Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: G
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| G | Gassed, German, Garrison, Gunnery, General Staff Branch of the Staff |
| G (Ops) | General Staff (Operations) |
| G COAST FLDCOY | Gold Coast Field Company |
| G COAST POLICE | Gold Coast Police |
| G COAST RWAF | Gold Coast Regiment West African Force |
| G STAFF | Operations Staff |
| G&SF | Grey and Simcoe Foresters |
| G/C, GP CAPT | Group Captain |
| GA | Gunnery Armourer |
| GAF | Granted Annual Furlough |
| GAMBIA COY | Gambia Company |
| GARHWAL RIF | Garhwal Rifles |
| GARR QM SJT | Garrison Quarter Master Sergeant |
| GARR S MJR | Garrison Sergeant Major |
| GAT | Guantanamo-Trinidad convoy |
| GAZ | Gazetted |
| GAZMAGI | Shoemaker |
| GB | Great Britain, Garrison Battalion |
| GBCODRCOC | Goose Bay Company Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| GBD | General Base Depot, Goose Bay Defences |
| GBE | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
| GBMS | Great Britain Merchant Ships (a wireless message routine) |
| GBSRCASC | Goose Bay Section, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| GC | George Cross, Good Conduct Badge, Gold Coast, Greek Catholic, Group Captain |
| GC & CS, GCCS | Government Code and Cypher School |
| GC BADGE | Good Conduct Badge |
| GCACon | Ground Controlled Approach Controller |
| GCB | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| GCM | General Court Martial |
| GCMG | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| GCR, G COAST R | Gold Coast Regiment |
| GCT | Greenwich Civil Time |
| GCVO | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
| GD | General (or Group) Duties |
| GD(S) | Guard(s) |
| GDD | General Details Depot |
| GDE W CARR | Grade Water Carrier |
| Gdefmn | Ground Defenceman |
| Gdfk | Goldflake |
| GDL&RS | Guard Detachment Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment |
| GDP | General Defence Plan |
| Gdsm, Gdsmn, GDMN | Guardsman |
| GDSMGR, GDS MGR | Guards Machine Gun Regiment |
| GE | Garrison Engineer |
| GE, GER | German |
| GEC | General Employment Company |
| Gen Hosp | General Hospital |
| Gen Pnr Coy | General Pioneer Company |
| GEN SVT | General Servant |
| GENERAL, GEN, GENL | General |
| Geo | Geographical Section, General Staff |
| GEYSER'S CDO | Geyser's Commando |
| GFORCE | G Force, Labrador |
| GGBG | Governor General's Body Guard |
| GGDS, GG, GRE GDS | Grenadier Guards |
| GGFG | Governor General's Foot Guards |
| GH | Gordon Highlanders, Green Howards, General Hospital |
| GHMHRCAMC | Gordon Head Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| GHQ | General (or Group) Headquarters |
| GHQ&LofCTSI | General Headquarters and Line of Communication Troops Service Increment |
| GHQEIC | General Headquarters Echelon Indian Command |
| GHQRUHofC | General Headquarters Reconnaissance Unit Highlanders of Canada |
| GHQSWPA | General Headquarters South West Pacific Area |
| GHRCAMC | General Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| GHTM | Ground Handling Training Missiles |
| GI | Government Issue (USA), Gunnery Instructor |
| GIP RLWY BN | Greater Indian Peninsula Railways Battalion |
| GIP RY VOLS | Protectorate Railway Volunteers |
| GIRO | General Instructions Routing Officers |
| GIS | Ground Instructors School |
| GJL | Granted Jewish Leave |
| GLAM YEO, GLAMY | Glamorgan Yeomanry |
| GLASGH | Glasgow Highlanders |
| GLEN GREY NL | Glen Grey Native Levy |
| GLICHRCAMC | Grande Ligne Internal Camp Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| GLOUC R, GLOSTERS, GLOUC | Gloucestershire Regiment |
| GLOUC YEO | Gloucestershire Yeomanry |
| GLS | General Labour Section |
| GM | George Medal |
| GM SRVT | General Mess Servant |
| GMA | Gibraltar, Morocco Area |
| GMGR | Guards Machine Gun Regiment |
| GMHRCAMC | Gaspe (or Gravenhurst) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| GMO | Gun Mounting Overseer |
| GMP | Garrison Military Police |
| GMT, Z | Greenwich Mean Time |
| GN | Guantanamo-New York convoy |
| GN, GNR, G'NR | Gunner |
| GNA | Greek Naval Attache |
| GNGMN | Gangman |
| GNLO | Greek Naval Liaison Officer |
| GNR-A BMBR | Gunner Acting Bombardier |
| GO | General Order, Gunnery Officer, Greek Orthodox |
| GOC (in C) | General Officer Commanding (in Chief) |
| GOC BDY GD | General Officer's Commanding Body Guard |
| GOCHMSRCAMC | Garnons Officers Convalescent Home Military Staff, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| GOCinC | General Staff (Operations) |
| GOCRA | General Officer Commanding Royal Artillery |
| GOCRM | General Officer Commanding Royal Marines |
| GOH | German Official History |
| GOR | Gun Operations Room |
| GORD HIGHRS, GORDHIGHRS, GORDONS | Gordon Highlanders |
| GORRINGE'S FC | Gorringe's Flying Column |
| GOSShip | Norwegian Whaler |
| GOV GEN, GOV-GEN, GG | Governor General |
| Gp | Group |
| GPCRCE | General Pioneer Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| GPL | Granted Privileged Leave |
| GPMG | General Purpose Machine Gun |
| GPMHRCAMC | Grande Prairie Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| GPO | Gun Position Officer |
| GPOA | Gun Position Officer Assistant |
| GPR | Glider Pilot Regiment |
| GPSRCE | General Pioneer Section, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| GPWS | Ground Proximity Warning System |
| GQG | Grand Quartier General (GHQ), General Reconnaissance, Greece, Gloucestershire Regiment, Gurkha Rifles (or Regiment) |
| GR CK | Gun Room Cook |
| GR SVT | Gun Room Servant |
| GRC | Graves Registration Commission (or Cross) |
| GREEN HOWARDS, GR HOW | Green Howards |
| GRENADIERS | Grenadiers |
| Grey Sim For | Grey and Simcoe Foresters |
| GREYS, THE GREYS | Royal Scots Greys |
| GRFF REINET CDO | Graff Reinet Commando |
| GRIQUALAND WR | Griqualand West Ruiters |
| GRIQUATOWN DF | Griquatown Defence Force |
| GRKSRF | Gurkha Rifles |
| Grn | Garrison |
| GRNDSR | Grenadiers |
| GRO | General Routine Order |
| GROBLERS CDO | Groblers Commando |
| GRP | Group |
| GRS | General Reconnaissance Squadron (or School) |
| GRSC | Ground Radio Servicing Centre |
| GRSTD | Gun Room Steward |
| GRT | Gross Registered Tonnage |
| GRU | General Reinforcement Unit, Graves Registration Unit |
| GS | General Service, General Staff, Greek Ship, Greenland-Sydney Convoy |
| GSB | General Staff Branch |
| GSC | Gunnery Staff Course, General Service Corps |
| GSF | Gulf Sea Frontier |
| GSGS | Geographical Section General Staff |
| GSL | Granted Short Leave |
| GSO | General Staff Order |
| GSO (I, II, III), GSO (1, 2, or 3) | General Staff Officer (1st, 2nd or 3rd Grade) |
| GSP | General Staff Planning |
| Gsr | Greaser |
| GSRAIF, GSR | General Service Reinforcements |
| GSSR | General Service Special Reserve |
| GSW | Gunshot Wound, General Service Wagon |
| GTC | Government Telegraph Code |
| GTC(RCASC)CD | General Transport Company, (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps), Canadian Division |
| Gtd | Granted |
| GTR | Gurkha Transport Regiment |
| GU | Gunner, Gibraltar-United States Convoy |
| GUARD | Guard |
| GUI | Guide |
| GUIDES CAVY | Guides Cavalry |
| GUIDES INFY | Guides Infantry |
| Gunner (T) | Torpedo Gunner |
| GURKHA RIF | Gurkha Rifles |
| GV | Gate Vessels |
| GWALIOR IS LRS | Gwalior Imperial Service Lancers |
| GWCBD | "G" Wing Canadian Base Depot |
| GWCFC | General Workshop, Canadian Field Company OR Canadian Forestry Corps |
| GWVA | Great War Veterans' Association |
| GZ | Guantanamo-Panama convoy |