | Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) | | PMO | Principal Medical Officer |
DGMS | Director General Medical Services | | PNG | Papua New Guinea |
DGN | Dame Grand Collar of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) | | POW | Prisoner of War |
DGNG | Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Grenada | | PPS | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
dio | Died in office | | PUS | Permanent Under Secretary of State |
Dir Gen | Director General | | QAIMNS | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service |
Div | Division | | QARANC | Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
DN | Dame Grand Collar of the Most Distinguished Order of Grenada | | QARNNS | Queen Alexandra's Naval Nursing Service |
DNB | Dictionary of National Biography | | QBL | Queen's Birthday Honours List |
DNB (MP) | Dictionary of National Biography (Missing Persons) | | QMG | Quartermaster General |
DNZM | Dame Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit | | RAAF | Royal Auxiliary Air Force / Royal Australian Air Force |
DRA | Director Royal Artillery | | RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps |
DSACEUR | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe | | RCDS | Royal College of Defence Studies |
DSACLANT | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic | | Rep | Representative |
DUS | Deputy Under Secretary of State | | RM | Royal Marines |
EU | European Union | | RNR | Royal Naval Reserve |
FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | | SACEUR | Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
FOIC | Flag Officer in Command | | SEATO | South East Asia Treaty Organisation |
FRS | Fellow of the Royal Society | | SHAEF | Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
GBE | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | | SJL | Silver Jubilee List (1935 and 1977 only but combined with Birthday Lists) |
GCB | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (from 1815) | | Sqn | Squadron |
GCIE | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire | | succ. | Succeeded (date) |
GCMG | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | | TA | Territorial Army |
GCNG | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Grenada | | Tps | Troops |
GCSI | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India | | UCL | University College London |
GCSL | Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia (n.b. not a Knight or Dame) | | UK Mil Rep | United Kingdom Military Representative |
GCVO | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | | UKLF | United Kingdom Land Forces |
GEC | G E Cockayne | | UMIST | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
GNZM | Knight/Dame Grand Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit | | UNRRA | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
GOC | General Officer Commanding | | VC | Victoria Cross |
GOCinC | General Officer Commanding in Chief | | VCAS | Vice Chief of Air Staff |
Gov Gen | Governor General | | VCDS | Vice Chief of Defence Staff |
HofP | History of Parliament | | VCGS | Vice Chief of General Staff |
ICL | Imperial College London | | VCIGS | Vice Chief Imperial General Staff |
IMS | Indian Medical Service | | Visn | Visitation |
inst. | Installed (in connection with award of KG) | | WAAF | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
IOW | Isle of Wight | | WRAC | Women's Royal Army Corps |
IPM | Inquisitions Post Mortem | | WRAF | Women's Royal Air Force |
ISAF | International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan) | | WRNS | Women's Royal Naval Service |
IWGC | Imperial War Graves Commission | | WWI/WW1 | World War One (1914-18) |
ju. ma. | jusque matris (by the right of the mother) | | WWII/WW2 | World War Two (1939-45) |
ju. ux. | jusque uxoris (by the right of the wife) | | | |