Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: B
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B |
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| B & CI RY BN IDF | Bombay & Central Indian Railway Battalion Indian Defence Force |
| B & GFU | Bombing and Gunnery Flying Unit |
| B & R | Blues and Royals |
| B & WD | Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons |
| B AMIN | Boy Administrator |
| B ART | Boy Artificer |
| B BUGR | Boy Bugler |
| B CK, Bcook | Boy Cook |
| B of the MG of the ONDHQ | Branch of the Master General of the Ordnance, National Defence Headquarters Company |
| B Report | Burial Report |
| B Rlwy VOL CORPS | Burma Railway Volunteer Corps |
| B SHAWISH | Bash Shawish |
| B SVT | Boy Servant |
| B TEL, BOY TEL | Boy Telegraphist |
| BA | Bandsman, Bermuda Area |
| BAC | Brigade Ammunition Column, British Air Commission |
| BACCS | Backbone Air Command and Control System |
| BAD | British Admiralty Delegation |
| BADR(PC) | British Admiralty Delegation Representative, Pacific Coast |
| BAFO | British Air Force Overseas |
| BAGANDA RIF | Baganda Rifles |
| BAGS | Bombing and Air Gunnery School |
| BAL INFY, BALUCH INF, BALUCHIS | Baluchistan Infantry, Baluchis |
| BALSK | British Army Liaison Staff Kenya |
| BALTAGI | Pioneer |
| BALTAP | Baltic Approaches |
| BAM | Large Minesweeper |
| BAMR | British Admiralty Maintenance Representative |
| BAMS | Broadcasts to Allied Merchant Ships |
| Bandsmn | Bandsman |
| Bandsmn(Prob) | Bandsman (Probationer) |
| BAO | Base Accounting Officer |
| BAPO | Base Army Post Office |
| BARBER | Barber |
| BARKLY W CDO | Barkley West Commando |
| BARM | British Advisory Repair Mission |
| BARS | Salvage Vessel |
| BarTdr | Bar Tender |
| BAS(O) | British Army Staff (Officers) |
| BAS(OR) | British Army Staff (Other Ranks) |
| BASM | Battalion Sergeant Major |
| BASR | British Admiralty Supply and Repairs, British Admiralty Supply Representative |
| BASRAH SURVEYS | Basrah Surveys Department |
| BAT | Beam Approach Training |
| BATM | British Admiralty Technical Mission |
| Batt | Battery |
| Batt'n, Batt | Battalion |
| BATUS | British Army Training Unit, Suffield |
| BAV | Boom Attendant Vessels |
| BAYS | Queen's Bays |
| BB | Battleship, Bailey Bridge, Bugle Band |
| BB & CL RLWY REGT | Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Regt |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BC | British Columbia, Battery Commander, Base, Commander, Base Commandant |
| BCA | Battery Commander's Assistant, Biscay and Channel Area |
| BCATP | British Commonwealth Air Training Plan |
| BCC | Bikanir Camel Corps |
| BCD | British Columbia Dragoons |
| BCH | Barriefield Camp Hospital |
| BCOF | British Commonwealth Occupation Force |
| BCPO | Base Civilian Personnel Officer |
| BCQ | Base Commander, Queensborough |
| BCR | British Columbia Regiment |
| BCRCASC | Bridge Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| BCRD | British Columbia Regimental Depot |
| BCRGA | Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery |
| BCRM | British-Canadian Recruiting Mission |
| BCSO | British Central Scientific Office |
| BD | Base Depot, Blood Donor |
| BD CPL | Band Corporal |
| BDB | Branch Detention Barracks |
| BDC | Battle Drill Course |
| BDCASS | "Bandoliers" Detachment - Canadian Auxiliary Services Section |
| BDCRE | Bomb Disposal Company Royal Engineers |
| BDD | Boom Defence Depot |
| BDE | Balloon Development Establishment |
| Bde, Bgde | Brigade |
| BdeGp | Brigade Group |
| BdmR | Bandsman |
| BDMR, BANDMASTER | Bandmaster |
| BDO | Boom Defence Officer |
| BDofMS | Base Depot of Medical Stores |
| Bdr, Bmbr, Bde | Bombardier |
| BDS | Battle Drill School |
| BDS | Bomb Disposal School |
| BD-SE | Band Sergeant |
| Bdsm, Bdm, Bdn, Bd | Bandsman |
| BDTC | Battle Drill Training Centre |
| BDV | Boom Defence Vessel |
| BDZ | Commander in Chief Netherlands Navy, London |
| BEC | British Escort Craft, Basic Electronics Course |
| BECHL'D PROT MP | Bechuanaland Protectorate Mounted Police |
| BECHUANALAND RIF | Buchuanaland Rifles |
| BED STD | Bedroom Steward |
| BEDDIE'S SCTS | Beddies Scouts |
| BEDF YEO | Bedford Yeomanry |
| BedfR, Bedf, Beds | Bedfordshire Regiment |
| BEDFS & HERTS R, BEDS & HERTS R | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment |
| BedfYeo, BY | Bedfordshire Yeomanry |
| BEF | British Expeditionary Force, Before |
| BELFIELD SCTS | Belfield Scouts |
| BELG | Belgium |
| BELGIAN OX TPT | Belgian Ox Transport |
| BEM | British Empire Medal, Bengal, Basic Electronics Mechanic |
| BENBOW BTTN RND | Benbow Battalion Royal Naval Division |
| BENGALIS | Bengalis |
| BEREDE BDE | Berede Brigade, De Berede Brigade |
| BerksR | Berkshire Regiment |
| BerksYeo | Berkshire Yeomanry |
| BERMUDA ART | Bermuda Artillery |
| BERMUDA VRC | Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps |
| BESL | British Empire Service League |
| BET | Basic Educational Test |
| BETHAL CDO | Bethal Commando |
| BETHUNE'S MI | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
| Betw, Btwn | Between |
| BF | Bring Forward |
| BFA | Battle First Aid, Blank Firing Attachment |
| BFG | British Forces Germany |
| BFPA | British Forces Post Overseas, British Forces Post Office |
| BFPO | British Forces Post Overseas |
| BFTS | Basic Flying Training School |
| BG | Brigade Group, Brigadier-General, Battlegroup, Base Gagetown |
| BG RYS | Broad Gauge Railway |
| BG, BGEN, BRIG-GEN, BRIG GEN | Brigadier General |
| BGC(C)RCASC | Brigade Group Company (Company) Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| BGE TIND | Barge Tindal |
| BGGS | Brigadier General General Staff |
| BGH | British General Hospital |
| BGHQ | Battlegroup Headquarters |
| Bglr | Bugler |
| BGRA | Brigadier General Royal Artillery |
| BGRAM | Basegram |
| BGROC | Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
| BGS | Brigadier, General Staff |
| BGS, B & GS | Bombing and Gunnery School |
| BH&MDATKRRCA | Beachy Head & Michel Dean Anti-Tank Ranges Royal Canadian Artillery |
| BHAMO BN BMP | Bhamo Battalion Burma Military Police |
| BHAVN IS LRS | Bhavnagar Imperial Service Lancers |
| BHDY | Bhandary |
| BHISTI | Bhisti |
| BHOPAL INF | Bhopal Infantry |
| BHOPAL IS LRS | Bhopal Imperial Service Lancers |
| bhp | Brake Horse Power |
| BHQ | Battery/Battalion/Brigade Headquarters |
| BHQS | Barriefield Headquarters Staff |
| BHRRCA | Beachy Head Ranges, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| BHX | Bermuda Portion of Halifax (New York) to United Kingdom Convoy |
| BI | Bandsman Instrumentalist |
| BIB | "B" Infantry Battalion |
| BIC | Bowmanville Interment Camp |
| BIMBASHI | Major |
| BioTech | Biosciences Technician |
| BItoCSGHQEAGP | Brussels Increment to Canadian Section General Headquarters Echelon Army Group |
| BJCB | British Joint Communications Board |
| BK | Battery Captain, Blacksmith |
| BK S MJR | Barrack Sergeant Major |
| BKMS, BQM SJT, BQMS | Battery Quarter Master Sergeant |
| BKR | Baker |
| Bks | Barracks |
| BL | Breech Loading |
| BLACK WATCH | Black Watch |
| BLC | Breech Loading Converted |
| bldg(s) | Building(s) |
| Bldmth, Bk, Blk, Blksth, B Smith | Blacksmith |
| BLFN | British Land Forces Norway |
| BLH | Behar Light Horse |
| BLKS MTE | Blacksmith's Mate |
| BLOC | Basic Logistics Officers Course |
| BLOEMHOF CDO | Bloemhof Commando |
| BLRMKR, BMKR | Boilermaker |
| BLU | British Liaison Unit |
| BLYR | Bricklayer |
| BM | Brigade Major, Brevet Major, Bertram Mackennal |
| BM POLICE, BMP | Burma Military Police |
| BM RIF | Bengal Mounted Rifles |
| BMA | Band Master |
| BMCA | British Maintenance Commander, Argentina |
| BMD | Bengal Medical Department, Burma Medical Department |
| BMET | Bio-Medical Engineering Technician |
| BMH | British (or Brandon, Brantford) Military Hospital |
| BMH(PHI) | Brockville Military Hospital (PHI) |
| BMHRCAMC | Botwood (or Bowmanville, Brampton) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Bmn | Bandsman |
| BMP ATTD 15/SIKHS | Burma Military Police Attached 15th Sikhs |
| BMQ | Basic Military Qualification |
| BMR | Bandmaster, Border Mounted Rifles, Burma Militia Rifles/Regiment |
| BMS | Brigade Medical Station, Battle (field) Management System |
| BMSM | British Merchant Shipping Mission |
| BMV | Boom Maintenance Vessels |
| BMWT | British Ministry of War Transport |
| BMWTR | British Ministry of War Transport Representative |
| Bn | Battalion, Boatswain |
| BN & PSHRCAMC | Basingstoke Neurological & Plastic Surgery Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| BN EA | Battalion Egyptian Army |
| BN RLWY BN | Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion |
| BNA | British Naval Attache |
| BNAF | British North African Forces |
| Bndsmn | Bandsman |
| BNH | Basingstoke Neurological Hospital |
| BNI | Bengal Native Infantry |
| BNLO | British Naval Liaison Officer |
| BNLO(RHN) | British Naval Liaison Officer (Royal Hellenic Navy) |
| BO | Bombardier |
| BO CMT DEPT | Bombay Commissariat Department |
| BO GRDS | Bombay Guards |
| BO GRNDS | Bombay Grenadiers |
| BO MD | Bombay Medical Dept |
| BO NI | Bombay Native Infantry |
| BOAT HD | Boat Hand |
| Boatsn | Boatswain |
| BOC | Base Officer, Chasseurs |
| BOCC | Burial Officer Canadian Corps |
| BOD | Base Ordnance Depot |
| BOH | British Official History |
| Bomb | Bombardier, Bombing |
| BOMBAY ARTY IDF | Bombay Artillery Indian Defence Force |
| BOMBAY BN IDF | Bombay Battalion Indian Defence Force |
| BOMBAY LH | Bombay Light Horse |
| BOMBAY VOL AR, BOMBAY VOL ART | Bombay Volunteer Artillery |
| BOMBAY VOL RIF | Bombay Volunteer Rifles |
| BOQ | Bachelor Officers Quarters |
| BOR | Battalion Orderly Room, Battery Operations Room, British Other Ranks |
| Bord R, BORDER | Border Regiment |
| BORDER H | Border Horse |
| BORDER SCTS | Border Scouts |
| BOS | Battalion Orderly Sergeant |
| BOS & M | Bombay Sappers and Miners |
| Bosn | Boatswain |
| BOTC | Basic Officers Training Course |
| BOTHA'S BS | Botha's Berede Skutters |
| BOTHA'S CDO | Botha's Commando |
| BOTHA'S HR | Botha's Hogeveldt Ruiters |
| BOTHA'S M RIF | Botha's Mounted Rifles |
| BOTHA'S NATAL H | Botha's Natal Horse |
| BOTHA'S SCTS | Botha's Scouts |
| BOW | Base Ordnance Workshop |
| Boy | Boy |
| BOY SIG, BoySig | Boy Signaller |
| Boy1 | Boy 1st Class |
| BPA | Bureau of Pensions Advocates |
| BPC | Beach Protection Craft, Base Planning Committee, Board of Pension Commissioners |
| BPET | Battle Physical Efficiency Test |
| BPO | Base Post Office |
| BPOCPC | Base Post Office Canadian Postal Corps |
| BPSO | Base Personnel Selection Office |
| BPT | Battle Practice Target |
| BPV | Beach Protection Vessel |
| BR | British, Bearer, Brother, Book of Reference, Brockville Rifles, Bomber, Bombing and Reconnaissance Squadron |
| BR COY | Bearer Company |
| BR WIR | British West Indies Regiment |
| br(s) | Bridge(s) |
| BRABANT'S H | Brabant's Horse |
| BRAHMANS | Brahmans |
| BRAND'S CDO | Brand's Commando |
| BRANDS FS RFLS, BRANDS FSR | Brand's Free State Rifles |
| BRAND'S H | Brand's Horse |
| BRAND'S VSS | Brand's Vry Staat Skutters |
| BRC(S) | British Red Cross (Society) |
| BRCA | Battery Royal Canadian Artillery |
| BRCE | Battalion Royal Canadian Artillery |
| BRCHA | Battery Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| BrColRgt, BR COL RGT | British Columbia Regiment |
| BRCS & O ST JJ, BRCS&OStJJ | British Red Cross Society & Order of St John of Jerusalem |
| Brig | Brigadier |
| Brig-Gen | Brigadier-General |
| Brit | British |
| BRITSTOWN CDO | Britstown Commando |
| BRLO | British Routing Liaison Officer |
| BRO | British Routing Officer |
| BrockR | Brockville Rifles |
| BRPRCOC | Boot Rebuilding Plant, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| BRSC | British Rear Support Command |
| BRSqn | Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
| BS | Brigade School, Battle Squadron, Berede Skutters |
| BS MATE | Blacksmiths Mate |
| BS MJR | Battery Sergeant Major |
| BS(M)RCASC | Bakery Section (Mechanical), Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| BSA | Barents Sea Area |
| BSA CO P | British South African Company Police |
| BSAP | British South African Police |
| BSASSRCS | Base Sub Area Signal Section, Royal Canadian Signals |
| BSC | Base Staging Camp |
| BSD | Base Supply Depot, Brandon Supply Depot |
| BSM | Battalion (or Battery, Brigade) Sergeant Major |
| BSMA | Brigade Sergeant Major |
| BSO | British Staff Officer, (Commander in Chief) Netherlands Forces in the East |
| BSRCE | Boring Section, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| BSS | Base Supply Ship |
| B'sun | Boatswain |
| BT | Brevet, Bridging Train |
| Bt, Bty, Btty | Battery |
| BTC | Basic Training Centre |
| BTC(A) | Basic Training Centre (Active) |
| BTC(R) | Basic Training Centre (Reserve) |
| BTE | British Troops Egypt |
| Btln | Battalion |
| Btswn | Boatswain |
| BU, Bug, Buglr | Bugler |
| BUACPATSO | British Units Affecting Canadian Personnel Army Trades School Officers |
| BUCKS | Buckinghamshire |
| BucksYeo, Buc Yeo | Buckinghamshire Yeomanry |
| BUDOCKS | Bureau of Yards and Docks (US) |
| BUFFS | Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) |
| BUMA | Bugle Major |
| BUPTE | Bugler Private |
| BURG, BURG WERKER | Burger (Civilian) Worker |
| BURMA MIL P | Burma Military Police |
| BURMA MRIF, BURMA MOUNTED RFLS , BURMA MTD RFLS | Burma Mounted Rifles |
| BURMA RIF | Burma Rifles |
| BUSE | Bugle Sergeant |
| BUSH CBNRS | Bushveldt Carbineers |
| BUSH'LD BORD | Bushmanland Borderers |
| BUSRA | British US Routing Agreement |
| BUSRS | British-United States Routing Agreement |
| BUSUP | Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (US) |
| Butcher | Butcher |
| BUTTFTN CDO | Buttfontein Commando |
| BW | Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) |
| BW(RHC) | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders of Canada) |
| BWI | British West Indies |
| BWIR | British West Indies Regiment |
| BWRCEME | Base Workshop Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| BX | Boston-Halifax Convoy |
| BY | Bedfordshire Yeomanry, Berkshire Yeomanry |
| BY NI | Bombay Native Infantry |
| BYHC | Buckinghamshire Cavalry Hussars |
| BYHC | Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry Hussars |
| BYMS | British "Y" Class Minesweeper |
| BZ | Bristol Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| BZA | Brazilian Area |