Unit Abbreviations Home
These abbreviations are based on the ones used by Veterans Affairs Canada for The Books of Remembrance, The Second World War at http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/books/bww2/ww2abbreviation
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Abbr |
Unit |
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1
CAN PARA |
1st
Canadian Parachute Battalion |
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12D |
12th
Manitoba Dragoons |
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17H |
17th
Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars |
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1H
|
1st
Hussars (6th Armoured) |
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48Highrs |
48th
Highlanders of Canada |
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4PLDG |
4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (Reconnaissance) |
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8NBH |
8th
Princess Louise New Brunswick Hussars (5th Armoured) |
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AlqrR |
The
Algonquin Regiment |
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31AltaR |
31st
Alberta Reconnaissance Regiment |
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AuxSer |
Auxiliary
Service |
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BCD |
The
British Columbia Dragoons |
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BCR |
The
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) |
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BrockRif |
The
Brockville Rifles |
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CAC |
Canadian
Armoured Corps |
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CalgHighrs |
The
Calgary Highlanders |
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CalgR |
The
Calgary Regiment |
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Carl&YorkR |
The
Carleton & York Regiment |
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CBHighrs |
Cape
Breton Highlanders |
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CCS |
Canadian
Chaplain Service |
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CDC
(CDentC) |
Canadian
Dental Corps |
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CFC |
Canadian
Forestry Corps |
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CGG |
The
Canadian Grenadier Guards |
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CMN |
Canadian
Merchant Navy |
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CIntC |
Canadian
Intelligence Corps |
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CMSC |
Corps
of Military Staff Corps |
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CPayC |
Canadian
Pay Corps |
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CProC |
Canadian
Provost Corps (Military Police) |
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CPC |
The
Canadian Postal Corps |
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CScotR |
The
Canadian Scottish Regiment |
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CWAC |
Canadian
Women's Army Corps |
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EssexScot |
The
Essex Scottish Regiment |
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FGH |
The
Fort Garry Horse |
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FSSF |
First
Special Service Force (Black Devils) (1st Canadian Special Service Battalion) |
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GGFG |
The
Governor General's Foot Guards (21st Armoured) |
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GGHG |
The
Governor General's Horse Guards |
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HalRif |
The
Halifax Rifles (23rd Tank Regiment) |
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Hast&PER |
The
Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment |
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HLIofC |
The
Highland Light Infantry of Canada |
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IrFus |
Irish
Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment) |
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IrRC |
The
Irish Regiment of Canada |
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LakeSupR |
The
Lake Superior Regiment |
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Lan&RenScotR |
The
Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment |
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LdSH(RC) |
Lord
Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) |
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LEdmnR |
The
Loyal Edmonton Regiment |
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Linc&
WelldR |
The
Linoln & Welland Regiment |
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Lorne
Scots |
The
Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment) |
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NBRang |
The
New Brunswick Rangers |
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NShoreR |
The
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment |
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NthNSHighrs |
The
North Nova Scotia Highlanders |
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OntR |
The
Ontario Regiment |
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OxfRif |
The
Oxford Rifles |
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PEIHighrs |
The
Prince Edward Island Highlanders |
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PEILH |
The
Prince Edward Island Light Horse |
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PerthR |
The
Perth Regiment |
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PictouHighrs |
The
Pictou Highlanders |
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PLFus |
The
Princess Louise Fusiliers |
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POWR |
Prince
of Wales Rangers |
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PPCLI |
Princess
Patricia Canadian Light Infantry |
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QOCHighrs |
The
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
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QORofC |
The
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada |
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R22eR |
Royal
22nd Regiment |
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RCA |
Royal
Canadian Artillery |
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RCAF |
Royal
Canadian Air Force |
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RCAF
(WD) |
Women's
Division, Royal Canadian Air Force |
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RCAMC |
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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RCAPC |
Royal
Canadian Army Pay Corps |
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RCASC |
Royal
Canadian Army Service Corps |
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RCCS |
Royal
Canadian Corps of Signals |
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RCD |
Royal
Canadian Dragoons |
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RCDC |
Royal
Canadian Dental Corps |
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RCE |
The
Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers |
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RCEME |
Royal
Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers |
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RCIC |
Royal
Canadian Infantry Corps |
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RCN |
Royal
Canadian Navy |
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RCNR |
Royal
Canadian Navy Reserve |
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RCNVR |
Royal
Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
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RCOC |
Royal
Canadian Ordnance Corps |
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RCR |
The
Royal Canadian Regiment |
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RdeChaud |
Le
Regiment de la Chaudiere |
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ReginaRif |
The
Regina Rifle Regiment |
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RHC |
Royal
Highland Regiment of Canada (The Black Watch) |
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RHLI |
The
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry |
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RMR |
The
Royal Montreal Regiment |
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RRC |
The
Royal Rifles of Canada |
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RRegtC |
The
Royal Regiment of Canada |
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RWpgRif |
The
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
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SaintJohnFus |
The
Saint John Fusiliers |
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SAltaR |
The
South Alberta Regiment (29th Armoured) |
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SaskLI |
The
Saskatoon Light Infantry |
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ScotsFus |
The
Scots Fusiliers of Canada |
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SD&GHighrs |
The
Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders |
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SeaforthofC |
The
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada |
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SherbrookeR |
The
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment |
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SSaskR |
The
South Saskatchewan Regiment |
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SSM&SR |
Sault
Ste. Marie & Sudbury Regiment |
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ThreeRivR |
The
Three Rivers Regiment |
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TorScotR |
The
Toronto Scottish Regiment |
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USAAC |
United
States Army Air Corps |
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USAF |
United
States Air Force |
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USANC |
United
States Army Nursing Corps |
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USArmy |
United
States Army |
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USEC |
United
States Engineering Corps |
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USM |
United
States Marines |
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USMC |
United
States Medical Corps |
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USMN |
United
States Merchant Navy |
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USNC |
United
States Nursing Corps |
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USNCG |
United
States Navy Coast Guard |
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USSC |
United
States Signal Corps |
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VGC |
Veterans
Guard of Canada |
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WestmrR |
The
Westminster Regiment |
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WestNSR |
The
West Nova Scotia Regiment |
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WRCNS |
Women's
Royal Canadian Naval Service |