Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: L
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| L | Lowland, Lieutenant |
| L & S INSP | Land and Ship Inspector |
| L 12 (or 9, 17-21, etc) | 12th (or 9th, 17/21, etc) Lancers |
| L BMBR | Lance Bombardier |
| L CK MTE | Leading Cooks Mate |
| L CPL, L/C, L/CPL, L-CPL | Lance Corporal |
| L NAIK, LNK | Lance Naik |
| L NYASA FLOTILLA | Lake Nyasa Flotilla |
| L PTR | Letter Painter |
| L STO, L/Sto, LSto | Leading Stoker |
| L&RSGD | Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Guard Detachment |
| L&RSR | Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment |
| L&WRegt | Lincoln & Welland Regiment |
| L, LRS | L, LRS - Lancers |
| L/ | Leading, Lance (Rank) |
| L/Bdr | Lance Bombardier |
| L/S | Leading Seaman |
| L/SA | Leading Stores Assistant |
| L/Sgt, L/Sjt | Lance Sergeant |
| LaA | Light Aid Detachment |
| LAA | Light Anti-Aircraft |
| 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 | Labour, Light Armoured Battery |
| LAB BN | Labour Battalion |
| LAB CORPS, LABCorps, LC, LABOUR CORPS | Labour Corps |
| LAB, LABTY | Laboratory |
| LABR | Labourer |
| LAC | Leading Aircraftman |
| LAD | Light Air Defence, 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 |
| LADY DOCTORS HOSPITAL | Lady Doctors Hospital |
| LAFO | Laboratory Foreman |
| LAGOS BN | Lagos Battalion |
| LAHORE LABOUR CPS | Lahore Labour Corps |
| LAM | Light Armoured Motor |
| LAN HRS, LANH | Lancashire Hussars |
| LANARK YEO, LANARKYEO, LANARK Y | Lanarkshire Yeomanry |
| LANCERS | Lancers |
| LANCERS FH | Lancers Fanes Horse |
| LANCS | Lancashire |
| LanFus, LAN FUS | Lancashire Fusiliers |
| LANGRI | Langri |
| LANR | Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) |
| LARC | Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo vessel |
| LAS | Lascar |
| LASU | Local Air Supply Unit |
| LAW | Leading Aircraftwoman |
| LAXTONS H | Laxton's Horse |
| LB | Pound(s) weight |
| LBandsmn | Leading Bandsman |
| LBE | Landing Barge, Emergency Repair |
| LBF | Landing Barge, Flak |
| LBF | Landing Boats |
| LBH | Lothians and Border Horse |
| LBHY | Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry |
| 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 |
| 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 | Landing Craft, Heavy, Land Craft Headquarters |
| LCI | Landing Craft, Infantry |
| LCI(L) | Landing Craft Infantry (Large) |
| LCI(S) | Landing Craft Infantry (Small) |
| LCk | Leading Cook |
| LCM | Landing Craft, Mechanized, Landing Craft Motorized |
| LCM(W) | Landing Craft Mechanized (wood) |
| LCMB | Landing Craft Maintenance Base |
| LCMSD | Landing Craft Material Supply Depot |
| LCMSO | Landing Craft Maintenance Stores Officer |
| LCOCU | Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Unit |
| LCOL, LIEUT-COL, LT COL, LCOL, LC, LT KOL | Lieutenant Colonel |
| LCP(2) | Landing Craft Personnel (Mark II) |
| LCP(L) | Landing Craft Personnel (Large) |
| LCR(L) | Landing Craft Rubber (Large) |
| LCR(S) | Landing Craft Rubber (Small) |
| LCr, LtCdr | Lieutenant Commander |
| LCRS | Lancers |
| LCT | Landing Craft, Tank |
| LCT(R) | Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) |
| LCV | Landing Craft, Vehicle, Landing Craft Vessel |
| LCVP | Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel |
| LD | Light Dragoons, Lord |
| L-DFDR | Lance Dafadar |
| LDH | Leading Deck Hand |
| Ldng | Leading |
| LDRCAPC | Lancaster Detachment Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps |
| LDS | Latter Day Saint Church |
| LDSH, LdSH(RC), LDSTRATHCONA'S H | Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) |
| LDY | Local Defence Volunteers, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry |
| LEADER | Leader |
| LEE | London Electrical Engineers |
| LEIC R, LEIC, LEICR | Leicestershire Regiment |
| LEIC YEO, LEICYEO | Leicestershire Yeomanry |
| LEINS R, LEINSR | Leinster Regiment |
| LEME | Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
| LEMMERS SCTS | Lemmer's Scouts |
| LER | Royal Edmonton Regiment |
| LET | Light Equipment Transporter |
| LEWA | Brigadier General |
| LF | Lancashire Fusiliers, Land Forces, Leave & Furlough |
| LF de MR | Les Fusiliers de Mont Royal |
| LFA | Light Field Ambulance, Land Force Area |
| 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 | London Gazette, Lewis Gun, Lethbridge Garrison |
| LG C CREW | Leading Carpenters Crew |
| LGBTN | Leading Boatman |
| LGC | Landing Craft Control |
| LGDS, LG | Life Guards |
| LGO | Lewis Gun Officer |
| LGROC | Light Gauge Railway Operating Company |
| LGROCAIF | Light Gauge Railway Operating Company AIF |
| LGSW | Light Goods Service Wagon, Light General Service Wagon |
| LH | Light Horse, Local Headquarters |
| LH BDE | Light Horse Brigade |
| LH REG, LH REGT, LHR | Light Horse Regiment |
| LHF AMB, LHFA | Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| LHQ | Land Headquarters, Allied Land Forces Headquarters |
| LHRR | Light Horse Reserve Regimental |
| LHST | Light Horse Signal Troop |
| LHTR | Light Horse Training Regiment |
| LHY | Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry |
| LI, LIGHT INF | Light Infantry |
| LIBYAN ARAB F | Libyan Arab Force |
| LIECHTENBURG CDO | Liechtenburg Commando |
| LIEUT, LT | Lieutenant |
| LIGHT CAV, LT CAV | Light Cavalry |
| LIJIT | Leader in Job Instruction Training |
| LINC R, LINC, LINCOLNS | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| LINC YEO, LINCYEO | Lincolnshire Yeomanry |
| LINDLEN CDO | Lindlen Commando |
| litho | Lithographic(al) |
| LItoCSGHQEAGp | (Legal) Increment to Canadian Section General Headquarters, Echelon Army Group |
| LIV SCO | Liverpool Scottish |
| LL | Denotes that a ship is fitted for magnetic minesweeping |
| LLAD | Low Level Air Defence |
| LLEandLLV | Landing Lighters |
| LLV | Loop Laying Vessel |
| LM | Leading Mechanic |
| LMB | Light Mortar Battery |
| LMF | Lack of Moral Fibre |
| LMG | Light Machine Gun |
| LMHRCAMC | Lauzon (or Lethbridge, Lewisporte, London, 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 |
| LNK, L NAIK | Lance Naik |
| LNL, LNLANR, LN LAN R, LNLR | Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
| LNMN | Lineman |
| LNNo | List of Navy Numbers |
| LO | Liaison Officer |
| LOAC | Law of Armed Conflict |
| LOB | Left out of Battle |
| LOC | Locating |
| LOC, L of C | Line(s) of Communication |
| LOCAL TRANSPORT | Local Transport |
| LOCHS H | Loch's Horse |
| LOCO | Liaison Officers, Combined Operations |
| 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 |
| LOG | Logistic |
| LON GAZ, LONGAZ | London Gazette |
| LON SCO | London Scottish |
| LOND R,LONDR, LON, LONDONS | London Regiment |
| LONN | Liaison Officer Norwegian Navy |
| LOTH & BORD H, Loth&BordH | Lothian and Border Horse |
| LOU | Localization of Units |
| LOVAT SCTS LOVAT'S SCTS | Lovat's Scouts |
| LOWLAND | Lowland Volunteers |
| LOYAL R, LOYALS | Loyal Regiment |
| LP | Listening Post |
| LPC | Last Pay Certificate |
| LPF | Last Post Fund |
| LPhoto | Leading Photographer |
| LPM | Leading Patrol Man |
| LPODRCOC | Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| L'POOL R, L-POOL R | Liverpool Regiment |
| LPtlmn | Leading Patrolman |
| LPTMR | Lamptrimmer |
| LR | Leicestershire Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Lowland Regiment, Loyal Regiment, Levis Regiment, Layer Rating, Local Reserve |
| LRAM | Licentiate, Royal Academy of Music |
| LRB | London Rifle Brigade |
| LRdeC | Le Régiment de Chateauguay |
| LRdeH | Le Régiment de Hull |
| LRDG | Long Range Desert Group |
| LRS (12, 16, etc) | Lancers (12th, 16th, etc) |
| LS | London Scottish, Leading Seaman, Landing Ships |
| 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 (or Supply) Assistant |
| LSBA | Leading Sick Berth Attendant |
| LSC | Landing Ship, Carrier (Derrick-hoisting) |
| LSCTC | Light Scout Car Training Centre |
| LSE | Landing Ship, Emergency Repair |
| LSGT, L SJT | Lance Sergeant |
| LSH, LSHRC, LSH(RC) | Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) |
| LSI | Landing Ship, Infantry |
| Lsig, L SIG | Leading Signalman |
| LSO | Legal Staff Officer |
| LST | Landing Ship, Tank |
| LSto(FF) | Leading Stoker (Fire Fighter) |
| LStwd | Leading Stewart |
| LSUFFH | Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars |
| LSVW | Light Support Vehicle Wheeled |
| LSY | Lovat Scouts Yeomanry |
| Lt | Lieutenant, Light |
| LT CAV, LT CAVALRY, LIGHT CAV | Light Cavalry |
| LT CORPS | Land Transport Corps |
| LT GENL | Lieutenant General |
| Lt INF | Lieutenant Infirmiere |
| Lt-Col | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Ltech | Electronic Technician (Sea) |
| Ltel, LTEL | Leading Telegraphist |
| LTM BTY, LTMB | Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| LTO | Leading Torpedoman |
| LUMSDENS H | Lumsden's Horse |
| LVO | Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order |
| 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 |
| LY | Lanarkshire Yeomanry, Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own), Lincolnshire Yeomanry |
| LYDENBERG CDO | Lydenberg Commando |
| LZ | London Division |