 | Alignment Any straight line on which a body of troops
is formed, or is to form. |
| Battalion The administration unit of infantry,
consisting of headquarters, four companies, and machine gun section. |
| Brigade Headquarters and four Battalions. |
| Change of Position A movement by which a body of troops
takes up a new alignment. |
| Column Bodies of troops on parallel and successive
alignments, at a distance from one another equal to their own
frontage. |
| Company Column A company in column of sections. |
| Quarter Column Companies on parallel and successive
alignments, at a distance from one another of six paces. |
| Company The tactical unit of infantry, consisting of
four platoons. |
| Covering The act of one or more men placing themselves
correctly in rear of one another. |
| Deploying interval The lateral space between units in
quarter column or in column on the same alignment, the space being
equal to the frontage of a unit in line. |
| To Deploy To change formation from column to quarter
column into line on the same alignment. |
| Depth The space occupied by a body of troops from front
to rear. |
| Direction (Battalion, Platoon, Company, Section or File
of) The battalion, platoon, company, section or file, responsible
for keeping the direction of the line of march. |
| To Dress To take up the alignment correctly. |
| Drill The execution of movements in unison. |
| Echelon A formation of successive and parallel units
facing in the same direction: each on a flank and to the rear of the
unit in front of it. |
| File A front rank man and his rear rank man. |
| Frontage The extent of ground covered laterally by
troops |
| Inner Flank That nearer to the point of formation or
direction |
| Interval The lateral space between men, units, or
corps, measured from flank to flank |
| Line Troops formed on the same alignment |
| Outer flank That opposite to the inner or directly
flank. |
| Patrol A body of men sent out to reconnoitre or to
guard against surprise |
| Platoon Fourth of a company. |
| Point of formation the point on which a formation is
based. |
| Rank A line of men, side by side |
| Rifle Ranges: |
| Distant 2,800 to 2,000 yards |
| Long 2,000 to 1,400 yards |
| Effective 1,400 to 600 yards |
| Close 600 and under. |
| Section The quarter of a Platoon |
| Squad A small number of men, formed for drill or for
work. |
| Supernumeraries The non-commissioned officers, etc.
forming the third rank. |
| Wheeling A movement by which a body of troops brings
forward a flank on a fixed or moving pivot. |
| AB Army Book |
| ADC Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| Adjt Adjutant |
| AF Army Form |
| AG Adjutant-General |
| AL Army List |
| AMO Administrative Medical Officer |
| Ammn.Col Ammunition Column |
| APC Army Pay Corps |
| ASC Army Service Corps |
| Aux. Auxiliary |
| AVC Army Veterinary Corps |
| Batt. Battery |
| Bde. Brigade |
| Bn. Battalion |
| Cav Cavalry |
| CF Chaplain of the Forces |
| CO Commanding Officer |
| Co. or Coy Company |
| Col Column or Colonel according to context |
| Corpl Corporal |
| CVO Companion of the Royal Victorian Order |
| DAA Deputy Assistant Adjutant (General) |
| DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| DG Dragoon Guards |
| Dns Dragoons |
| DSO Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Fd Field |
| GOC General Officer Commanding |
| GOC-in-C General Officer Commanding in Chief |
| Gent-at-Arms Hon Corps of Gentlemen at Arms |
| (H) Qualified at School of Musketry |
| HAC Honourable Artillery Company |
| hp Half Pay |
| Hrs Hussars |
| Inf Infantry |
| L 1st Class Interpreter in a language |
| ISC Indian Staff Corps |
| Lce-Corpl Lance Corporal |
| MC Military Cross |
| MMP Mounted Military Police |
| MT Mechanised Transport |
| NCO Non-Commissioned officer |
| OC Officer Commanding |
| OTC Officer Training Corps |
| p Certificate of Proficiency |
| ps Passed School of Instruction |
| Pc Attended Cavalry Officers Pioneer Class |
| PMO Principal Medical Officer |
| PVO Principal Veterinary Officer |
| QMG Quarter Master General |
| QMS Quarter Master Sergeant |
| R Reward for Distinguished and Meritorious Service |
| RA Royal Artillery |
| RAMC Royal Army Medical Corps |
| RE Royal Engineers |
| Res Reserve |
| RFA Royal Field Artillery |
| RFC Royal Flying Corps |
| RGA Royal Garrison Artillery |
| RHA Royal Horse Artillery |
| Rif Rifle or Rifles |
| RNAS Royal Naval Air Service |
| RND Royal Naval Division |
| S Qualified as Instructor in Signalling |
| SAA Small Arms Ammunition |
| SM Sergeant Major |
| Sco Scottish |
| Sergt Sergeant |
| Sqdn Squadron |
| TD Territorial Decoration |
| TF Territorial Force |
| T & S Transport and Supply |
| Unattd Unattached |
| VC Victoria Cross |
| VD Volunteer Decoration |
| VTC Volunteer Training Corps
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