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List of Abbreviations Used in Military Service Files
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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| F&E | Furniture and Effects |
| F&G | France and Germany |
| F(A)SCRCE | Field (Air) Survey Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| F/ | Flight |
| F/C | Fire Control (Gunnery) |
| F/C | Flight Commander |
| F/FS | French Ship Manned by Fighting French |
| F/L | Flight Lieutenant |
| F/Lt | Flight Lieutenant |
| F/O | Flying Officer |
| F/S | Flight Sergeant |
| FA | Financial Adviser, Joint Air Training Plan (Air) |
| FA | Field Ambulance |
| FA | Field Artillery |
| FA/SO | Fleet Anti-Submarine Officer |
| FAA | Fleet Air Arm |
| FAB | Field Artillery Bridge |
| FACRCAMC | Field Ambulance Charlottetown, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| FAD | Field Ambulance Details |
| FAD(D)RCASC | Field Ambulance Details (Division) Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| FADRCAMC | Field Ambulance Detachments, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| FAE | Fleet Adviser of Education |
| FAHRCAMC | Field Ambulance Halifax, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Famb | Field Ambulance |
| FANYC | First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps |
| FAO | Fleet Accountant Officer |
| FAP | For All Purpose |
| FAP | Farrier Sergeant |
| FAP | First Aid Post |
| FAPHRCAMC | Field Ambulance Point Hawkesbury, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| FARCAMC | Field Ambulance Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Farr | Farrier |
| FAS | First Army Signals |
| FATO | Fleet Air Arm Technical Officer |
| FAVO | Fleet Aviation Officer |
| FAW/SSRCOC | Field Artillery Workshop Section Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| FB&JW | Forest Bush & Jungle Warfare |
| FBE | Folding Boat Equipment |
| FBRCA | Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| FBRCACASF | Field Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery, Canadian Active Service Force |
| FBRCASC | Field Bakery, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| FBSO | Fleet Bomb Safety Officer |
| FC | Ferry Commands |
| FC | Flag Captain |
| FC | Fire Controlman |
| FC"Z"F | Fire Command "Z" Force |
| FCAHQPRCE | First Canadian Army Headquarters Platoon, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FCAIOPCIC | First Canadian Army Intelligence Officers Pool, Canadian Intelligence Corps |
| FCAIS | First Canadian Army Intelligence School |
| FCASIGPHQ | First Canadian Army Service Increment Group Headquarters |
| FCASS | First Canadian Army Sniping School |
| FCATCCRCASC | First Canadian Army Troops Composite Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| FCATRTC | First Canadian Army Troops Reinforcement Transit Camp |
| FCATW/SRCOC | First Canadian Army Troops Workshop, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| FCC | Fleet Constructor Officer |
| FCCP | Forage Caps Concert Panty |
| FCDCASS | "Forage Caps" Detachment Canadian Auxiliary Services Section |
| FCO | Field Cash Office |
| FCRCASC | Fortress Company, Canadian Active Service Force |
| FCRCECASF | Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers, Canadian Active Service Force |
| FCST | Forecast (U.S.) |
| FCtlmn | Fire Controlman |
| FD | Fuel Depots |
| Fd | Field |
| Fd Pk Coy | Field (Park) Company |
| Fd Pk Sqn (Tp) | Field (Park) Squadron (Troop) |
| Fd Svy Coy | Field Survey Company |
| FdAmb | Field Ambulance |
| FDC | Fighter Direction Centre |
| FDE | Final Discharge Establishment |
| FdeMR | Fusiliers de Mont Royal |
| FDL | Forward Defended Locality(ies) |
| FDO | Fighter Direction Officer |
| FDO | Fleet Dental Officer |
| FDS | Field Dressing Station |
| FDT | Fighter Direction Tenders |
| FduSL | Fusiliers du St. Laurent |
| FE | Field Engineer |
| FE | Financial Encumbrance |
| FE&MCRCE | Fortress E. & M. Company Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FECA | Force Eskimo C.A. |
| FEO | Fleet Education Officer |
| FEO | Fleet Engineer Officer |
| Fervour | Government of Canada Hong Kong (Address used in telegrams) |
| FES | Field Educational Section |
| FES | Field Experimental Station |
| FES | Flight Engineer School |
| FF | Fire Fighter |
| FF | Fire Fighting |
| FF | Field Force |
| FFH | Frigate, Helicopter Equipped |
| FFI | French Forces of the Interior |
| FFK | Fort Frontenac Kingston |
| FGCM | Field General Court-Martial |
| FGH | Fort Garry Horse |
| FGHRR | Fort Garry Horse Reserve Regiment |
| FGO | Fleet Gunnery Officer |
| Fgt | Frigate |
| FH | Field Hospital |
| FHP | Force Health Protection |
| FHPHIRCAMC | Fort Henry Permanent Hospital Installation, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| FHQS | Farnham Headquarters Staff |
| FI | Fireman |
| FIC | Fredericton Internment Camp |
| FID | Field Intelligence Department |
| FilmPL | Film Projectionist Librarian |
| Fin | Financial |
| Fin Clk | Finance Clerk |
| FinO | Financial Officer |
| Fireftr | Fire Fighter |
| FIS | Flying Instructors Schools |
| FIS | Foreign Intelligence Section (Naval) |
| FL | Flag Lieutenant |
| FL | Flying List |
| FLAMBO | Allied Forces Headquarters OR Air Force Headquarters, Advanced Administrative Echelon |
| FLC | Flag Lieutenant Commander |
| Fld | Field |
| Fld Eng | Field Engineer |
| Fld Pk Coy (or Sqn) | Field Park Company |
| FLD Pk Sqn | Filed Park Squadron |
| FLE | Fleet (U.S.) |
| FLE | Flight Engineer (to be issued) |
| FLO | Flag Liaison Officer |
| FLOT | Flotilla (U.S.) |
| FLS(PO) | French Liaison Service, Portsmouth |
| FLT | Fleet (U.S.) |
| Flt | Flight |
| Flt Eng | Flight Engineer |
| Flt/Sgt | Flight Sergeant |
| FltSLt | Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
| FLY | Flight (U.S.) |
| FM | Air Mechanic (Air Frames) |
| FM | Field Marshall |
| FMC | Mobile Command |
| FMHRCAMC | Farnham Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| FMHRCAMC | Fredericton Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Fmn | Fireman |
| FMO | Fleet Mail Officer |
| FMO | Fleet Medical Officer |
| FMO | Fleet Meteorological Officer |
| FMO | Field Marching Order |
| FMR | Fusiliers de Mont Royal |
| FMR | Frontier Mounted Rifles |
| FND | Flinders Naval Depot |
| FNGB | French Navy in Great Britain |
| FNO | Fleet Navigating Officer |
| FO(S) | Flag Officer, Submarines |
| FOA | Field Operations Allowance |
| FOAM | Flag Officer Attached General Headquarters Middle East |
| FOC | Flag Officer Commanding |
| FOCOS | Flag Officer Commanding Orkneys and Shetlands |
| FOCRF | Flag Officer Commanding Reserve Fleet |
| FOCRIN | Flag Officer Commanding Royal Indian Navy |
| FOCS | Flag Officer Cruiser Squadron |
| FOCT | Flag Officer Carrier Training |
| FOCWAF | Flag Officer Commanding West Africa |
| FOEA | Flag Officer East Africa and Zanzibar |
| FOGMA | Flag Officer Gibraltar and Mediterranean Approaches |
| FOGMO | Fitting Out Gun Mounting Overseer |
| FOGO | Fitting Out Gunnery Officer |
| FOH | French Official History |
| FOIC | Flag Officer-in-Charge |
| FOICNI | Flag Officer-in-Charge, Northern Ireland |
| Fol | Folio |
| FOLEM | Flag Officer Levant and Eastern Mediterranean |
| FOLUS | Flag Officer Liaison with Cdr. U.S. Naval Forces |
| FOMHRCAMC | Fort Osborne Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| FONAS | Flag Officer Naval Air Stations |
| FONF | Flag Officer Newfoundland Force |
| FONF | Flag Officer, Newfoundland |
| FOO | Forward Observation Officer |
| FOOAF | Flag Officer Overseas Assault Force |
| FOPS | Future Operation Planning Section |
| FOR | Force (U.S.) |
| For | Forestry |
| Forf | Forfeits |
| Form | Formation |
| FORSCA | Flag Officer Red Sea and Canal Area |
| Fort (E & M) Coy | Fortress (Electrical and Mechanical) Company |
| FOSY | Flag Officer, Syracuse |
| FOTALI | Flag Officer Taranto, Royal Armoured Corps, Adriatic and for Liaison Duty With Italians |
| FOW, Med | Flag Officer Western Mediterranean |
| FOWIT | Flag Officer Western Italy |
| FOYE | Flag Officer, ''Y'' Entries |
| FP | Field Punishment |
| FPB | Force Polar Bear |
| FPC RCE | Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FPC RCE(AP) | Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers (Advance Party) |
| FPNo(or#)1 or 2 | Field Punishment Number One or Two |
| FPO | Fire Prevention Officer |
| FPS | Fixed Period of Services |
| FPS RCE(A)D | Field Park Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers (Armoured) Division |
| FPSRCE | Field Park Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FPTCRCE | Field Park Troop Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FR | Fishermen's Reserve |
| FR&I | Financial Regulations & Instructions |
| FR(S-P)RCA | Field Regiment (Self-Propelled), Royal Canadian Artillery |
| Fr,Fro | From |
| FRA | Freetown Area |
| Frac | Fractured |
| FRADO | Fleet Radar Officer |
| Freq | Frequency |
| Fri | Frigate |
| FRMO | Fleet Royal Marine Officer |
| FRO | Fleet P. and Radio Telephony Officer |
| FRRCHA | Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| FS | Financial Superintendent |
| FS | Flat Scow |
| FS | Flight Sergeant |
| FSA | Fleet Signal Assistant |
| FSA | Food Service Attendant |
| FSBRCA | Flash Spotting Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| FSC | Farnham Summer Camp |
| FSDRCE | Field Survey Depot, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FSgt | Flight Sergeant |
| FSjt | Flight Sergeant |
| FSMO | Field Service Marching Order |
| FSO | Fleet Signal Officer |
| FSP | Foreign Service Premium |
| FSqn | Fighter Squadron (Royal Canadian Air Force) |
| FSR | Field Service Regulations |
| FSRCCS | Fortress Signals, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| FSRCE | Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| FSS | Field Security Section |
| FSSCRU | Field Security Section Canadian Reinforcement Unit |
| FST | Forward Surgical Team |
| FSVC | Food Services |
| FT | French Translator |
| FTC | Field Trials Camp |
| FtCdt | Flight Cadet |
| FTCE | Field Troop Canadian Engineers |
| FTO | Fleet Torpedo Officer |
| FTO | French Technical Officer |
| FtPayr | Fleet Paymaster |
| FtrCOp | Fighter Control Operator |
| FTS | Flying Training Schools |
| FTU | Ferry Training Unit |
| Furl | Furlough |
| Fus | Fusilier(s) |
| Fus Du Sher | Fusiliers du Sherbrooke |
| FW | Foreman of Works |
| FW | Fighter Wing |
| FW/SRCOC | Fortress Workshop, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| FWA | Fleet Wireless Assistant |
| Fwd | Forward |
| Fwm | Forewoman |
| FWO | Fleet Wireless Officer |
| FWTCRCA | Fortress Weapon Training Camp, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| FY | Patrol Vessel, Yacht (U.S.) |
| FYA | Fort York Armouries |
