Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: N
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| N | North, Navigation |
| N BN FARAMC | Northern Battalion Field Ambulance |
| N CONST, N KONST | Native Constable |
| N CYC BN | Northern Cyclist Battalion |
| N NIG CONST | North Nigerian Constabulary |
| N NIG MC | North Nigerian Medical Corps |
| N NIG R | North Nigeria Regiment |
| N NURSE | Nursing Nurse |
| N ORDERLY | Nursing Orderly |
| N RFLS | Napiers Rifles |
| N RHOD F | North Rhodesian Forces |
| N RHOD MED CORPS | North Rhodesia Medical Corps |
| N RHOD POL | North Rhodesian Police |
| N RHOD R | North Rhodesia Regiment |
| N RHODESIAN RIF | North Rhodesian Rifles |
| N SERJT | Native Sergeant |
| N SISTER, NSG SISTER | Nursing Sister |
| N STAFF R, N STAFFS R | North Staffordshire Regiment |
| N WAZ MIL, N WAZ MILITIA | North Waziristan Militia |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| N/E Unit | Non-Effective Unit |
| N/K | Next of kin, Not Known |
| N/S, NStr | Nursing Sister(s) |
| NA | Naval Aircrewman, Naval Attache, Naval Airman |
| NA(P and P) | Naval Assistant (Policy and Plans) |
| NAAF | Northwest African Air Force |
| NAAFI | Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes |
| NAB | Naval Auxiliary Boats |
| NAC | Naval Accommodation Camp, New Apostle/Apostolic Church, National Archives of Canada |
| NACAF | North African Air Force |
| NACB | National Army Catering Board, Navy and Army Canteen Board |
| NACMA | NATO ACCS Management Agency |
| NACO(I) | Naval Adviser, Combined Operations (India) |
| NAD | Naval Ammunition Depot, No Active Disease |
| NADGE | NATO Air Defence Ground Environment |
| NAEW F | NATO Airborne Early Warning Forces |
| NAFAR | Private |
| NAFDU | Naval Air Fighting Development Unit |
| NAGS | Naval Air Gunners School |
| NAIROBI DF | Nairobi Defence Force |
| NAMAQ'LD B SCTS | Namaqualand Border Scouts |
| NAMAQUA KDO | Manaqualand Kommando |
| NAMC | Naval Afloat Messaging Coherency |
| NAMPCB | Naval Air Maintenance Party China Bay |
| NANDI SCTS | Nandi Scouts |
| NAP | Normal (sometimes Nieuw) Amsterdams(che) Peil, Naval Auxiliary Patrol |
| NAR | Naval Air Representative |
| NARIMS | Nuclear Accident Response Information Management System |
| NAS | Nursing Auxiliary Service, Naval Air Station |
| NASAF | North African Strategic Air Force |
| NASO | Naval Armament Supply Officer |
| NASOL | Naval Armament Supply Officer, Levant |
| NATAF | North(west) African Tactical Air Force |
| NATAL ART | Natal Artillery |
| NATAL C OF G | Natal Corps of Guides |
| NATAL CARBINEERS | Natal Carbineers |
| NATAL GR | Natal Government Railways |
| NATAL LH | Natal Light Horse |
| NATAL MI | Natal Mounted Infantry |
| NATAL MR | Natal Mounted Rifles |
| NATAL NAVAL VOLS | Natal Naval Volunteers |
| NATAL POL | Natal Police |
| NATAL VAC | Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
| NATAL VCC | Natal Volunteer Composite Corps |
| NATAL VMC | Natal Volunteer Medical Corps |
| NATAL VOL HG DET | Natal Volunteer Hotchkiss Gun Detachment |
| NATAL VOL ST | Natal Volunteer Staff |
| NATAL VVD | Natal Volunteer Veterinary Department |
| NatDef | National Defence |
| NATIONAL SCTS | National Scouts |
| NATIVE LAB C | Native Labour Corps |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NATOUSA | North African Theatre of Operations, US Army |
| NATS | National Air Traffic Services |
| NAUDE'S CDO | Naude's Commando |
| NAUDE'S SCTS | Naude's Scouts |
| Nav | Navigator |
| NAY | Naval Auxiliary Yachts |
| NB | New Brunswick |
| NB M RIF | North Bengal Mounted Rifles |
| NBG | New Barracks, Gosport |
| NBH | 8th New Brunswick Hussars |
| NBM RIF | Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles |
| NBMGD | New Brunswick Machine Gun Draft |
| NBMHRCAMC | North Bay Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NBR(T) | New Brunswick Regiment (Tank) |
| NBR, NBRangers | New Brunswick Rangers |
| NC | Non-Combatant Corps, Natal Carbineers |
| NCAC | North China Army Command |
| NCC, NC | Non Combatant Corps |
| NCETF | Naval Commander Expeditionary Task Force |
| NCGroup | Naval Co-Operation Group |
| NCM | Non-Commissioned Members |
| NCNAF | Naval Commander Northern Attack Force |
| NCO | Non-Commissioned Officer(s) |
| NCR(Conf) | Naval Central Registry (Confidential Section) |
| NCS | Naval Control Service |
| NCSI | Naval Control Service Instructions |
| NCSO | Naval Control Service Officer |
| NCXF | Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force |
| NCycBn | Northern Cyclist Battalion |
| NDA | National Defence Act |
| NDA | Naval Disturbing Authority, National Defence Act, Naval Discipline Act |
| NDCPC | Newfoundland Detachment "C" Provost Corps |
| NDHQ | National Defence Headquarters |
| NDHQC | National Defence Headquarters Constabulary |
| NDHQCCDC | National Defence Headquarters Company, Canadian Disciplinary Centre OR Canadian Dental Corps |
| NDHQCRCASC | National Defence Headquarters Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| NDHQCRCOC | National Defence Headquarters Company, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| NDHQS&SCIntC | National Defence Headquarters Security & Security Section Canadian Intelligence Corps |
| NDHQSRSC | National Defence Headquarters Section, Royal Canadian Signals |
| NDHQTCRCASC | National Defence Headquarters Transport Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| NDHQVPE | National Defence Headquarters Vehicle Proving Establishment |
| NDO | Northern Drafting Officer |
| NDOC | National Defence Operations Centre |
| NDOFP | Non-Divisional Ordnance Field Park, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| N-DOW/SRCOC | Non-Divisional Ordnance Workshop, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| NEA | North East Area, North East Atlantic Area |
| NEC | Necessary |
| NECRI | Northern Europe Coastal Route Instructions |
| NELSON BTTN RND | Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division |
| NEO | New Entry Officer |
| NEOCDE | Naval Experiment Officer, Chemical Defence Experimental Section |
| N-EP | Non-Effective Personnel |
| NES | Non-Effective Strength |
| NESBITT'S H | Nesbitt's Horse |
| NETD | Non-Effective Transit Depot |
| N-ETWB | Non-Effective Transit Wing Battalion |
| NEW ENGLAND MR | New England Mounted Rifles |
| NEWF, NFLD | Newfoundland |
| NEWF'D FC | Newfoundland Forestry Corps |
| NF | Northumberland Fusiliers, Neutralizing Fire |
| NFA | Natal Field Artillery |
| NFCIEF | Naval Force Commander, India Experimental Force |
| NFF | Nyasaland Field Force |
| NFORCE | Nassau, Bahamas (Special Company The Pictou Highlanders) |
| NG | New York-Guantanamo Convoy |
| NGCS | Naval General Call Sign |
| NGFSO | Naval Gunfire Support Officer |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organization |
| NH | Northumberland Hussars |
| NHB | Nairobi Howitzer Battery |
| NHR | Naval Historical Records |
| NI | Native Infantry, Northern Ireland, North Irish, Night |
| NI(S) | Naval Instructions to Salaried Consular Officers |
| NI(U) | Naval Instructions to Unsalaried Consular Officers |
| NIEWDTVL CDO | Niewouldtville Commando |
| NIG FLD COY | Nigerian Field Company |
| NIG L CTGT | Nigeria Land Contingent |
| NIG MARINE | Nigerian Marine |
| NIG MTC | Nigerian Motor Transport Corps |
| NIG POLICE | Nigerian Police |
| NIG R | Nigeria Regiment |
| NIG R (ART) | Nigeria Regiment Artillery |
| NIG SIG S | Nigerian Signal Service |
| NIL MAL BN AFI | Nilghai & Malabar Battalions Auxiliary Forces India |
| NIL MAL BN IDF | Nilghai & Malabar Battalions Indian Defence Force |
| NIL VOL RFLS | Nilghai Volunteer Rifles |
| NIMHRCAMC | Neys Internment Camp Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NInf | Naval Information Section |
| NIO | Naval Intelligence Officer |
| NIRH, NIH, N IR H | North Irish Horse |
| NIS | National Investigation service |
| NJTP | National Joint Training Plan |
| NK | Naik, Not Known |
| NKB | Not Kite Balloons |
| NL | Labrador-Quebec Convoy |
| NL | Netherlands, Nutrition Laboratories |
| NLH | Natal Light Horse |
| NLO | Naval Liaison Officer |
| NLO(A) | Naval Liaison Officer (Australia) |
| NLOTs | Naval Liaison Officers Transports |
| NMC | Nanaimo Military Camp |
| NMCJS | Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff |
| NMCS | Naval Member Canadian Staff |
| NMed | Naval Medical Officer, Naval Headquarters |
| NMH | Newmarket Military Hospital |
| NMHRCAMC | Nanaimo (or Neill, Neys, Niagara) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NMOHSC | Non-Medical Officers Hygiene Sanitation Course |
| NMR | Natal Mounted Rifles |
| NNLO | Netherlands Naval Liaison Officer |
| NNS | Naval Nursing Sister(s) |
| NNS HIGH, NNSH | North Nova Scotia Highlanders |
| NO | Naval (orNavigating) Officer, Norway, Norwegian |
| No(s) | Number(s) |
| NOB | Naval Operating Base |
| NOComm | Naval Orders Committee (Judge Advocate General) |
| NOCSO | Neglecting Obey Camp Standing Orders |
| NOD | Naval Ordnance Department |
| NofK | Next of Kin |
| NOi/c, NOIC | Naval Officer-in-Charge |
| NORF R, NORFR, NORF, NR | Norfolk Regiment |
| NORF YEO, NORFYEO, NORF Y | Norfolk Yeomanry |
| NORIB | Naval Officer's Relatives Information Bureau |
| NORTHANTS Y, NORTH'N YEO | Northamptonshire Yeomanry |
| NORTHANTS, NORTH'N R, NR | Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire Regiment |
| NORTH'D FUS | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| NORTH'D HRS | Northumberland Hussars |
| NORTH'N R | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| NOTTS | Nottinghamshire |
| NOTTS & DERBY R | Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment |
| NOTWT | Not Wireless Telegraphy |
| NP | Non-Permanent |
| NPA | North Pacific Area |
| NPAM | Non-Permanent Active Militia |
| NPAMF | Non-Permanent Active Militia Force |
| NPAMTCA&TS | Non Permanent Active Militia Training Centre Administrative & Training Staff |
| NPD | Naval Purchasing Division |
| NPF | Non Public Funds |
| NPM | Naval Provost Marshal |
| NPP | Non Public Property |
| NPR | Naval Personnel Records |
| NPT | Northern Patrol Trawlers |
| NR | North Riding (of Yorkshire), Northern Rhodesia |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NRC | Navigational Raiding Craft |
| NRE | Atheist, Agnostic or no Religion |
| NREF | North Russian Expeditionary Force |
| NRMA(of 1940) | National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940 |
| NRR | Northern Rhodesia Regiment |
| NRSSTP | Naval Reserve Summer Student Training Program |
| NS | Nova Scotia, Norwegian Ship, Naval Storeman, Nursing Sister |
| NS & BY | North Somerset and Bristol Yeomanry |
| NS(No) | Naval Service file number |
| NSA | North Sea Area |
| NSB | Naval Servicing Boat |
| NSC | Naval Shore Code |
| NSCRCS | Newfoundland Signal Company, Royal Canadian Signals |
| NSDC | Naval Surplus Disposal Committee |
| NSDRCOC | Nanaimo Sub-Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| NSec | Naval Secretary |
| NSHQ | Naval Services Headquarters |
| NSIS | Naval Store Issuing Ship |
| NSO | Naval Store(s) Officer |
| NSomYeo, NSOMY | North Somerset Yeomanry |
| NSR | Nova Scotia Regiment |
| NSR(NB) | North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment |
| NSRD | Nova Scotia Regimental Depot, North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) |
| NSSC | National Security Studies Course |
| NSTAFFS, NSTAFFSR | North Staffordshire Regiment |
| NSTC | Nova Scotia Technical College |
| NSTS(No) | Naval Services Top Secret file number |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NSY | North Somerset Yeomanry |
| NT&YRS | Northwest Territories & Yukon Radio System |
| NTA(East)(West) | Northern Transit Area East/West |
| NTO | Naval Transport Officer |
| NTR | Nothing to Report |
| NU, NURSE | Nurse |
| NUR | Nursing |
| NursA | Nursing Assistant |
| NVAC | Naval Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
| NVAC | Naval Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
| NVT&TS | Night Vision Training & Testing School |
| NW MILITIA | North Waziristan Militia |
| NW RLY MG COY | North West Railway Maxim Gun Company |
| NW RY | Narrow Width Railways |
| NW RY BN | North West Railway Battalion |
| NW RY MGS | North West Railway Maxim Gun Section |
| NWA | North West Atlantic Area |
| NWAAF | North West African Air Force |
| NWAC | North West Air Command |
| NWACF | North West African Coastal Air Force |
| NWB | New Wellington Barracks |
| NWDRCCS | North West Detachment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| NWE | North West Echelon, Norwest Europe |
| NWEF | North West Expeditionary Force |
| NWF | North West Frontier, India |
| NWFP | North West Frontier Police |
| NWHME | Northwest Highway Maintenance Establishment |
| NWHS | Northwest Highway System |
| NWMP | North West Mounted Police |
| NWR | Naval Weekly Report |
| NWS1 | Medical Examination and Certificate Form, National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940 |
| NWT&YRSRCS | Northwest Territories & Yukon Radio System Royal Canadian Signals |
| NX | Naval Exchange |
| NXFRON | Commander New Zealand Frontier |
| NY | Norfolk Yeomanry, Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) |
| NYASALAND DF | Nyasaland Defence Force |
| NYASALAND FF | Nyasaland Field Force |
| NYASALAND VR | Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve |
| NYD | Not Yet Diagnosed, Not yet Determined |
| NYDN | Not yet diagnosed neurosis |
| NYK | Not Yet Known |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| NZ & A | New Zealand and Australian Division |
| NZEF | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| NZLO | New Zealand Liaison Officer |
| NZMR | New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
| NZNB | New Zealand Naval Board |
| NZRB | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| NZSAS | New Zealand Special Air Service |