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Abbreviations in World War One Medal Index Cards Unit
Abbreviations in World War One Medal Index Cards Unit
These abbreviations are taken from The Collector and Researcher's Guide to the Great War
by Howard Williamson, with kind permission of the author.
Unit
Information transcribed from the medal index cards includes every unit or corps listed on an
individual's card. On the card this may be given in an abbreviated form, but there may be a
number of different abbreviations for the same unit. To make it easier to search, we have
expanded these abbreviations to their full form. The following list gives the abbreviation and
full unit name as well as country.
BALUCHIS Baluchis I
BENGALIS Bengalis I
BRAHMANS Brahmans I
DOGRAS Dogras I
GRENADIERS Grenadiers I
GRNDSR. Grenadiers I
HORSE Horse I
LANCERS Lancers I
LRS. Lancers I
MAHRATTAS Mahrattas I
MHTS. Mahrattas I
PATHANS Pathans I
PIONEERS Pioneers I
PJBIS Punjabis I
PJBS Punjabis I
PNRS. Pioneers I
PUNJABIS Punjabis I
RAJPUTS Rajputs I
RIFLES Rifles I
SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL Service with the Royal Navy G.B.
NAVY
SIKHS Sikhs I
STAFF Staff I
SUDANESE Sudanese EG
TEMBULAND F.F. & R.C. Tembuland Field Force & Rifle Club S.A.C.