January 1, 2005    

Enfield-Stuff
           A web site about Lee-Enfield rifles and the men who carried them.

     
 
 
 
A glossary of Military Abbreviations used in the British Empire
 
   

Glossary of British Empire Military Abbreviations
There is no single source - no one book, web site or paper - that lists all of the thousands of military abbreviations and acronyms in use during the time that the Lee-Enfield rifle was in active production, 1888 - 1976.  Regiments contracted and expanded, countries were born, changed names, came and went.  Our focus is on regiments and unit organization, not chain-of-command.  As we encounter the acronymns or other useful terms in our research we will post them as time allows. Whenever practical the far right column will include the source information.

  A-B-C-D   E-F-G-H   I-J-K-L   M-N-O-P   Q-R-S-T   U-V-W-X-Y-Z

 

Q-R-S-T

RAAF Royal Australian Air Force KAR
RAEC Royal Army Education Corps KAR
RAR Rhodesian African Rifles (eg: 2 Btn RAR) KAR
RASC Royal Army Service Corps KAR
RAVC Royal Army Veterinary Corps KAR
RB Rifle Brigade KAR
REAN Royal East African Navy KAR
REME Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers KAR
RMO Regimental Medical Officer KAR
RMS Royal Mail Ship KAR
RNR Royal Navy Reserve KAR
RNSA Royal Navy Sailing Association KAR
RPC Royal Pioneer Corps KAR
S (In unit/formation designation) Somali (eg: 71 (S) Bn KAR) KAR
SA South Africa(n) KAR
SAAF South African Air Force KAR
SAEC South African Engineer Corps KAR
Schutztruppe (German) literally "guard troops"; German East African units raised in German East Africa 1900 - 1918 KAR
Siam Thailand KAR
Som (In unit/formation designation) Somali (eg: 70 (Som) Bn KAR) KAR
Southern Rhodesia Zimbabwe KAR
Tanganyika Former German East Africa, now part of Tanzania KAR
tarboosh (Arabic/Swahili) tall fez worn by KAR on ceremonial occassions KAR
TP Tribal Police KAR
TT (In unit/formation designation) Tanganyika Territory (eg: 36 (TT) Bn KAR) KAR