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14.6 Ranks/Titles and Relevant Abbreviations

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TITLESTANDARD

A

ABLE SEAMANAB

ACTING SUB-LIEUTENANTAGSBLT

ADMIRALADML

ADJUTANTADJT

ADJUTANT-GENERALADJTGEN

AIR CHIEF MARSHALACM

AIRCRAFTMANAC

AIRCRAFTWOMANACW

AIR COMMODOREAIRCDRE

AIR MARSHALAM

AIR VICE MARSHALAVM

ARCHBISHOPARCHBP

ARCHDEACONARCHD

B

BARONESSBNESS

BISHOPBISH

BOMBARDIERBDR

BREVET-COLONELBT-COL

BRIGADIERBRIG

C

CANONCAN

CAPTAINCAPT

CARDINALCARD

CAPTAIN (Navy)CAPT RN

CHIEF INSPECTORCH INSP

CHIEF PETTY OFFICERCPO

COLONELCOL

COMMANDERCDR

COMMISSIONERCOM

COMMODORECDRE

CORPORALCPL

D

DEACONDEACN

DOCTORDR

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E

EMERITUS PROFESSOREM PROF

ESTATEEST

F

FATHERFR

FIELD MARSHALFM

FLIGHT SERGEANTFSGT

FLIGHT LIEUTENANTFLTLT

FLYING OFFICERFLGOFF

G

GENERALGEN

GENERAL SIRGEN SIR

GROUP CAPTAINGPCAPT

H

HIS EXCELLENCYHIS EX

HIS HONOUR JUDGEHIS HON JUDGE

HER HONOUR JUDGEHER HON JUDGE

(THE) HONOURABLEHON

HONOURABLE DOCTORHON DR

(THE) HONOURABLE MR JUSTICEHON MR JUST

HONOURABLE SIRHON SIR

J

JUDGEJUDGE

L

LADYLADY

LANCE BOMBARDIERLBDR

LANCE CORPORALLCPL

LEADING AIRCRAFTMANLAC

LEADING AIRCRAFTWOMANLACW

LEADING SEAMANLS

LEADING WRANLW

LIEUTENANTLT

LIEUTENANT COLONELLTCOL

LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RETIRED)LTCOL(RET)

LIEUTENANT COMMANDERLCDR

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER(RETIRED)LCDR(RET)

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SIRLCDR SIR

LIEUTENANT GENERALLTGEN

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M

MAJORMAJ

MAJOR GENERALMAJGEN

MAJOR GENERAL SIRMAJ GEN SIR

MATRONMATRON

MIDSHIPMANMIDN

MISSMISS

MSMS

MRMR

MR AND MRSMR & MRS

MR... AND MS/MISS...MR... & MS/MISS*

MR JUSTICEMR JUS

MRSMRS

* Where initials known for both spouses:MR F & MRS G JONES

   Where only one initial known:MR F & MRS JONES

   Where surnames differMR F KENNEDY & MS G DRUITT

P

PILOT OFFICERPLTOFF

PRIVATEPTE

PROFESSORPROF

PROFESSOR SIRPROF SIR

R

REAR ADMIRALRADM

REVERENDREV

REVEREND BROTHERREV BR

REVEREND CANONREV CAN

REVEREND DOCTORREV DR

REVEREND FATHERREV FR

REVEREND MRREV MR

REVEREND PROFESSORREV PROF

RIGHT REVERENDRT REV

RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNORRT REV MON

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S

SECOND LIEUTENANT2LT

SERGEANTSGT

SENATORSEN

SIRSIR

SQUADRON LEADERSQNLDR

SQUADRON LEADER (RETIRED)SQNLDR(RET)

SQUADRON OFFICERSQNOFF

STAFF SERGEANTSSGT

SUB LIEUTENANTSBLT

SURGEON CAPTAINSURGCAPT

SURGEON COMMANDERSURGCDR

V

(THE) VENERABLEVEN

VICE ADMIRALVADM

VICE ADMIRAL SIRVADM SIR

W

WARRANT OFFICERWO

WING COMMANDERWGCDR

WRANWRAN