The following standard abbreviations are to be used for ranks and titles where appropriate.
TITLESTANDARD
A
ABLE SEAMAN — AB
ACTING SUB-LIEUTENANT — A/G SBLT
ADMIRAL — ADML
ADJUTANT — ADJT
ADJUTANT-GENERAL — ADJT-GEN
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL — ACM
AIRCRAFTMAN — AC
AIRCRAFTWOMAN — ACW
AIR COMMODORE — AIRCDRE
AIR MARSHAL — AM
AIR VICE MARSHAL — AVM
ARCHBISHOP — ARCHBP
ARCHDEACON — ARCHD
B
BARONESS — BNESS
BISHOP — BISH
BOMBARDIER — BDR
BREVET-COLONEL — BT-COL
BRIGADIER — BRIG
C
CANON — CAN
TITLE — STANDARD
CAPTAIN — CAPT
CARDINAL — CARD
CAPTAIN (Navy)CAPT RN
CHIEF INSPECTOR — CH INSP
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER — CPO
COLONEL — COL
COMMANDER — CMDR
COMMISSIONER — COM
COMMODORE — CDRE
CORPORAL — CPL
D
DEACON — DEACN
DOCTOR — DR
E
EMERITUS PROFESSOR — EM PROF
ESTATE — ESTATE OF
F
FATHER — FR
FIELD MARSHAL — FM
FLIGHT SERGEANT — FSGT
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT — FLTLT
FLYING OFFICER — FLGOFF
G
GENERAL — GEN
GENERAL SIR GEN SIR
GROUP CAPTAIN — GPCAPT
H
HIS EXCELLENCY — HIS EX
HIS HONOUR JUDGE — HIS HON JUDGE
HER HONOUR JUDGE — HER HON JUDGE
(THE) HONOURABLE — HON
HONOURABLE DOCTOR — HON DR
(THE) HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE — HON MR JUST
HONOURABLE SIR — HON SIR
I
INSPECTOR — INSP
J
JUDGE — JUDGE
L
LADY — LADY
LANCE BOMBARDIER — LBDR
LANCE CORPORAL — LCPL
LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN — LAC
LEADING AIRCRAFTWOMAN — LACW
LEADING SEAMAN — LS
LEADING WRAN — LW
LIEUTENANT — LT
LIEUTENANT COLONEL LTCOL
LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RETIRED)LTCOL(RET)
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER — LCDR
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER(RETIRED)LCDR(RET)
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SIR — LCDR SIR
LIEUTENANT GENERAL — LTGEN
M
MAJOR — MAJ
MAJOR GENERAL — MAJGEN
MAJOR GENERAL SIR — MAJGEN SIR
MATRON — MATRON
MIDSHIPMAN — MIDN
MISS — MISS
MS — MS
MR — MR
MR AND MRS — MR & MRS
MR... AND MS/MISS...MR... & MS/MISS*
MR JUSTICE — MR JUST
MRS — MRS
* Where initials known for both spouses: MR F & MRS G JONES
Where only one initial known: MR F & MRS JONES
Where surnames differ — MR F KENNEDY & MS G DRUITT
P
PETTY OFFICER — PO
PILOT OFFICER — PLTOFF
PRIVATE — PTE
PROFESSOR — PROF
PROFESSOR — PROF SIR
R
REAR ADMIRAL — RADML
REVEREND — REV
REVEREND BROTHER — REV BR
REVEREND CANON — REV CAN
REVEREND DOCTOR — REV DR
REVEREND FATHER — REV FR
REVEREND MR — REV MR
REVEREND PROFESSOR — REV PROF
RIGHT REVEREND — RT REV
RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR — RT REV MON
S
SECOND LIEUTENANT — 2LT
SERGEANT — SGT
SENATOR — SEN
SIR — SIR
SQUADRON LEADER — SQNLDR
SQUADRON LEADERS — SQNLDRS
SQUADRON LEADER (RETIRED)SQN LDR (RT)SQNLDR(RET)
SQUADRON OFFICER — SQNOFF
STAFF SERGEANT — SSGT
SUB LIEUTENANT — SBLT
SURGEON CAPTAIN — SURG CAPT
SURGEON COMMANDER — SURG CMDR
V
(THE) VENERABLE — VEN
VICE ADMIRAL — VADML
VICE ADMIRAL SIR — VADML SIR
W
WARRANT OFFICER — WO
WARRANT OFFICER GRADE 2 — WO2
WING COMMANDER — WGCDR
WRAN — WRAN