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List of Abbreviations Used in Military Service Files
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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| D | Destroyer |
| D | Deffered |
| D | Dragoon Guards and Dragoons Regimental Number Prefix |
| DFMS | Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships |
| DHist | Director Historical Section |
| D(iv)HQ | Divisional Headquarters |
| D/C | Depth Charge |
| D/DEMS | Director of Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships |
| D/DSR | Deputy Director of Scientific Research |
| D/DWT | Deputy Director of Warfare and Training |
| D/F | Direction Finding / Finder |
| D/G | Degaussing |
| D/JAP | Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet |
| D/WRCNS | Director of Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service |
| d/wt | Dead-weight |
| D:CTRCASC | Drivers: Corps Troops, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DA | Director of Accounts (Air) |
| DA | Distributing Authority |
| DA | Disturbance Allowance |
| DA | Dominion Arsenal |
| DA&PC | Division Ammunition & Petrol Company |
| DA&QMG | Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General |
| DA/S | Director of Anti-submarine |
| DAAG | Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
| DAAG(Sigs) | Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (Signals) |
| DAANDQMG | Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General |
| DAAP | Dependent's Allowance & Assigned Pay, Treasury Office |
| DAB | Dependent's Allowance Board |
| DAB12 | Dependent's Allowance Board Claimant's Statement |
| DAB28 | Dependent's Allowance Board (Medical Examiner's Report) Statutory Declaration |
| DAC | Divisional Ammunition Column |
| DAC | Divisional Ammunition Company |
| DACRCAMC | Division Ammunition Company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| DAD(Svy) | Deputy Assistant Director of Surveys |
| DAD(Tn) | Deputy Assistant Director of Transportation |
| DADAPS | Deputy Assistant Director Army Postal Services |
| DADCS | Deputy Assistant Director of Chaplain Services |
| DADES | Deputy Assistant Director of Engineer Services |
| DADMS | Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services |
| DADOS | Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnances Services |
| DADR | Deputy Assistant Director of Roads |
| DADST | Deputy Assistant Director Supply & Transport |
| DADVS | Deputy Assistant Director of Veterinary Services |
| DAE | Director of Aeronautical Engineering |
| DAEF | Distributing Authority, Eastern Fleet |
| DAEM | Distributing Authority, Eastern Mediterranean |
| DAFM | Director of Air Force Manning |
| DAFR | Director of Air Force Recruiting |
| DAG | Deputy Adjutant General |
| DAG(M) | Deputy Adjutant General (National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940) |
| DAGB | Defended Area Goose Bay |
| DAI | Director of Aeronautical Inspection |
| DAL&KINGC | Dalhousie & King Contingent |
| DAO | Director of Air Organization |
| DAO | District Audit Office |
| DAO | Dental Associate |
| DAOD | Defence Administrative Order and Directive |
| DAP | Director of Air Personnel |
| DAP | Divisional Aid Post |
| DAP(P2) | P.2 Branch, Director of Air Personnel (Civilian Personnel Administration) |
| DAPA | Director of Air Personnel Administration |
| DAPS | Director of Airmen Personnel Services |
| DAQMG | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General |
| DAR | Designation of Acting Ranks |
| DAS | Director of Air Signals |
| DASD | Director of Air Staff Duties |
| DASO | Deputy Armament Supply Officer |
| DASRS | Director of Air Sea Rescue Services |
| DAT | Director of Air Training |
| DataP | Data Processor |
| DB | Discharge Badge (For Services Rendered) |
| DBS | Distressed British Seaman |
| DBURCASC | Division Bath Unit, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DC | Director of Contracts |
| DC | Duty Captain |
| DCAS | Deputy Chief of the Air staff |
| DCAS | Detachment Canadian Auxiliary Section |
| DCASEU(AS) | Detachment Canadian Auxiliary Section Entertainment Unit (Army Show) |
| DCC | District Cadet Camp |
| DCCMSC | Detachment Corps, Corps of Military Staff Clerks |
| DCCO | Deputy Chief of Combined Operations |
| DCCR | Depot Canadian Cavalry Regiment |
| DCCRCAMC | Division Composite Company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| DCCWAC | Depot Company, Canadian Women's Army Corps |
| DCCWAC(CSW) | Depot Company, Canadian Women's Army Corps (Composite Stores Wing) |
| DCDRCASC | Debert Camp Detachment, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DCDS | Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff |
| DCE(PB) | Deputy Chief Engineer (Permanent Bridges) |
| DCE(Wks)(Adm)(Rear) | Deputy Chief Engineer (Works) (Administration) (Rear) |
| DCFC | Detachment Canadian Forestry Corps |
| DCGS | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| DCIA | Deputy Chief Inspector of Armament |
| DCLI | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| DCM | District Court Martial |
| DCM | Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| DCMC | District Course Methods of Coaching |
| DCNS | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff |
| DCO | District Cadet Orders |
| DCO | Deputy Commanding Officer |
| DCOR | Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles (28th Armoured Regiment) |
| DCOS | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| DCP | Director of Civilian Personnel |
| DCRCASC | District Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DCRCH | 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars |
| DCRE | Deputy Commander, Royal Engineers |
| DCS | Damage Control School |
| DCS | District Chaplain Services |
| DCS | Daily Casualty Summary |
| DCS | Director of Chaplain Services |
| DCSO | District Camp School Orders |
| DCT | Director Combined Training |
| DCTS | District Course Training Staff |
| DCVM | District Course Vehicle Maintenance |
| DCW&S | Director Chemical Warfare & Smoke |
| DD | Destroyer Division (U.S.) |
| DD | District Depot |
| DD | Duty Discipline |
| DD | Deputy Director |
| DD | Discharge Dead |
| DD(A)WD | District Depot (Active) Windsor Detachment |
| DD(NRMA) | District Depot (National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940) |
| DD(Svy) | Deputy Director of Surveys |
| DD(tanks) | Duplex-Drive (amphibious) |
| DDAD | Deputy Director of Aircraft Development |
| DDArmD | Deputy Director of Armament Development (Air) |
| DDC | Division Dental Company |
| DDCDC | Dental Detachment Canadian Dental Corps |
| DDED | Deputy Director of Engine Development (Air) |
| DDEM | Director(ate) of Design, Equipment and Mechanization |
| DDES | Deputy Director of Engineer Services |
| DDH | Destroyer, Helicopter Carrying |
| DDHS | Deputy Director Historical Section |
| DDMO(O) | Deputy Director of Military Operations (Overseas) |
| DDMP | Deputy Director of Maintenance Plans |
| DDMS | Deputy Director of Medical Services |
| DDPD | District Depot Provost Detachment |
| DDRD | Deputy Director of Radio Development (Air) |
| DDS | Director Dental Services |
| DDSM | Deputy Director of Service Maintenance (Air) |
| DDSP | Deputy Director of Supply Planning (Air) |
| DDSS | Deputy Director of Supply Services (Air) |
| DDTCO | Deputy Director Training Combined Operations |
| DDVET | Deputy Director of Victualling, Eastern Theatre |
| DDWB | District Depot Wolseley Barracks |
| DE | Convoy Escort Vessel |
| DE | Destroyer Escort Vessel (U.S.) |
| DE | Deckhand |
| DE&CD | Director Electrical & Communication Designs |
| DEAL | Deal Division, Royal Marines |
| Dec | Decoration |
| DED | Director(ate) of Engineer Development |
| DEE | Director of Electrical Engineering |
| Def | Defence |
| Defensor | National Defence Headquarters (Address used in telegrams) |
| DEMS | Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships |
| DEMTech | Dental Equipment Maintenance Technician |
| DenbighYeo | Denbigh Yeomanry |
| DEngrs | Director(ate) of Engineers |
| DENT | Dental |
| DentA | Dental Association |
| DentA | Dental Assistant |
| DentClA | Dental Clinic Assistant |
| Dents | Director Dental Services |
| Dents(Air) | Staff Officer Dental Services (Air) |
| DentThr | Dental Therapist |
| DEO | Direct Entry Officer |
| DEO | District Engineer Officer |
| DEOVR | Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles |
| DEP | Director Engineering and Personnel |
| Dep | Depot |
| Dept | Department |
| DERCA | District Establishment, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| DERCAHAD | District Establishment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Halifax Armament District |
| DES | Director of Engineer Services |
| DES | Drummer Sergeant |
| Des | Destroyers |
| DESOIL | Diesel Oil (U.S.) |
| Desp | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Despatches | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Det | Detachment |
| Detn | Detention |
| Det'n | Detention |
| DEU | Distinctive Environmental Uniform |
| DevonR | Devonshire Regiment |
| DF | Destroyer Flotilla |
| DF | Direction Finding |
| DFASS | Director of Fleet Accounting, Supply and Secretariat |
| DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| DFD | Detailed for Duty |
| DFM | Distinguished Flying Medal |
| DG | Degaussing |
| DG | Delivery Group |
| DG | Degaussing Gear |
| DG | Director General |
| DG | Dragoon Guards |
| DGAD | Director General Arsenals Division |
| DGC&AA | Director General Coast and Anti-Aircraft Defences |
| DGDS | Director General Dental Services |
| DGES | Director General of Engineer Services |
| DGHS | Director General Health Services |
| DGISD | Director-General India Stores Department |
| DGMC | Director General (Military Careers) |
| DGMS | Director General of Medical Services |
| Dgns | Dragoons |
| DGO | Degaussing Officer (Naval) |
| DGofMS | Director General of Medical Services |
| DGPA | Director General Personnel Administration |
| DGPA | Director General (Public Affairs) |
| DGPandI | Director-General of Ports and Lights |
| DGPCO | Director General Postings and Careers Officers |
| DGPCOR | Director General Postings and Careers Other Ranks |
| DGRC | Director General (Reserves and Cadets) |
| DGSP | Director General (Strategic Planning) |
| DGSR | Director-General of Shipbuilding and Repairs |
| DH | Depot Hussars |
| DH | Deck Hand |
| DH(No) | His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship " Scotian", Base Files |
| DHD | Director of Harbour Defence |
| DHD | Deck Hand |
| DHGMR | Drill Hall Guarding Maisonneuve Regiment |
| DHH | Directorate of History and Heritage |
| DHist | Director Historical Section |
| DHMD | District Headquarters Manning Depot OR Military District |
| DHQCFC | District Headquarters Canadian Forestry Corps |
| DHQS | District Headquarters Staff |
| DHQSS | District Headquarters Subordinate Staff |
| DHS | Director of Historical Section |
| DI | Drill Instructor |
| DI | Daily Inspection (Vehicle) |
| DIB | "D" Infantry Battalion |
| DID | Detail Issue Depot (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) |
| Died of W | Died of Wounds |
| Diem | Day |
| Diet | Dietician |
| DIList | Dangerously Ill List |
| DIN | Defence Information Network |
| DIO | Director of Internment Operations |
| DIPC | Director International Plans Coordination |
| Dir | Director |
| DirGen | Director General |
| DIRMITRAIN | Director of Military Training |
| DIRU | Division Infantry Reinforcement Unit |
| DIS | Division Intelligence Section |
| dis | Discharged |
| disch | Discharged |
| Discip | Disciplinarian |
| Disemb | Disembarked |
| DISO | Defence Information Services Organization |
| Dist | District |
| DistEngrs | District Engineers |
| Distr | District |
| DIT | Director Individual Training |
| Div | Divisional |
| Div | Division |
| Div | Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Div(nl) | Division(al) |
| DivBrPl(Tp) | Divisional Bridge Platoon (Troop) |
| DivSig | Divisional Signal(s) (Company) |
| DivStr | Divisional Strength |
| DJAG | Deputy Judge Advocate General |
| DLabTech | Dental Laboratory Technician |
| DLADRCOC | Division Light Aid Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| DLCO | Deck Landing Control Officer |
| DLI | Durham Light Infantry |
| DLI | Durham Light Infantry |
| DLI | Durham Light Infantry |
| DLOY | Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry |
| DLP | Director of Electrical Personnel |
| DLS | Dominion Land Surveyor |
| DM | Light Mine Layer (High Speed) (U.S.) |
| DM | Defence Medal |
| DM | Deputy Minister |
| DM | Driver of Mechanized Transport |
| DM&A | Director(ate) of Mechanization and Artillery |
| DM(A) | Deputy Minister (Air) |
| DM(N) | Deputy Minister (Naval) |
| DMech | Driver Mechanic |
| DMGO | Deputy Master General of Ordnance |
| DMH | Dartmouth Military Hospital |
| DMHRCAMC | Debert Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| DMHRCAMC | Dundurn Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| DMI | Director Military Intelligence |
| Dmin | Deputy Minister |
| Dmn | Draughtsman |
| DMNA | Director Manning and Naval Assistant |
| DmnAE | Draughtsman Aeronautical Engineering |
| DmnCE | Draughtsman Construction Engineering |
| DmnGA | Draughtsman Graphic Arts |
| DMO | Director(ate) of Military Operations |
| DMO&I | Director(ate) of Military Operations and Intelligence |
| DMO&P | Director(ate) of Military Operations and Planning |
| Dmr | Drummer |
| DMRD | Director of Medical Research and Development |
| DMS | Department of Munitions and Supply |
| DMS | Driver Maintenance Staff |
| DMS | Driver Mechanics School |
| DMS | Mine Sweeper (High Speed) (U.S.) |
| DMS | Director of Merchant Seaman |
| DMS | Director of Medical Services |
| DMS(Air) | Director of Medical Services (Air) |
| DMT | Director(ate) of Military Training |
| DMT | District Mounted Troops |
| DMT&SD | Directorate of Military Training and Staff Duties |
| DNA | Director of Naval Appropriations |
| DNA | Director of Naval Accounts |
| DNC | Director Naval Construction |
| DNC | Director of Naval Communications (U.S.) |
| DNCSEAC | Deputy Naval Commander South East Asia Command |
| DNCXF | Deputy Naval Commander Expeditionary Force |
| DND | Department of National Defence |
| DNE | Director Naval Education |
| DNES | Director of Naval Engineering Service |
| DNHS | Director of the Naval Historical Section |
| DNI | Director Naval Information |
| DNI | Director of Naval Intelligence |
| DNI | Director of Naval Intelligence & Trade |
| DNI and P | Director of Naval Intelligence and Plans |
| DNK | Date Not Known |
| DnkyMn | Donkeyman |
| DNLO | Dutch Naval Liaison Officer |
| DNO | Destroyer Navigating Officer |
| DNO | Director Naval Ordinance |
| DNO | Director of naval Ordnance (Torpedoes Mines) |
| DNOT | Director of Naval Operations and Training |
| DNP | Director of Naval Personnel |
| DNPA | Director of Naval Pay Accounting |
| DNR | Director of Naval Reserves |
| DNS | Director of Naval Stores |
| DNS | Director of Naval Services |
| DNS | Dragoons |
| DNSO | Deputy Naval Store Officer |
| DNT | Director of Naval Training |
| DO | Daily Order (Same as Part II Orders) |
| DO | Dental Officer |
| DO | District Orders |
| DO | Daily Order |
| DO | Daily Order (Of a Unit) |
| DO | Duty Officer |
| DOC | District Officer Commanding |
| DOC | Driver Operation Course |
| DOC | Died of Other Causes |
| DOC | District Officer Commanding |
| DOCO | Drafting Officer Combined Operations |
| DOD | Director Operations Division |
| DOD | Director of Operations Division |
| DOD | Died of Disease |
| Dof P | Director of Plans |
| DofCornLI | Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry |
| DofLancsOY | Duke of Lancashire's Own Yeomanry |
| DOFP | Divisional Ordnance Field Park, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| DofP | Director of Plans |
| DofPR | Director of Public Relations (Air) |
| DofPR | Director of Public Relations (Army) |
| DofT | Director of Trade |
| DofT&M | Director(ate) of Transport and Movements |
| DofUERE | Director of Underwater Experimental Research Establishment |
| DofW | Died of Wounds |
| DofW | Duration of War |
| DOH | Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital (Toronto) |
| DomAff | Dominion Affairs |
| Dominion | High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom (Address Used in Telegrams) |
| DomOrthHosp | Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital (Toronto) |
| DoO&R | Director of Organization & Recruiting |
| DOR | Director of Operational Research |
| DORA | Defence of the Realm Act |
| DOrg | Director(ate) of Organization |
| DOrg | Director of Organization |
| DorsetR | Dorset Regiment |
| DorsetY | Dorset Yeomanry |
| DOS | Director Ordnance Services |
| DOS(A) | Director of Ordnance Services (Administration) |
| DOS(GS) | Director of Ordnance Services (General Stores) |
| DOS(TS) | Director of Ordnance Services (Technical Stores) |
| DOTP | Dental Officer Training Plan |
| DOW | Duration of war |
| DOW | Died of Wounds |
| DP | District Paymaster |
| DP | Defence Platoon |
| DP | Developmental Period |
| DPA | Director of Procurement (Aircraft) |
| DPB | Defence Purchasing Board |
| DPCRCASC | Depot Pacific Command, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DPCRCASC | Division Petrol Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DPD | Director of Plans Division |
| DPE | Director of Procurement (Equipment) (Air) |
| DPED | Director Professional Education and Development |
| DPersServ | Director(ate) of Personal Services |
| DPGRCOC | Detachment Proving Grounds, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| DPI | District Pay Instruction |
| DPM | Deputy Provost Marshal |
| DPO | Director of Plans and Operations (Air) |
| DPofG | Defended Port of Gaspe |
| DPofS | Defended Port of Shelburne |
| DPR | Director of Postings and Records (Air) |
| DPR | Director of Personnel Records |
| DPS | Director of Personnel Selection |
| DPSE | District Paymaster Sergeant |
| DPTE | Drummer Private |
| DPW | Director of Prisoners of War / Department of Public Works |
| D-QLine | Drocourt-Quéant Line |
| DQMG | Deputy Quartermaster General |
| DQS | Director(ate) of Quartermaster General Services |
| DR | Dead Reckoning (U.S.) |
| DR | Despatch Rider |
| DR | Director Records |
| DR | Officer In Charge Records |
| DR | Dresser |
| Dr | Driver |
| DR(WD) | Director of Records (War Diaries) |
| DRAE | Director of Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| DraftingEO | Drafting Engineer Officer |
| DRB | Division Recce Battalion |
| DRC | District Recruiting Company |
| DRC | District Rest Camp |
| DRD | Director Reserve Divisions |
| DRD | District Recruiting Detachment |
| DRD&MRU | District Recruiting Detachment & Mobile Recruiting Units |
| DREE | Director of Research and Experimental Establishment |
| Dresser | Dresser of Wounds |
| DRET | Directorate of Recruiting, Education and Training |
| DRI | Driver |
| Drill Coy | Drilling Company |
| DRLS | Despatch Rider Letter Service |
| DRO | Daily Routine Order |
| DRO | District Record Officer |
| DRO | District Routine Orders |
| DRO | Divisional Routing Order |
| DROCAD | Divisional Routine Orders Canadian Armed Division |
| DRPATAA&TS | Detention Rooms Port Arthur the Armouries Administration & Training Staff |
| DRS | District Recruiting Staff |
| Drs | District Recruiting Services |
| DRS | Divisional Rest Station |
| DRS(LC)RCCS | Despatch Rider Section (Light Car) Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| DRTD | District Recruit Training Depot |
| DRU | Drummer |
| DRV | Driver |
| DS | Dutch Ship |
| DS | Dressing Station |
| DS"Z"F | Dental Section "Z" Force |
| DS&TO | District Supply & Transport Officer |
| DS(Records) | Discharge Section (Records) |
| DSA | Director of Supply Administration (Air) |
| DSA | Draw Subsistence Allowance |
| DSANF | Director South African Naval Forces |
| DSB | Director Shipbuilding |
| DSC | Distinguished Service Cross |
| DSC | District Shipyard Controller |
| DSC | Distinguished Service Cross |
| DSC(L) | Director of Small Craft (Levant) |
| DSCACOW/SRCOC | Divisional Section Canadian Armoured Corps Ordinance Workshop, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| DSCR | Department of Soldiers Civil Re-establishment |
| DSCRCASC | Division Supply Column, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| DSD | Director Signals Division |
| DSD | District Sub-Depot |
| DSD | Director(ate) of Staff Duties |
| DSD | Desirable Sailing Date |
| DSDF | Director of Seaward Defence Force |
| DSG | Deputy Surgeon General |
| DSISCIC | District Security Intelligence Section, Canadian Intelligence Corps |
| DSM | Distinguished Service Medal |
| DSM | Drill Sergeant Major |
| DSMD | District Staff Military District |
| DSO | Distinguished Service Order |
| DSO | District School Orders |
| DSO | District Supply Officer |
| DSO | Duty Signal Officer |
| DSO | Distinguished Service Order |
| DSO | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| DSP | Director of Seaman Personnel |
| DSPC | Divisional Signals Pacific Command |
| DSPD | Deputy Superintendent Pembroke Dock |
| DSQ | Dockyard Sick Quarters |
| DSR | Director of Ship Repairs |
| DSRC | Division Section Reception Camp |
| DSRCCS | District Signals, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| DSS | Director of Special Services |
| DSSD | Director of Supply Staff Duties (Air) |
| DSSRCOC | District Stores Section, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| DST | Director(ate) of Supplies and Transport |
| DSTO(X) | Divisional Sea Transport Officer, Alexandria |
| DTC | Discharge Transit Centre |
| DTD | Director of Trade Division |
| DTM | Director of Technical Maintenance (Air) |
| DTNA | Director Training and Naval Assistant |
| DTO | Director of Technical Division (Naval) |
| DTPG | Draw Trades Pay Group |
| DTPR | Director of Training Plans and Requirements (Air) |
| DTR | Director(ate) of Technical Research |
| DTSS | Dockyard Tower Signal Station |
| DTT | Director of Technical Training (Air) |
| DTTC | Dental Technical Training Centre |
| DU | Discrimination Unit |
| DUKW | An amphibious six-wheeled vehicle of six-ton capacity |
| DurhLI | Durham Light Infantry |
| DV | Diver |
| DVA | Department of Veterans Affair |
| DVGofC | Detachment Veterans Guard of Canada |
| Dvr | Driver |
| DvrSigs | Driver Signals |
| DW | Director of Works |
| DWA | Director(ate) of Works and Accommodation |
| DWB | Director of Works and Building |
| DWC | Director(ate) of Works and Construction |
| DWD | Director of Welding Development |
| DWR | Director of Weapons and Tactics |
| DWS | Director of Women's Service |
| DWT | Director of Warfare and Training |
| DWTF | District Welfare Trust Fund |
| DWTO | District Weapons Training Officer |
| DYRCH | 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars |
