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List of Abbreviations Used in Military Service Files
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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Requisitioned |
| R | Reserve |
| R | Regular |
| R | Regiment |
| R | Regimental |
| R | Royal |
| R&A | Rations and Allowances |
| R&D | Redesignated & Disbanded Units |
| R&DU | Redesignated and Disbanded Units |
| R&I | Repair & Inspection |
| R&ISEC | Research & Information Section |
| R&Q | Rations & Quarters |
| R&SofS | Remission & Suspension of Sentence |
| R/A | Radio Acoustic |
| R/R | Railroad |
| R/S/L | Returned Sailing List |
| R/T | Radio Telephony |
| R22eR | Royal 22e Regiment |
| RA | Radio Artificer |
| RA | Rear Admiral |
| RA | Royal Artillery |
| RA | Air Electronic Technician |
| RA | Radio Technician (Air) |
| Ra | Rations |
| RA | Royal Artillery |
| RA | Regiment of Artillery |
| R-A | Rear-Admiral |
| RA 3rd BS | Rear Admiral Third Battle Squadron |
| RA(A) | Rear Admiral Aircraft Carriers |
| RA(M) | Rear Admiral (Minelayers) |
| RA(No) | Rear Admiral (Number) Battle Squadron |
| RA(V) | Rear Admiral (''V'' Force) |
| RA, 1c (or 2c,3c,4c,5c) | Radio Artificer, 1st Class (or 2nd,3rd,4th or 5th Class) |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAC | Royal Armoured Corps |
| RAChD | Royal Army Chaplain's Department |
| RACOB (WA) | Rear Admiral Combined Operations Bast (Western Approaches) |
| RAD | Rear Admiral Destroyers |
| RadNav | Radio Navigator |
| RadOp | Radio Operator |
| RadSea | Radioman (Sea) |
| RadTech | Radio Technician |
| RAE | Radio Equipment Assistant |
| RAE | Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| RAEC | Royal Army Education Corps |
| RAECEF | Rear Admiral Escort Carriers Eastern Fleet |
| RAEFAC | Rear Admiral Eastern Fleet Aircraft Carriers |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAG | Rifles Armoury Guards |
| Ragr | Radiographer |
| RALSU | Rear Admiral Landing Ships Unallocated |
| RALSU | Rear Admiral Unlocated Landing Ships |
| RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| RAMCO | Royal Army Medical Corps Officers |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| RANAS(IO) | Rear Admiral Naval Air Stations (Indian Ocean) |
| RANVR | Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| RAO | Royal Artillery Officers |
| RAOC | Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
| RAOCO | Royal Army Ordnance Corps Officers |
| RAP | Regimental Aid Post |
| RAPC | Royal Army Pay Corps |
| RASC | Royal Army Service Corps |
| RASpec | Recreation and Athletic Specialist |
| RATE | Rear Admiral Training Establishments |
| RAVC | Royal Army Veterinary Corps |
| RAVC | Royal Army Veterinary Corps |
| RB | Rifle Brigade |
| RB(IC) | Reconnaissance Battalion (In Canada) |
| RBerksR | Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| RC | Recruiting Centres |
| RC | Release Centres |
| RC | Reselection Centre |
| RC | Roman Catholic |
| RC | Recruiting Centre |
| RC | Release Centre |
| RC | Reselection Centre |
| RC | Royal Canadians |
| RC(Ia N) | Refugee Camp (Ile aux Noix) |
| RC,R/C | Release Centre |
| RCA | Royal Canadian Artillery |
| RCA(CD) | Royal Canadian Artillery (Coast Defence Branch) |
| RCAB | Royal Canadian Artillery Band |
| RCAC | Royal Canadian Army Cadets |
| RCAC | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
| RCAC(MP) | Royal Canadian Artillery Camp (Macauley Plains) |
| RCACC | Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps |
| RCACD | Royal Canadian Artillery Canadian Division |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| RCAF(Aux) | Royal Canadian Air Force (Auxiliary) |
| RCAF(PR) | Royal Canadian Air Force (Primary Reserve) |
| RCAF(R) | Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular) |
| RCAHWENDHQS | Royal Canadian Artillery, Home War Establishment, National Defence Headquarters Section |
| RCAMC | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RCAMCPST | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Plastic Surgery Team |
| RCAMCTC | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Training Centre |
| RCAMCTC(R) | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Training Centre (Reserve) |
| RCanDns | Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| RCanHArt | Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| RCanR | Royal Canadian Regiment |
| RCanSigEng | Royal Canadian Signal Engineers |
| RCAPC | Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps |
| RCARU | Royal Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit |
| RCASC | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| RCASCB | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Band |
| RCASC-CASF | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps - Canadian Active Service Force |
| RCASCCF | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Company Force |
| RCASCG | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Group |
| RCASCHU | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Holding Unit |
| RCASCRU | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit |
| RCASCTC | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre |
| RCASCTCR | Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre Reserve |
| RCATC | Royal Canadian Artillery Training Centre |
| RCATC(R) | Royal Canadian Artillery Training Centre Reserve |
| RCC | Railway Construction Company |
| RCC | Remote Control Officer |
| RCCRCE | Road Construction Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| RCCS | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| RCCSTC(R) | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Training Centre (Reserve) |
| RCD | Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| RCDC | Royal Canadian Dental Corps |
| RCE | Royal Canadian Engineers |
| RCE(NP) | Royal Canadian Engineers (Non-Permanent Active Militia) |
| RCEB | Royal Canadian Engineers Bands |
| RCECO | Royal Canadian Engineers Corps Orders |
| RCEDF | Royal Canadian Detachment Force |
| RCEME | Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| RCESA by HQ | Royal Canadian Engineers Section Administered by Headquarters |
| RCETC | Royal Canadian Engineers Training Centre |
| RCETC(R) | Royal Canadian Engineers Training Centre (Reserve) |
| RCEWDCMHQ | Royal Canadian Engineers Works Directorate, Canadian Military Headquarters |
| RCFC | Refreshers Course for Officers |
| RCFQ | Refugee Camp Farnham Quebec |
| RCHA | Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| RCHQ | Rear Canadian Headquarters |
| RCIC | Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
| RCL | Royal Canadian Legion |
| RCM | Military Sub-Committee Of the Ministerial Committee on Reconstruction Problems |
| RCMP | Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| RCN | Royal Canadian Navy |
| RCN(R) | Royal Canadian Navy (Reserve) |
| RCNB | Royal Canadian Naval Barracks |
| RCNH | Royal Canadian Naval Hospital |
| RCNMR | Royal Canadian Naval Monthly Reserve |
| RCNR | Royal Canadian Naval Reserve |
| RCNR(FR) | Royal Canadian Naval Reserve (Fisherman's Reserve) |
| RCNVR | Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| RCOC | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| RCOCAM | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Army Magazine |
| RCOCB | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Band |
| RCOCCO | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Orders |
| RCOCHU | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Holding Unit |
| RCOCMG(MD)P | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Magazine Guard (McGivney Depot) Petawawa |
| RCOCTC(R) | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Training Centre (Reserve) |
| RCPC | Royal Canadian Postal Corps |
| RCR | Royal Canadian Regiment |
| RCS | Radar and Communication School |
| RCS | Routing & Convoy Section (Naval) |
| RCS | Royal Canadian Signals |
| RCSB | Royal Canadian Signals Band |
| RCSC | Royal Canadian Sea Cadets |
| RCSE | Royal Canadian Signal Engineers |
| RCSigs | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| RCSME | Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering |
| RCSTC | Royal Canadian Signals Training Centre |
| RD | Reception Depot |
| RD | Release Depot |
| RD | Repair Depot |
| RD | Repatriation Depot |
| RD | Repair Depot |
| RD | Repatriation Depot |
| rd | road |
| rd | round |
| RDBW | Regimental Depot The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada |
| RDC | Royal Defence Corps |
| RdConstCoy | Road Construction Company |
| RdeChat | Regiment de Chateauguay |
| RdeChaud | Regiment de Chaudiere |
| RdeH | Regiment de Hull |
| RdeJol | Regiment de Joliette |
| RdeMais | Regiment de Maisonneuve |
| RdeMont | Regiment de Montmagny |
| RdeStHya | Regiment de St. Hyacinthe |
| RDevonYeo | Royal Devon Yeomanry |
| RDF | Radio Direction Finder (Radar) |
| RDF | Radio Direction Finding |
| RDFMU | Radio Direction Finder Maintenance Units |
| RDFO | Radio Direction Finder Officer (Naval) |
| RDFOU | Radio Direction Finder Operating Unit |
| RDFS | Radio Direction Finder School |
| RDIRCASC | Relief Driver Increment, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| RDMHRCAMC | Red Deer Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RDOVI | Reinforcing Draft Overseas, 14th Reinforcement Draft Overseas |
| RdrPC(A) | Radar Performance Checker (Air) |
| RdrPC(G) | Radar Performance Checker (Ground) |
| RdrPltr | Radar Plotter (Sea) |
| RdrTec(A) | Radar Technician (Air) |
| RdrTec(G) | Radar Technician (Ground) |
| RdrTech | Radar Technician |
| RDubFus | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| RduSag | Regiment du Saguenay |
| RE | Research Establishment |
| RE | Royal Engineers |
| RE(CW) | Research Establishment (Chemical Warfare) |
| REA | Real Estate Advisor |
| RECCE | Reconnaissance |
| recce | Reconnaître |
| Recom | Decommissioned |
| RECON | Reconnaissance (U.S.) |
| Recruits | Naval Recruiting Office (Permanent Naval Force) |
| REF | Radio Experimental Flight |
| RefTech | Refinisher Technician |
| Reg | Regiment / Regimental |
| reg | regulating |
| reg | regulations |
| Regt | Regiment |
| Regt | Regimental |
| Regtl | Regimental |
| Rehab | Rehabilitation |
| RE-HC | Re-Habilitation Course |
| reinf | Reinforcement(s) |
| REKentYeo | Royal East Kent Yeomanry |
| rem | Remained |
| REME | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| REMS | Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellites |
| REMU | Reserve Equipment Maintenance Units |
| Rep | Repatriated |
| Rep Bn | Replacement Battalion |
| Rep Bn | Representative |
| RepatDep | Repatriation Depot |
| rept | reported |
| REPT | Reserve Entry Training Program |
| rep't | reported |
| Reptd | Reported |
| rept't | reported |
| RERMC | Riding Establishment Royal Military College |
| Res | Reserve |
| RESO | Reserve Entry Scheme - Officers |
| RETP | Reserve Entry Training Plan |
| Rev | Reverend |
| RF | Reserve Fleet |
| RFA | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| RFA | Royal Field Artillery |
| RFB | Regiment Funds Board |
| RFB | Reported from Base |
| RFC | Reserve Force Centre |
| RFC | Royal Flying Corps |
| RFC | Royal Field Corps |
| Rflm | Rifleman |
| Rfm | Rifleman |
| Rfmn | Rifleman |
| Rfn | Rifleman |
| RforCMF | Reinforcements for Central Mediterranean Force |
| RFR | Royal Fleet Reserve |
| RFRA | Royal Artillery Pre-War Reservist |
| rft | reinforcement |
| RFTP | Refresher Flying Training Plan |
| Rfts | Reinforcements |
| Rfus | Royal Fusiliers |
| RG | Regulating Petty Officer |
| RGA | Royal Garrison Artillery |
| RGR | Royal Garrison Regiment |
| RGSS | Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen |
| Rgt | Regiment |
| RGuernseyLI | Royal Guernsey Light Infantry |
| RHA | Royal Horse Artillery |
| RHC | Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada |
| RHC | Royal Highlanders of Canada |
| RHGDS | Royal Horse Guards |
| RHIGHRS | Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch) |
| RHLI | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry |
| RHN | Royal Hellenic Navy |
| RHofCAN | Royal Highlanders of Canada |
| RHQRCASC | Reconstituted Headquarters, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| RHRofC | Royal Highland Regiment of Canada (Refer to: Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment of Canada) |
| Rif | Rifles |
| Rif | Rifleman |
| RIFBRIG | Rifle Brigade |
| RIIP | Reserve Integrated Information Project |
| RInnisFus | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| RIrReg | Royal Irish Regiment |
| RIrRif | Royal Irish Rifles |
| RIsFus | Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| RLancR | Royal Lancaster Regiment |
| RLE | Radio Location Establishment |
| RLHQ | Rear Link Headquarters |
| RLL(UK) | Rotation Leave List (United Kingdom) |
| RLMSRCCS | Railway Line Maintenance Section, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| RLO | Research Liaison Officer (Naval) |
| RLRCAMC | Research Laboratory, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RLU | Radio Location Unit |
| rlwy | railway |
| RlwyConst(Op)(Tg)Coy(Gp) | Railway Construction (Operating) (Telegraph) Company (Group) |
| RM | Royal Marines |
| RM | Air Radio Mechanic |
| RM | Radioman |
| RMA | Royal Marine Artillery |
| RMB | Royal Marine Band |
| RMBPD | Royal Marine Boom Patrol Detachment |
| RMBRIG | Royal Marine Brigade |
| RMC | Royal Military College of Canada |
| RME | Royal Marine Engineers |
| RMF | Royal Munster Fusiliers |
| RMFA | Royal Malta Fencible Artillery |
| RMHRCAMC | Rideau Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RMHRCAMC | Rimouski Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RMi | Riegelmine |
| RMLI | Royal Marines Light Infantry |
| RMO | Royal Marine Office |
| RMO | Regimental Medical Officer |
| RMR | Rocky Mountain Rangers |
| RMR | Royal Montreal Regiment |
| RMSCR | Royal Marine Support Craft Regiment |
| RMSF | Royal Marine Striking Force |
| RMSO | Royal Marine Signal Office |
| RMTC | Radio Mechanic's Training Centre |
| RMTCRCASC | Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| RMTech | Refrigeration and Mechanical Technician |
| RMTG | Royal Marine Training Group |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| RNAD | Royal Navy Armament Depot |
| RNARY | Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard |
| RNAS | Royal Naval Air Service |
| RNAS | Royal Naval Air Station |
| RNASAAC | Royal Naval Air Service Anti-Aircraft Corps |
| RNB | Royal Naval Barracks |
| RNBTR | Royal Naval Benevolent Trust Representative |
| RNCVR | Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve |
| RND | Royal Naval Division |
| RNDevonYeo | Royal North Devon Yeomanry |
| RNLO | Royal Naval Liaison Officer |
| RNN | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| RNO | Resident Naval Officer |
| RNO | Resident Naval Overseer |
| RNorN | Royal Norwegian Navy |
| RNPS | Royal Naval Patrol Service |
| RNR | Royal Naval Reserve |
| RNS | Radio and Navigation School |
| RNSC | Royal Navy Staff College |
| RNSR | Royal Naval Special Reserve |
| RNTE | Royal Naval Training Establishment |
| RNTF | Royal Naval Torpedo Factory |
| RNVR | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| RNWCC | Royal Naval War Comforts Committee |
| RNWL | Royal Naval War Libraries |
| RNWMP | Royal North-West Mounted Police |
| RNZE | Royal New Zealand Engineers |
| RNZN | Royal New Zealand Navy |
| RO | Records Only |
| RO | Recruiting Office |
| RO | Reinforcement Officer |
| RO | Report Officer |
| RO | Routine Order |
| RO | Reporting Officer |
| ROC | Royal Observer Corps |
| ROCA | Resident Officer Canal Area |
| ROCMHQ | Records Office, Canadian Military Headquarters |
| ROE | Rules of Engagement |
| RofP | Report of Proceedings |
| ROGRCE | Railway Operating Group, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| ROLSH(RC)CA(AF) | Regimental Orders Lord Stratchcona Horse (Royal Canadians) Canadian Army Active Force |
| RomRsch | Communicator Research |
| ROp | Radio Operator |
| ROSJD | Routine Orders St. John's Defences |
| ROTP | Regular Officer Training Plan |
| ROTP(CMC) | Regular Officer Training Plan (at Canadian Military Colleges) |
| ROTP(U) | Regular Officer Training Plan (at Civilian Universities) |
| RO''W''F | Routine Orders ''W'' Force |
| RO''Z''F | Routine Orders ''Z'' Force |
| RP | Radar Plot Rate |
| RP | Reserve Posting |
| RP | Radar Plotter |
| RP (Records) | Reserve Posting (Records) |
| RPIGHQ&LofCT | Rear Party Increment General Headquarters & Line of Communication Troops |
| RPO | Regulating Petty Officer |
| RPSD | Reserve Pacific Support Depot |
| RQ&A | Rations, Quarters and Allowance |
| RQM | Regimental Quartermaster |
| RQMS | Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant |
| RR | Rifle Range |
| RR | Radiographer |
| RR | Railroad |
| RRC | Royal Regiment of Canada |
| RRC | Royal Rifles of Canada |
| RRC | Royal Red Cross |
| RRE | District Recruiting Establishment |
| RRegC | Royal Regiment of Canada |
| RRF | Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
| RRMC | Royal Roads Military College |
| RRR | Regina Rifle Regiment |
| RS | Recruiting Station |
| RS | Reserve Status |
| RS | Reinforcement Section |
| RSCFC | Reinforcement Section Canadian Forestry Corps |
| RScFus | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
| RSCOTS | Royal Scots (Lothiam Regiment) |
| RSHQCFC | Reinforcemetn Section Headquarters Canadian Forestry Corps |
| RSM | Regimental Sergeant-Major |
| RSMHRCAMC | Rectory Street Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RSO | Range Safety Officer |
| RSS | Regular Support Staff |
| RSS | Regimental Support Staff |
| RSTech | Radar Systems Technician |
| RSTech | Radioman Special |
| Rsu | Repair & Salvage Unit |
| RSussR | Royal Sussex Regiment |
| RT | Radio Technician |
| RT | Radio Telephony |
| RTC | Returned to Corps |
| RTCRCAR | Reserve Training Centre, Royal Canadian Artillery Reinforcements |
| Rtn | Return |
| Rtns | Rations |
| RTO | Return to Owners |
| RTO | Railway Tranport Officer |
| RTO | Research Technical Officer |
| RTO | Regimental Transport Officer |
| RTOSRCCS | Railway Telegraph Operating Section, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| RTTP | Reserve Tradesmen Training Plan |
| RTU | Returned to Unit |
| RU | Radio Unit |
| RU | Reinforcement Unit |
| RUSNO | Resident U.S. Naval Officer (U.S.) |
| RV | Rendezvous point on Patrol |
| RVHM | Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal |
| RVM | Royal Victorian Medal |
| RW | Recorded Warning |
| RWCHRCAMC | Roman Way Convalescent Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| RWCRCE | Railway Workshop Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| RWFus | Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
| RWING | Reinforcement Wing |
| RWKentR | Royal West Kent Regiment |
| RWpgR | Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
| RWPU | Radio Wave Propagation Unit |
| RWR | Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
| RX | Army Remount Section, Army Service Corps Number Prefix |
| Ry | Railway |
| RYM | Royal Yugoslav |
| RYPA | Roll, Yaw, Pitch and Alter Course |
