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Abbreviations ??
I was wondering, If the forum had a page of the abbreviations used in reference to the content of this forum.
Having read through some of the posts, I have found myself lost in the meanings. any help would me most appreciated Rich |
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Not sure what abbreviations you are refering to. Can you give some examples?
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perhaps like
OR = other rank NCO = non comisionned officer WM = white metal BIM = bimetal etc etc..... |
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Yep Jean, the kind of abbs that are used to in discribing the types of badges and there moteffs.
cheers Rich |
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In addition to Jeanpit's there are:
HM = hall mark B or BR = brass GM = gilding metal (often referrered to as brass) QVC = queen victoria crown KC = kings crown QC = queens crown AA = anodised aluminum BLK = blackened BZ = bronzed OSD = officer service dress SS = sterling silver SP =silver plate ST = shoulder title Some other examples: OTC = officer training corps WO = warrant officer IY = imperial yeomanry TF = territorial forces TA = territorial army LI = light infantry With regard to unit or regimental abbreviations, those you will just have to learn over time as there are so many. The British Army routinely uses abbreviations for military units. Some common examples: RE = royal engineers RASC = royal army service corps RAMC = royal army medical corps RM = royal marines RA = royal artillery RWF = royal welch fusiliers DLI = durham light infantry KRRC = kings royal rifle corps GG = grenadier guards RF = royal fusiliers |
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Many thanks for the info CB/Jean, much appreciated
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Abbreviations
I feel that I must express my total agreement with the spirit of this posting. We live today in a world dominated by alphabet soup ! It is always presumed that everyone will understand each and every abbreviation used and I am getting tired of that presumptious presumption !! The English language is something to be very - very - proud of !! Peoples all over the world flock to study English - so why bastardise it ??? For me it will always be white metal - not wm. It will always be an officers' service dress cap badge, not an OSD !! It is simply a matter of self discipline - so let us remember the heritage we shout about in other contexts. Regards. David
There'll always be an England While there's a country lane etc. etc. etc. Rock on John Betjamin |
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I prefer to use standard abbreviations for metals
ar silver ae brass cu copper etc (can't remember what bronze is !? and War Office terms such as GS German silver (=WM) GM gilding metal (in 1897 the WO decreed the alloy composition of these two) Last edited by KLR; 19-08-08 at 09:22 PM. Reason: lost in time ! |
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Rich,
You'll pick it up as you go along. No worries. More examples: "Skins" = Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. "Fuse" = Fusiliers "RDF" = Royal Dublin Fusilier "RIR" = Royal Irish Rifles / Royal Irish Regiment "RUR" = Royal Ulster Rifles "MF" = Munster Fusiliers "Y.C.V." = Young Citizens of Ireland Volunteers Etc, Etc, Etc. As I said, you'll catch on. It just takes a while.
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made a start.
Glossary got the first 5 done. anyone got copyright free headdress images: cloth helmet, shakos, berets, kilmarnocks, side caps, field service caps, tropical, pugaree bands, lemon squeezer, slouch, etc etc?
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