Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
AIF & MEF & EEF
Glossary of Australian Graduation Staff List and Honours
Each year, a listing of Australian officers was produced. This list detailed such vital information as their commission date, appointments and qualifications. In addition it contained any honours granted during their service. After August 1914, a similar book was produced for the AIF. This was updated every three months until the conclusion of the war and the disbandment of the units. Below is a glossary detailing the nature of the certificates and honours. For people not familiar with British honours, this is essential to understanding the letters attached to the names of various officers.
| a. | - | Passed in Signalling, Aldershot. |
| (a) | - | Submarine Mining, Officer's Course, Royal Engineers. |
| (b) | - | Electric Lighting, Officer's Course, Royal Engineers. |
| c. | - | Passed in Field Engineering, Chatham. |
| (c) | - | Brennan Torpedo Course, Royal Engineers. |
| C. | - | Passed in Military Topography, Chatham. |
| C.A. | - | Central Administration. |
| Ch. Inst. | - | Chief Instructor, School of Gunnery. |
| (d) | - | Instructors' Certificate (Imperial) Cavalry Pioneer Duties. |
| f. | - | Firemaster's Certificate, Woolwich, &c. |
| F. | - | Honour's Certificate, Firemaster's Course, Woolwich, &c. |
| g. | - | Obtained a Certificate in the Long Course of Gunnery or Gunnery Staff Course, School of Gunnery, Shoeburyness. |
| H. | - | Passed Hythe School of Musketry. |
| i.l.s. | - | Certificate as Inspector of Laboratory Stores. |
| M. | - | Militia. |
| o. | - | Passed Ordnance Course, Ordnance College, England. |
| P. | - | Permanent. |
| P.C. | - | Privy Councillor. |
| p.f. | - | Qualified in Position Finding. |
| P.M. | - | Graduated at the Staff Colleges, Camberley, England; or Quetta, India. |
| s. | - | Passed Course in testing Small Arm Ammunition. |
| V. | - | Volunteer. |
| K.G. | - | Knight of the Garter. |
| K.P. | - | Knight of St. Patrick. |
| K.T. | - | Knight of the Thistle. |
| G.C.B. | - | Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. |
| K.C.B. | - | Knight Commander of the Bath. |
| C.B. | - | Companion of the Bath. |
| G.C.M.G. | - | Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. |
| K.C.M.G. | - | Knight Commander St. Michael and St. George. |
| C.M.G. | - | Companion of St. Michael and St. George. |
| G.C.I.E. | - | Knight Grand Commander of the Indian Empire. |
| G.C.S.I. | - | Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India. |
| G.C.V.O. | - | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. |
| C. V.O. | - | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. |
| M.V.O. | - | Member of the Royal Victorian Order. |
| D.S.O. | - | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. |
| I.S.O. | - | Imperial Service Order. |
| O.M. | - | Member of the Order of Merit. |
| (R) | - | Reward for Distinguished or Meritorious Services. |
| V.C. | - | Victoria Cross. |
| V.D. | - | Volunteer Forces Decoration (Colonial Auxiliary Forced) |
Further Reading:
Battles where Australians Fought
Citation: AIF & MEF & EEF, Glossary of Australian Graduation Staff List and Honours
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