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List of Abbreviations Used in Military Service Files
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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| L | Lieutenant |
| L of C | Line(s) of Communication |
| L&RSGD | Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Guard Detachment |
| L&RSR | Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment |
| L&WRegt | Lincoln & Welland Regiment |
| L/ | Leading |
| L/ | Lance (rank) |
| L/Bdr | Lance Bombardier |
| L/Cpl | Lance Corporal |
| L/S | Leading Seaman |
| L/SA | Leading Stores Assistant |
| L/Sgt | Lance Sergeant |
| L/Sjt | Lance Sergeant |
| L/Sto | Leading Stoker |
| LAA | Light Anti-Aircraft |
| LaA | Light Aid Detachment |
| LAARPRCASC | Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Platoon, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| LAARRCA | Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| LAARSRCASC | Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Section, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| LAARSS | Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signals Section |
| LAARW/SSRCOC | Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Workshop Section, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| LAATTRCA | Light Anti-Aircraft Training Troop, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| LAB | Light Armoured Battery |
| LABCorps | Labour Corps |
| LAC | Leading Aircraftman |
| LAD | Light Aid Detachment |
| LADC | Lieutenant Aide-de-Camp |
| LADCAPCS | Light Aid Detachment Canadian Armoured Personnel Car Squadron |
| LADRCEME | Light Aid Detachment, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| LADRCOC | Light Aid Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| LAFO | Laboratory Foreman |
| LanarkYeo | Lanarkshire Yeomanry |
| LanFus | Lancashire Fusiliers |
| LAW | Leading Aircraftwoman |
| LBandsmn | Leading Bandsman |
| LBE | Landing Barge, Emergency Repair |
| LBF | Landing Boats |
| LBF | Landing Barge, Flak |
| LBM | Landing Boats |
| LBO | Landing Barge, Oiler |
| LBS | Landing Barge, Support |
| LBV(1) | Landing Barge Vehicle (Mark I) |
| LBV(L)(2) | Landing Barge Vehicle (Large, Mark II) |
| LBV(S)(2) | Landing Barge Vehicle (Small, Mark II) |
| LBW | Landing Barge Water |
| LC | Landing Craft of Lifting Craft |
| LC | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| LCA | Landing Craft Assault |
| LCA(HR) | Landing Craft (Hedgerow) (U.S.) |
| LCB(D) | Landing Craft Barge (Dumb) (U.S.) |
| LCB(M) | Landing Craft Barge (Mechanised) (U.S.) |
| LCE | Landing Craft Emergency - Repair |
| LCF | Levant Coast Flotilla |
| LCF(L) | Landing Craft , Flak (Large) |
| LCG(M) | Landing Craft Gun (Medium) |
| LCG(T) | Landing Craft Gun (Tower) |
| LCH | Land Craft Headquarters |
| LCI(L) | Landing Craft Infantry (Large) (U.S.) |
| LCI(L) | Landing Craft Infantry (Large) |
| LCI(S) | Landing Craft Infantry (Small) |
| LCk | Leading Cook |
| LCM | Landing Craft Mechanized |
| LCM(1) | Landing Craft Mechanised (Mark I) |
| LCM(2) | Landing Craft Mechanised (Mark 2) (U.S.) |
| LCM(3) | Landing Craft Mechanised (Mark 3) (U.S.) |
| LCM(W) | Landing Craft Mechanized (wood) |
| LCMB | Landing Craft Maintenance Base |
| LCMSD | Landing Craft Material Supply Depot |
| LCMSO | Landing Craft Maintenance Stores Officer |
| LCN | Landing Craft Navigational (U.S.) |
| LCOCU | Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Unit |
| LCP(2) | Landing Craft Personnel (Mark II) |
| LCP(L) | Landing Craft Personnel (Large) |
| LCP(L) | Landing Craft Personnel (Large) (U.S.) |
| LCP(M) | Landing Craft Personnel (Medium) (U.S.) |
| LCP(R) | Landing Craft Personnel (Ramped) (U.S) |
| LCP(S) | Landing Craft Personnel (Small) (U.S.) |
| LCPL | Lance Corporal |
| LCr | Lieutenant Commander |
| LCR(L) | Landing Craft Rubber (Large) |
| LCR(S) | Landing Craft Rubber (Small) |
| LCS(L) | Landing Craft Support (Large) (U.S.) |
| LCS(M)(3) | Landing Craft Support (Medium, Mark III) (U.S.) |
| LCS(S) | Landing Craft Support (Small) (U.S.) |
| LCT | Landing Craft, Tank |
| LCT(1) | Landing Craft Tank (Mark I) |
| LCT(2) | Landing Craft Tank (Mark II) (U.S.) |
| LCT(3) | Landing Craft Tank (Mark III) (U.S.) |
| LCT(4) | Landing Craft Tank (Mark IV) (U.S.) |
| LCT(5) | Landing Craft Tank (V) (U.S.) |
| LCT(R) | Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) |
| LCV | Landing Craft Vehicle (U.S.) |
| LCV(2) | Landing Craft Vehicle (Mark II) |
| LCV(P) | Landing Craft Vehicle (Personnel) |
| Ldng | Leading |
| LDRCAPC | Lancaster Detachment Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps |
| LDS | Latter Day Saint Church |
| LeicR | Leicestershire Regiment |
| LeicYeo | Leicestershire Yeomanry |
| LeinsR | Leinster Regiment |
| LEME | Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
| LER | Royal Edmonton Regiment |
| LF | Leave & Furlough |
| LF de MR | Les Fusiliers de Mont Royal |
| LFA | Light Field Ambulance |
| LFA | Land Force Area |
| LFAA | Land Force Atlantic Command |
| LFC | Land Force Command |
| LFCA | Land Force Central Area |
| LFDTS | Land Forces Doctrine and Training System |
| LFMHRCAMC | Lesters Field Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| LFQA | Land Force Quebec Area |
| LFRR | Land Force Reserve Restructure |
| LFWA | Land Force Western Area |
| LG | Lethbridge Garrison |
| LG | Lewis Gun |
| LG | London Gazette |
| LGC | Landing Craft Control |
| LGDS | Life Guards |
| LH | Local Headquarters |
| LI | Light Infantry |
| Lieut | Lieutenant |
| LIJIT | Leader in Job Instruction Training |
| LincR | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| LincYeo | Lincolnshire Yeomanry |
| litho | Lithographic(al) |
| LItoCSGHQEAGp | (Legal) Increment to Canadian Section General Headquarters, Echelon Army Group |
| LL | Denotes that a ship is fitted for magnetic minesweeping |
| LLEandLLV | Landing Lighters |
| LLV | Loop Laying Vessel |
| LMB | Light Mortar Battery |
| LMG | Light Machine-Gun |
| LMHRCAMC | Lauzon Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| LMHRCAMC | Lethbridge Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| LMHRCAMC | Lewisporte Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| LMHRCAMC | London Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| LMHRCAMC | Longueuil Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| LMS | London, Midland and Scottish (Railway) |
| LMU | Landline Maintenance Units |
| LN | Quebec-Labrador convoy |
| LNER | London and North-Eastern Railway |
| LNLanR | Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
| LNNo | List of Navy Numbers |
| LOAC | Law of Armed Conflict |
| LOCO | Liaison Officers, Combined Operations |
| LofC | Line(s) of Communication |
| LofCFSPS | Line of Communication Field Security Police Station |
| LofCPSCPC | Line of Communication Provost Section C. Provost Corps |
| LofCS(P)CGRU | Line of Communication Section (Provost) Canadian General Reinforcement Unit |
| LofCSRCCS | Line of Communication Signals, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| LofCTrpsSerIncr | Line of Communication Troops Service Increment |
| LondR | London Regiment |
| LonGaz | London Gazette |
| LONN | Liaison Officer Norwegian Navy |
| Loth&BordH | Lothian and Border Horse |
| LOU | Localization of Units |
| LP | Listening Post |
| LPC | Last Pay Certificate |
| LPF | Last Post Fund |
| LPhoto | Leading Photographer |
| LPODRCOC | Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| LPtlmn | Leading Patrolman |
| LR | Layer Ratings |
| LR | Levis Regiment |
| LR | Layer Rating |
| LRAM | Licentiate, Royal Academy of Music |
| LRdeC | Le Régiment de Chateauguay |
| LRdeH | Le Régiment de Hull |
| LS | Landing Ships |
| LS | Leading Seaman |
| LS(CASF) | Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment), Canadian Active Service Force |
| LS(Postal) | Leading Seaman (Postal) |
| LS(R) | Leading Seaman (Regulating) |
| LS(Records) | Localization Section (Records) |
| LSA | Leading Stores Assistant |
| LSA | Leading Supply Assistant |
| LSBA | Leading Sick Berth Attendant |
| LSC | Landing Ship, Carrier (Derrick-hoisting) |
| LSCTC | Light Scout Car Training Centre |
| LSD | Landing Ship, Dock (U.S.) |
| LSE | Landing Ship, Emergency Repair |
| LSgt | Lance Sergeant |
| LSH | Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) |
| LSI | Landing Ship, Infantry |
| LSig | Leading Signalman |
| LSjt | Lance Sergeant |
| LST | Landing Ship, Tank |
| LSto | Leading Stoker |
| LSto(FF) | Leading Stoker (Fire Fighter) |
| LStwd | Leading Stewart |
| LSVW | Light Support Vehicle Wheeled |
| Lt | Lieutenant |
| Lt | Light |
| Lt INF | Lieutenant Infirmiere |
| LtCdr | Lieutenant Commander |
| Lt-Col | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Ltech | Electronic Technician (Sea) |
| LTel | Leading Telegraphist |
| LTO | Leading Torpedoman |
| LVoltdeQ | Les Voltigeurs de Québec |
| LVT | Landing Vehicle, Tracked |
| LWCA (TC) | 'L'' Wing Canadian Army (Training Centre) |
| LWOP | Leave Without Pay |
| LWP | Leave With Pay |
| LWtr | Leading Writer |
| LZ | London Division |
