Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: P
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| P | Pilot, Pensioner in HM Armed Forces |
| P & BT | Physical and Bayonet Training |
| P & S | Plaque & Scroll (Memorial) |
| P & TJ | Palestine and Trans Jordan |
| P AGENT | Political Agent |
| P BTY | Pack Battery Royal Garrison Artillery |
| P BTY FF | Pack Battery Frontier Force |
| P CPS | Pony Corps |
| P FLT OFFR, PFO | Pilot Flight Officer (Probationary) |
| P MJR | Pipe Major |
| P STD | Pantry Steward |
| P&A | Pay and Allowance |
| P&JSURCAMC | Plastic & Jaw Surgery Unit, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| P&NH | Department of Pensions & National Health |
| P&O | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co |
| P&RT | Physical and Recreational |
| P&S | Plaque & Scroll (Memorial) |
| P/G | Postagram |
| P/L | Plain Language, Privilege Leave |
| P/N | Phonogram |
| P/NURSE, PBY NURSE | Probationary Nurse |
| P/O | Pilot Officer |
| P/V | Paravane |
| P1 | Petty Officer 1st Class |
| P2 | Petty Officer 2nd Class |
| PA | Prince Albert Volunteers, Personal Assistant, Put Away, Panama, Physiotherapy Aide, Paymaster, Prophylactic Ablution Centre, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| PA & B VOL | Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers |
| PA IMP MP | Port Alfred Imperial Mounted Police |
| PAC | Public Archives of Canada, Pacific |
| PACK ARTY | Pack Artillery |
| PACK BTY RGA | Pack Battery Royal Garrison Artillery |
| PADS | Passive Air Defence Section |
| PAF | Permanent Air Force |
| Paff | Public Affairs |
| PAFU | (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit |
| PAIC | Persian and Iran Commands |
| PAL | Palestine |
| PALAM LI | Palamcottah Light Infantry |
| PALI | Prince Albert's Light Infantry (Somersetshire Regiment) |
| PALO | Port Amenities Liaison Officer |
| PAM | Permanent Active Militia |
| PAMHRCAMC | Port Arthur (or Prince Albert) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| PandRT | Physical and Recreational Training Officer |
| PAO CAPE ART | Prince Alfred's Own Cape Artillery |
| PAO(I) | Principal Administrative Officer (India) |
| PAPDO(I) | Plastic Armour Protection Development Officer (India) |
| PAPO(I) | Plastic Armour Protection Officer (India) |
| Para | Paragraph, Parachute, Parachute Regiment |
| Part II OCAP | Part II Orders Civil Affairs Pool |
| Part II ODHQCAPO | Part II Orders Defence Headquarters Canadian Army Post Office |
| Part II's | Part II Orders |
| Part III OCAD | Part III Orders Civil Affairs Depot |
| Part/Serv | Particulars of Service |
| PAT | Patrol, Patrol Boat |
| PATALIA IS LNCRS | Patalia Imperial Service Lancers |
| PATHANS | Pathans |
| PATIALA INFY | Patiala Infantry |
| PATIALA IS INFY | Patiala Imperial Service Infantry |
| PATIG | Personal Assistant to Inspector General |
| PATS | Pre/aircrew Training Schools |
| PAV | Prince Albert Volunteers |
| PAVG | Prince Alfred's Volunteers Guards |
| PAX | Passengers |
| Pay | Directory of Pay Services |
| PAYM, PAYR | Paymaster |
| PAYR LT CR | Paymaster Lieutenant Commander |
| PAYR S LT | Paymaster Sub Lieutenant |
| PB | Patrol Boat, Pipe Band, Pounder Battery, Plumber, Permanent Base |
| PBFR | Patrol Boat Fisherman's Reserve |
| PBI | Poor Bloody Infantry (colloquial) |
| PBO | Principal Boat Overseer |
| PBS | Prefabricated Bituminous Surfacing |
| PBTU | Port Bn Training Unit |
| PC | Pacific Command, Practical Course, Plane Captain, Privy Council (Orders), Paymaster Clerk, Pioneer Corps, Principal Chaplain, 180 ft Army Salvage or At Sea Vessel |
| PC(RCMP) | Provost Company (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) |
| PC2ndE | Pacific Command 2nd Echelon |
| PCB | Protected Communications Building |
| PCCF | Progress Captain Coastal Forces |
| PCCWACKD | Platoon Company Canadian Women's Army Corps, Kingston Detachment |
| PCET | Personnel Controller Eastern Theatre |
| PCforQMS | Practical Course for Quarter Master Sergeants |
| PCMR | Pacific Coast Militia Rangers |
| PCO | Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) |
| PCPT | Paymaster Captain |
| PCRCASC | Pacific Command (or Port Company), Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| PCS | Personnel Counsellors School |
| PCS | Pilot Conversation School |
| PCSIS | Pacific Command Security Intelligence Section |
| PCT | Paymaster Canadian Troops |
| PCTC | Provost Corps Training Centre |
| PCW | Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) |
| PCWTCRCASC | Pacific Command Water Transport Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| PD | Per Day, Paid, Professional Development |
| PD (No) | Admiralty Record Office File Number |
| PD Coord | Personnel and Defence Co-ordinator |
| PD&HRegtTheLorneScots | Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment |
| PDC | Professional Development Council |
| PDCPC | Postal Detachment, Canadian Postal Corps |
| PDEV | Personnel Development (to be issued) |
| PDG | Paymaster Director General |
| PDO | Passive (or Port) Defence Officer |
| pdr | Pounder |
| PDRC | Personnel Dispatch and Reception Centre |
| PDRCAPC | Petawawa Detachment, Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps |
| PDRCASC | Petawawa Details, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| PDSC | Permanent Degaussing Specification Centre |
| PE | Physical education, Permanently Employed, Permanent Establishment |
| PE&R | Physical Education and Recreation |
| PEI | Prince Edward Island, Permanently Employed Instructor |
| PEIH | Prince Edward Island Highlanders |
| PEILH | Prince Edward Island Light Horse |
| PEMBROKE YEO, PEM Y | Pembroke Yeomanry |
| PENINSULAR H | Peninsular Horse |
| PENT | Pentecostal Church |
| PEO | Principal Engineering Officer |
| PEON | Peon |
| PER | Personnel Evaluation Report |
| PERI | Physical Education and Recreation Instructor |
| Perm Br(s) | Permanent Bridge(s) |
| PERO | Principal Emergency Repair Officer |
| Pers | Directory of Personnel Services |
| PESHAWAR LABOUR CPS | Peshawar Labour Corps |
| PESHAWAR MB | Peshawar Mountain Battery |
| pet | Petrol |
| PF | Permanent Force |
| PF STAFF, PFS | Permanent Force Staff |
| PFC | Private first class (American) |
| PFF | Punjab Frontier Force |
| PFLO | Port Facilities Liaison Officer |
| PFO | Probationary Flight Officer |
| PG | Province of Quebec, Proving Ground, Pushpati Guards |
| PG Ftr | Plumber Gas Fitter |
| PGDRCEME | Proving Ground Detachment, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| PGMHRCAMC | Prince George Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| PGR | Protective Garrison Regiment |
| PH | Pictou Highlanders, Photographer |
| PH SUPDT | Superintendent |
| PHE | Plastic High Explosive |
| PHILIPPOLIS CDO | Philippolis Commando |
| Photo, PH | Photographer |
| PhtTech | Photographic Technician |
| Physio | Physiotherapist |
| PhysoOTAide | Physio-Occupations Therapy Aide |
| PI | Pioneer, Plot and Radar Instructor |
| PIAT | Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank |
| PIETERSBURG CDO | Pietersburg Commando |
| PIETRETIEF CDO | Pietretief Commando |
| PIF | Punjab Irregular Force |
| PILOT | Pilot |
| PILOTS ASST | Pilots Assistant |
| Pion, PIONEERS | Pioneer |
| PIONEER CORPS | Pioneer Corps |
| PIPER | Piper |
| PIR | Pacific Islands Regiment |
| PISE | Pioneer Sergeant |
| PITB | Pacific Infantry Training Battalion |
| PJB, PJBIS, PJBS | Punjab Units |
| PJBD | Permanent Joint Board on Defence |
| PJBIS, PJBS, PUNJABIS | Punjabis |
| PJHQ | Permanent Joint Headquarters |
| Pk | Park |
| PKRMN | Packerman |
| PL | Princess Louise Fusiliers, Princess Louise (New Brunswick) Hussars, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Privileged Leave, Platoon |
| PL(NB)H | Princess Louise (New Brunswick) Hussars |
| PL, PLN | Platoon |
| PLATER LABR | Plater Labourer |
| Plbr, Plr, Plm | Plumber |
| PLD | Post Living Differential |
| PLDG | 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards |
| PLE | Prudent Limit of Endurance |
| PLFus | Princess Louise Fusiliers (Now 23rd Army Tank Regiment) |
| PLH | Punjab Light Horse |
| PLKR | Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment |
| PLPMHRCAMC | Portage La Prairie Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| PLQ | Primary Leadership Qualification |
| PLT | Pilot Officer |
| PLTR | Plater |
| PLY | Plymouth Division |
| PM | Polar Medal, Pharmacist, Paymaster, Provost Marshall, Prime Minister |
| PM SJT | Provost Marshal Sergeant |
| Pmat, Pmatron | Principal Matron |
| PMCCMSC | Petawawa Military Camp Corps of Military Staff Clerks |
| PMCT | Pay Master Corps Troops |
| PMCTDRCAPC | Paymaster Canadian Troops Detachment Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps |
| PMED | Preventative Medicine |
| PMF | Permanent Military Force |
| PMHRCAMC | Petawawa (or Peterborough) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| PML | Preferred Manning Level |
| PMML | Pilot Model Mobile Laundry |
| PMO | Principal Medical Officer |
| PMPS | Permanent Military Provost Staff |
| PMQ | Permanent Married Quarters |
| Pmr | Paymaster |
| PMTO | Principal Medical Transport Officer |
| PN, Pntr, Ptr | Painter |
| PNA | Polish Naval Attache |
| PNGDF | Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
| PNLO | Principal British Naval Liaison Officer to Allied Navies |
| PNR BN | Pioneer Battalion |
| PNR CPL | Pioneer Corporal |
| PNR SJT | Pioneer Sergeant |
| Pnr(Bn) | Pioneer (Battalion) |
| Pnr(s) | Pioneer |
| PNSO | Port Minesweeping Officer |
| PNTN PK RE | Pontoon Park Royal Engineers |
| PNTO | Principal Naval Transport Officer |
| PO | Petty Officer, Pilot Officer, Post Office, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Division, Portugal, Portuguese, Performance Objective |
| PO MTR MECH | Petty Officer Motor Mechanic |
| PO(Postal) | Petty Officer (Postal) |
| POA | Pacific Ocean Area |
| POCdr | Petty Officer Coder |
| POCk, PO CK | Petty Officer Cook |
| POE | Port of Embarkation |
| POET | Performance Oriented Electronic Training |
| PofWOR | Princess of Wales Own Regiment |
| PofWR | Prince of Wales Rangers |
| POL | Petrol, Oil and Lubrication |
| POLITICAL IA | Political Department Indian Army |
| POM | Petty Officer Mechanic |
| POMMD | Principal Officer Mercantile Marine Depot |
| POR | Personnel Occurrence Reports |
| PORTER | Porter |
| POSM | Petty Officer Stoker Mechanic |
| posn | Position |
| Post | Base Post Office |
| POSTAL DEPT | Postal Department |
| PostClk | Postal Clerk |
| POStwd | Petty Officer Steward |
| POTCH CDO | Potchefstroom Commando |
| POTCHEFSTROOM R | Potchefstroom Ruiters |
| POTel, PO TEL | Petty Officer Telegraphist |
| POW, P of W | Prisoner of War |
| POWEDCProC | Prisoner of War Escort Detachment Canadian Provost Corps |
| POWLH | Prince of Wales's Light Horse |
| POWO | Prince of Wales's Own |
| POWORY | Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire |
| POWtr | Petty Officer Writer |
| PP | Petrol Point, Palestinian Ports, Parachutist Pay, Palestine Police, Punjab Police |
| PPAPO(I) | Port Plastic Armour Protection Officers (India) |
| PPCB | President, Pensions & Claims Board |
| PPCLI | Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
| PPO | Principal Priority Officer |
| PPOp | Power Plant Operator |
| PPS | Priority Point Score |
| PQ | Province of Quebec, Practical Qualifications |
| PR | Palestine Regiment, Parachute, Regiment,Public Relations, Physical and Recreational Trainer, Private |
| PR(M) | Perth Regiment (Motor) |
| PRADO | Port Radar Officer |
| PRAHQ | Prince Rupert Area Headquarters |
| PRB | Performance Review Board |
| PRB | Progress Review Board |
| PRC | Personnel Reception Center, Progress Review Committee |
| PreOCTUS | Pre Officers Cadet Training Unit School |
| PRES | Presumed, Presbyerian, Primary Reserve, President |
| PRES VOL RIF | Presidency Volunteer Rifles |
| Presb | Presbyterian |
| PRESOTIA CDO | Pretoria Commando |
| PRETORIA GDS | Pretoria Guards |
| Prev | Previously |
| PRIESKA CDO | Prieska Commando |
| Chief of Printing & Stationery | |
| PrivLeave, PrivLve | Privileged Leave |
| PRLO | Principal Repair Liaison Officer |
| PRMHRCAMC | Peace River (or Prince Rupert) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| PRO | Public Record Office(r), Provost |
| Prob, Probr | Probationer |
| proc | Proceeded |
| PROF | Professor |
| PROTECTORATE REGT | Protectorate Regiment |
| Prov | Provost Corps, Provisional |
| PROV MP | Provisional Mounted Police |
| PROV SERS | Provost Sergeant |
| PROV TRANS CONST | Provisional Transvaal Constabulary |
| PRTO | Principal Railway Transport Officer |
| PRU | Photographic Reconnaissance Unit |
| PRV | Patrol Service Central Depot |
| PS | Penal Servitude, Public Schools |
| PS (Army) | Private Secretary to the Minister (Army) |
| PS (N) | Private Secretary to the Minister (Naval) |
| PSA | Graduate of Royal Air Force Staff College, Personnel Support Agency |
| PSC | Graduate of Military (or Naval) Staff College, Passed Staff Course |
| PSE | Paymaster Sergeant |
| PSER | Pay Sergeant |
| PSF | Panama Sea Frontier |
| PSM | Platoon Sergeant-Major |
| PSO | Personnel Selection Officer |
| PSOD | Permanent Staff Organization Duty |
| PSP | Pierced Steel Plank |
| PS-S | Provost Sub-Sections |
| PSTO | Principal Sea Transport Officer |
| PSTOME | Principal Sea Transport Officer, Middle East |
| PSVO | Principal Salvage Officer |
| PSWQ | Platoon Support Weapons Qualifications |
| PT | Physical and Recreational Training Instructor, Physical Training, Patrol Torpedo (Boat) |
| PT BOAT | Patrol torpedo boat |
| Pt II | Part II (orders relating to personnel of unit: promotions, courses attended, leave, disciplinary matters, etc) |
| Pt II DO, Pt II O, PTO, Part II | Part II Daily Orders |
| PT TFC | Port Traffic |
| PTB | Pacific Training Brigade |
| PTC | Primary Training Centre, Personnel and Training Command, Motorboat, Submarine Chaser |
| PTCO | Principal Technical Costs Officer |
| Pte | Private |
| PTEAM | Private Ambulance |
| PTEBU | Private Bugler |
| PTEDRU | Private Drummer |
| PTEPI | Private Pioneer |
| PTF | Pacific Task Force |
| PTI | Physical Training Instructor |
| Ptlmn | Patrolman |
| Ptn | Platoon |
| PTPRCASC | Petrol Tanker Platoon, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| Ptr, PN, Pntr | Painter |
| PTS | Parachute Training School |
| PTTRCASCPBF | Pack Transport Troop, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Polar Bear Force |
| PTU | Port Transit Unit |
| PTYMN | Pantryman |
| PU | Permanently Unfit |
| PUNJAB LH | Punjab Light Horse |
| PUO | Pyrexia of Unknown Origin |
| PURSER | Purser |
| PW | Prisoner of War, Photographic Wing, Platoon Weapons, Pay Writer, Public Works |
| PW CAMP | Prisoner of War Camp |
| PW VOLS | Prince of Wales's Volunteers |
| PW/TO | Port Wireless Telegraphy Officer |
| PWCC | Prisoner of War Control Centre |
| PWDB | Prisoner of War Detention Barracks |
| PWE | Police War Reserve |
| PWED | Prisoner of War Information Bureau |
| PWIB | Prisoner of War Interrogation Board |
| PWLR | Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) |
| PWO | Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) |
| PWOR | Princess of Wales Own Regiment (or Rangers) |
| PWP | Post War Planning Committee |
| PWR | Prince of Wales Rangers |
| PWRR | Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment |
| PWSS | Post War Signal Station |
| PWV | Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) |
| PX | Post Exchange |
| PYMSTR | Paymaster |
| PYPERS KDO | Pypers Kommando |