The New Zealand Dental Services
Glossary
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Glossary
AA & QMG | Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
AAI | Allied Armies in Italy |
AAMC | Australian Army Medical Corps |
ADC | Army Dental Corps |
ADDS | Assistant Director of Dental Services |
ADMS | Assistant Director of Medical Services |
ADS | Advanced Dressing Station |
AFHQ | Allied Force Headquarters |
AHQ | Army Headquarters |
APR | Awaiting Passage for Return |
ASC | Army Service Corps |
BTE | British Troops in Egypt |
CCS | Casualty Clearing Station |
COMAIRSOPAC | Commander, Air, South Pacific |
COMZEAIRTAF | Commander, New Zealand Air Task Force |
COO | Chief Ordnance Officer |
Coy | Company |
CRASC | Commander Royal Army Service Corps |
CRE | Commander Royal Engineers |
DADDS | Deputy Assistant Director of Dental Services |
DC | Direct Current |
DCRE | Deputy Commander Royal Engineers |
DDDS | Deputy Director of Dental Services |
DDMS | Deputy Director of Medical Services |
DDS | Director of Dental Services |
Dent | Dental |
DGMS | Director-General of Medical Services |
DM | Dental Mechanic |
DMS | Director of Medical Services |
EMS | Emergency Medical Service |
EPIP (tent) | European Personnel Indian Pattern |
FDL | Forward Defended Locality |
FMC | Forward Maintenance Centre |
Gen | General |
GHQ | General Headquarters |
GOC | General Officer Commanding |
GR | General Reconnaissance |
GS | General Service |
GSO I | General Staff Officer, 1st Grade |
Hosp | Hospital |
IC | In charge |
Inf | Infantry |
KR | King's Regulations |
LCT | Landing Craft, Tank |
LOB | Left out of battle |
L of C | Line of Communicationpage 416 |
LSBA(D) | Leading Sick-Berth Attendant (Dental) |
M & V (stew) | Meat and vegetable |
MDS | Main Dressing Station |
ME (Company) | Mechanical Equipment |
MP | Military Police |
NCO | Non-commissioned officer |
NZDC | New Zealand Dental Corps |
NZEF | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
NZEF (IP) | New Zealand Expeditionary Force (in Pacific) |
NZMC | New Zealand Medical Corps |
OC | Officer Commanding |
OICA | Officer in Charge of Administration |
PDO | Principal Dental Officer |
QM | Quartermaster |
RADC | Royal Army Dental Corps |
RAF | Royal Air Force |
RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps |
RD (tent) | Ridge, Double |
RMO | Regimental Medical Officer |
Rms | Reichsmarks |
RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
RNZDC | Royal New Zealand Dental Corps |
RNZN | Royal New Zealand Navy |
SBD (Squadron) | Scout Bomber Dive (Dauntless) |
Sec | Section |
TBF (Squadron) | Torpedo Bomber Fighter (Avenger) |
UNRRA | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
WAAC | Women's Army Auxiliary Corps |
WAAF | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |