War Memorials in Australia
Abbreviations on Australian War Memorials
A-L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| M.A. | Master of Arts | |
| M.A.C. | Mobile Ammunition Column | |
| MACH. GUN | Machine Gun | |
| MAJ | Major | |
| MAJ-GEN | Major-General | |
| MAL | Malaysia | |
| M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine | |
| M.B.E. | Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | |
| M.C. | Military Cross | |
| M.C.E. | Master of Civil Engineering | |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine OR Mention in Despatches | |
| MECH | Mechanical OR Mechanised | |
| MED. | Medical | |
| M.ED.ST. | Master of Educational Studies | |
| MESSRS. | Formal plural of Mr. | |
| MG | Machine Gun | |
| M.G.Bn. | Machine Gun Battalion | |
| M.G.Bty. | Machine Gun Battery | |
| M.G.C. | Machine Gun Company | |
| M.H.A. | Member of the House of Assembly | |
| MHE | Military Hospital Extension | |
| M.H.R. | Member of the House of Representatives | |
| M.I.A. | Missing in Action OR Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area | |
| M.I.D. | Mention in Despatches | |
| MJR. | Major | |
| M.L. | Motor Launch | |
| MLA | Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| MLC | Member of the Legislative Council | |
| M.M. | Military Medal | |
| M.P. | Member of Parliament | |
| MQMS | [Port Noarlunga/Christies Beach RSL Honour Roll] | |
| MR. | Mister | |
| MRS. | Mistress | |
| M.S. | Master of Surgery | |
| M.S.C. | Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart) | |
| M.S.M. | Meritorious Service Medal | |
| M.T. | Motor Transport | |
| M.T.M. | [Moss Vale War Memorial] | |
| M.U. | Manchester Unity | |
| M.U.I.O.O.F | Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows | |
| M.V. | Motor Vessel | |
| M.V.O. | Member (fourth or fifth class) of the Royal Victorian Order | |
| M.W.S.&D.B. | Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board | |
| NAOU | North Australia Observer Unit | |
| N.C.O. | Non-commissioned Officer | |
| N.E.I. | Netherlands East Indies | |
| N.G. | New Guinea | |
| NO. | Number | |
| NQ | North Queensland | |
| NS | National Service | |
| NSAA | National Servicemen's Association Australia | |
| NSE | Nurse | |
| N.S.W. | New South Wales | |
| NT | Northern Territory | |
| NVA | North Vietnamese Army | |
| NZ | New Zealand | |
| N.Z.F.A | New Zealand Field Artillery | |
| N.Z.RFLS | New Zealand Rifles | |
| OAM | Medal of the Order of Australia | |
| O.B.E. | Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | |
| OBLT | Oberleutnant (German rank) | |
| OD | Ordinary Seaman | |
| O.M. | Member of the Order of Merit | |
| O.N. | Egypt Order of the Nile | |
| ORD | Ordinary Seaman | |
| O.SMN. | Ordinary Seaman | |
| O St J | Officer of the Order of St John | |
| OTU | Officer Training Unit | |
| P | Private | |
| PATK | Patrick | |
| P.C. | Privy Councillor | |
| PD | Protestant Denominations OR pounder | |
| PDR | Pounder | |
| PERS. COMM. | Personal comment | |
| PERS. CORR. | Personal correspondence | |
| PFC | Private First Class | |
| PILOT OFF | Pilot Officer | |
| PLT OFF | Pilot Officer | |
| P.M.F. | Permanent Military Forces | |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | |
| PNRS | Pioneers | |
| PO | Petty Officer | |
| P/O | Pilot Officer | |
| P/OFFICER | Pilot Officer | |
| P.O.M.E. | Petty Officer Mechanical Engineer | |
| POW | Prisoner of War | |
| P.R. | Polonia Restituta (Polish - Order of Poland Restored) | |
| PRES. | President | |
| PRIV | Private | |
| PRVT | Private | |
| PSM | Public Service Medal | |
| PT | Private | |
| PTE | Private | |
| PT/O. | Pilot Officer | |
| PTY. LTD. | Proprietary Limited | |
| PTY. OFR. | Petty Officer | |
| QC | Queen's Counsel | |
| QHP | Honorary Physician to The Queen | |
| QM | Quarter Master | |
| Q.M.S. | Quarter Master Sergeant | |
| Q.M.SERGT | Quarter Master Sergeant | |
| Q.M.SGT | Quarter Master Sergeant | |
| R.A.A. | Royal Australian Artillery | |
| R.A.A.F. | Royal Australian Air Force | |
| R.A.A.F.A. | Royal Australian Air Force Association | |
| RAAFSR | Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve | |
| RAASC | Royal Australian Army Service Corps | |
| R.A.E. | Royal Australian Engineers | |
| R.A.E.M.E. | Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
| RAE(TN) | Royal Australian Engineers Transportation Service | |
| R.A.F. | Royal Air Force | |
| R.A.N. | Royal Australian Navy | |
| R.A.N.N.S. | Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service | |
| R AUST CORPS OF TPT | Royal Australian Corps of Transport | |
| R.A.R. | Royal Australian Regiment | |
| RC | Roman Catholic | |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force | |
| RD | Reserve Decoration (Naval) | |
| RE | Royal Engineers | |
| REGT. or REG'T | Regiment | |
| REGTL. | Regimental | |
| RET | Retired | |
| RETD or RET'D | Retired | |
| REV. | Reverend | |
| REVD. or REV'D | Reverend | |
| R.F. | Republique Francaise (Republic of France) | |
| R.F.C. | Royal Flying Corps | |
| RFCTS | Reinforcements | |
| R.F.D. | Reserve Force Decoration | |
| R.H.C. | Royal Hospital Corps | |
| RICHD | Richard | |
| R. I. P. | Rest in Peace | |
| RL | Retired List | |
| R.M.C. | Royal Military College | |
| R/O | Radio Operator | |
| ROBT | Robert | |
| RP | Republic of the Philippines | |
| RPG | Rocket Propelled Grenade | |
| RQMS | Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant | |
| R.R.C. | Royal Red Cross | |
| R.S.L. | Returned & Services League of Australia | |
| R&SLA | Returned & Services League of Australia | |
| R.S.M. | Regimental Sergeant Major | |
| RSSAILA | Returned Sailors' Soldiers' & Airmen's Imperial League Australia (later RSL) | |
| RS&SILA | Returned Sailors' & Soldiers' Imperial League Australia (later RSL) | |
| RT. HON | Right Honourable | |
| SA | South Australia OR South Africa | |
| SAC | Senior Aircraftsman | |
| SAP | Sapper | |
| SARG. | Sergeant | |
| S.B. | Stretcher Bearer | |
| SC HSE | Scottish Horse | |
| S.D. | Senior Deacon | |
| SEC. | Secretary | |
| SECT. | Section | |
| SECTY. | Secretary | |
| SEN | Senior | |
| SENR | Senior | |
| SERG. | Sergeant | |
| SERGT. | Sergeant | |
| SERJ. | Serjeant (former spelling of Sergeant) | |
| SG/LDE | [Cobar Memorial Services Club] | |
| SGR | Signaller | |
| SGNR. | Signaller | |
| SGT | Sergeant | |
| SGT. FR. | Sergeant Farrier | |
| SGT. MAJ. | Sergeant Major | |
| SGT. MJR. | Sergeant Major | |
| SGT/P | Sergeant Pilot | |
| SIG | Signalman OR Signaller | |
| SIGNER | Signaller | |
| SIGNLER | Signaller | |
| SIGNR | Signaller | |
| SIGWN | Signalwoman | |
| SIS. | Sister | |
| S/LDR | Squadron Leader | |
| S M | Sergeant Major | |
| SMJR | Sergeant Major | |
| SNR | Senior | |
| S/NRSE | Staff Nurse | |
| S/O | Section Officer | |
| SP | Sapper | |
| SP CAPT | [Memorial Stones Duntroon] | |
| SPR | Sapper | |
| SQ. | Squadron | |
| SQD/LDR. | Squadron Leader | |
| SQDN. LDR. | Squadron Leader | |
| SQ/LDR. | Squadron Leader | |
| SQN. | Squadron | |
| SQMS | Squadron Quarter Master Sergeant | |
| SQN | Squadron | |
| SQN/LDR | Squadron Leader | |
| SQUADN LDR | Squadron Leader | |
| SR. | Sister | |
| S.R.D. | Services Reconnaissance Department | |
| S.S. | Steam Ship OR State School | |
| S/SGT | Staff Sergeant | |
| S.SM | Shoeing Smith | |
| S.T. | Steam Tug | |
| ST | Stoker | |
| STH. | South | |
| STKR. | Stoker | |
| STO | Stoker | |
| STR | Sister | |
| SUB-LIEUT | Sub-Lieutenant | |
| SUB/LT | Sub-Lieutenant | |
| S.V. | Steam Vessel | |
| SYD. | Sydney | |
| T5 | Technician 5th Grade | |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education | |
| TAS | Tasmania | |
| TASN | Tasmanian | |
| TEL | Telegraphist | |
| TELGR | Telegraphist | |
| TH | Thailand | |
| TH.L. | Licentiate in Theology | |
| THOS | Thomas | |
| TLG | Tunnelling | |
| T.LT | Temporary Lieutenant | |
| T.MAJ | Temporary Major | |
| TNLS | Tunnelers | |
| T.P.D.S.. | Totally & Permanently Disabled Soldiers | |
| T.P.I. | Totally & Permanently Incapacitated | |
| TPR | Trooper | |
| TPTR | Trumpeter | |
| TREAS. | Treasurer | |
| TROOP. | Trooper | |
| TRP | [Cobar] | |
| TS | Training Ship | |
| T.SGT | Temporary Sergeant OR Technical Sergeant (US) | |
| UAOD | United Ancient Order of Druids | |
| UGLV | United Grand Lodge of Victoria | |
| UN | United Nations | |
| UNTEA | United Nations Temporary Executive Authority | |
| UNTSO | United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation | |
| U.S. | United States (of America) | |
| U.S.A. | United States of America | |
| USAAF | United States Army Air Force(s) | |
| U.S.A.T. | United States Army Transport | |
| U.S.N. | United States Navy | |
| U.S.N.R. | United States Naval Reserve | |
| U.S.S. | United States Ship | |
| V | Verse | |
| V.A. | Voluntary Aid | |
| V.A.D. | Voluntary Aid Detachment | |
| V.C. | Victoria Cross | |
| V. D. | Volunteer Decoration | |
| V.D.C. | Volunteer Defence Corps | |
| VEN. | Venerable | |
| VIC. | Victoria OR Victorian | |
| VICT | Victoria | |
| VIET. | Vietnam | |
| V.M. | Virtuti Militari (Polish - Order of Military Virtue) | |
| V.M.R. | Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| V.R.A. | Victorian Rowing Association | |
| V.W.M. | [Moss Vale Roll of Honour 1914-18] | |
| W.A.A.F. | Women's Auxiliary Air Force | |
| W.A.A.A.F | Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force | |
| W/CDR | Wing Commander | |
| WM | Wireman OR William | |
| W.R.A.A.F. | Women's Royal Australian Air Force | |
| W.R.A.N.S. | Women's Royal Australian Naval Service | |
| W.O. or W/O | Warrant Officer | |
| WO1 or WOI | Warrant Officer First Class | |
| WO2 or WOII | Warrant Officer Second Class | |
| WOFR | Warrant Officer | |
| W.OPR. | Wireless Operator | |
| W/OT. | Wireless Operator | |
| WS | Women's Service | |
| WWI | World War One | |
| WWII | World War Two | |
| YRS. | Years | |