| AANS |
Australian Army Nursing Service |
| ACC |
Allied Control Commission |
| ANA |
Australian National Airline |
| ATS |
Army Territorial Service |
| BLA |
British Liberation Army |
| BRCS |
British Red Cross Society |
| CB |
Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| CCS |
Casualty Clearing Station |
| CIB |
Central Intelligence Bureau |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| DADOS |
Deputy Assistant Director Ordnance Store |
| DGMS |
Director–General of Medical Services |
| DMS |
Director of Medical Services |
| DP(s) |
Displaced Person(s) |
| MC |
Military Cross |
| NAAFI |
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| POW |
Prisoner(s) of War |
| QAIMNS(R) |
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing |
|
Service (Reserve) |
| QM |
Quartermaster |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAAFNS |
Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force (UK) |
| RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
| RTO |
Railway Transport Officer |
| SHAEF |
Staff Head Quarters Allied Expeditionary Forces |
| SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
| Tb |
Tuberculosis |
| UNRRA |
United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration |
| WAC |
Women’s Army Corps |
| WO1 |
Warrant Officer (1st class) |