Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: H
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H |
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| H | Hussars |
| H CPTR | Head Carpenter |
| H HOUR | hour at which a military operation is to begin |
| H KDR | Head Conductor |
| H KPR | Horse Keeper |
| H SMITH | Head Smith |
| H WCHMN | Hydraulic Winchman |
| H WDR | Headman Warder |
| H&BY | Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry |
| H&NPAO | Hamilton & Niagara Peninsula Area Orders |
| H&PER | Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment |
| H(21AG) | Hospitalization Central Mediterranean Force (Allied Armies Italy) |
| H/ | Honorary (Rank) |
| H/F | High Frequency |
| H/O | h/o - husband of |
| H/SMIT | Shoeing Smith |
| HA | Heavy Artillery, Honours & Awards, Hygiene Assistant, Halifax-Aruba Convoy |
| HA(A)DRCE | Headquarters (Armoured) Division, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| HA/LA | High Angle, Low Angle (Gunnery) |
| HAA | Heavy Anti-Aircraft |
| HAABRCA | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HAAR(M)RCS | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Mobile) Royal Canadian Signals |
| HAARSRCASC | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Section, Royal Canadian Army Service Centre |
| HAARW/S/RCEME | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| HAARW/S/RCOC | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Workshop Section, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| HAC | Honourable Artillery Company |
| HAC (ART), HAC ART | Honourable Artillery Company Artillery Section |
| HAC (INF), HAC INF | Honourable Artillery Company Infantry Section |
| HADEN GUEST UNIT | Haden Guest Unit |
| HAL | Halifax Approval Letter |
| HalRif | Halifax Rifles |
| HAMPS R, HAMPSR | Hampshire Regiment |
| HAMPS YEO, HAMPSY | Hampshire Yeomanry |
| HANNAYS SCTS | Hannays Scouts |
| HANTS | Hants Regiment |
| HANVR COLESBG CDO | Hanover Golesberg Commando |
| HAR | Heavy Artillery Reserve |
| HARIANA LNC | Hariana Lancers |
| HARRISMITH VLH | Harrismith Volunteer Light Horse |
| HARTIGAN'S H | Hartigan's Horse |
| HAS | Hardened Aircraft Shelter |
| HAV, HAVR, HVLDR | Havildar |
| HAVR MAJ, HVLDR MAJ | Havildar Major |
| HAWKE BTTN RND | Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division |
| HAY CDO | Hay Commando |
| HB | Heavy Battery |
| HBG | Heavy Bombardment Group |
| HBLR | Bugler |
| HBMGC | Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps (later Tank Corps) |
| HC | Harbour Craft, Headquarters Company, Honorary Captain |
| HCB | Halifax Coast Brigade |
| HCC | Hospital Conveyance Corps |
| HCF | Honorary Chaplain to the Forces |
| HCMF(AAI) | Hospitalization Central Mediterranean Force (Allied Armies Italy) |
| HCU | Heavy Conversion Unit |
| HCY | Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry |
| HD | Home Defence, Holding Depot, Hand |
| HDC | Harbour Defence Craft |
| HDML | Harbour Defence Motor Launch |
| HDMN | Headman |
| HDMN SB | Headman Stretcher Bearer |
| Hdmstr | Headmaster |
| HDPC | Harbour Defence Patrol Crafts |
| HDQRS | Headquarters |
| HE | High explosive, His (or Her) Eminence, His (Her) Excellency, Holding Establishment |
| HEAT | High Explosive Anti-Tank |
| HEIC | Honorable East India Company |
| HEIDELBGCDO | Heidelberg Commando |
| HELGAARD'S SCTS | Helgaard's Scouts |
| HEP | Height Filtering Position |
| HERBERT MR | Herbert Mounted Rifles |
| HEREFORD | Herfordshire Light Infantry |
| HEREFORD R, HERT R, HEREFORDR, HERTS, HERTS R | Herefordshire Regiment |
| HERSCHEL'S NP | Herschel's Native Police |
| HERTS YEO, HERTS Y | Hertfordshire Yeomanry |
| HET | Heavy Equipment Transporter |
| HF | Harassing Fire, Home Fleet |
| HF/DF | High Frequency Direction Finding |
| HFSC | Headquarters Farnham Summer Camp |
| HG | Home Guard |
| HGHRCAMC | Horley General Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| HGSW | Heavy Goods (or General) Service Wagon |
| HHT | House Hunting Trip |
| HIGH CYC BN, HIGHCYCBN | Highland Cyclist Battalion |
| HIGH LI, HIGHLI | Highland Light Infantry |
| HK | Hong Kong |
| HK RGT | Hong Kong Regiment |
| HK VOL DC , HKVDC | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps |
| HKPR | Housekeeper |
| HKS | Hong Kong and Singapore |
| HKSRA | Hong Kong Singapore Royal Artillery |
| HKSRGA | Hong Kong & Singapore Royal Garrison Artillery |
| HLD | Higgins Tank Lighter |
| HLD, HLDRS | Highland, Highlanders |
| HLDC | Heavy Load Distribution Capability |
| HLI, HLI(ofC) | Highland Light Infantry (of Canada) |
| HLMHRCAMC | Howe Lake Military Hospital |
| HLVW | Heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled |
| HM | His (or Her) Majesty's, Hull Mechanic |
| HM COAST GD | His (or Her) Majesty's Coast Guard |
| HM(C)S | His/Her Majesty's (Canadian) Ship |
| HMA | Honorary Major |
| HMAS | His (or Her) Majesty's Australian Ship |
| HMAT | His (or Her) Majesty's Armed (or Auxiliary) Transport, His (or Her) Majesty's Australian Transport |
| HMB | Heavy Mortar Battery |
| HMCoastGd | His/Her Majesty's Coast Guard |
| HMCS | His (or Her) Majesty's Canadian Ship |
| HMDR | His (or Her) Majesty's Drifter |
| HMFD | Having Moved From District |
| HMG | Heavy Machine Gun |
| HMHRCAMC | Halifax (or Hamilton, Huntingdon) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| HMNZS | His (or Her) Majesty's New Zealand Ship |
| HMRMN | Hammerman |
| HMS | His (or Her) Majesty's Ship |
| HMSO | His (or Her) Majesty's Stationary Office |
| HMT, HMTS | His (or Her) Majesty's Transport, His (or Her) Majesty's Troopship |
| HNU | Head Nurse |
| HO | Hostilities only, Hospital Orderly |
| HOGEVELT R | Hogevelt Ruiters |
| HON | Honorable, Honorary |
| HON LT | Honorary Lieutenant |
| HOOD BTTN RND | Hood Battalion Royal Naval Division |
| HOOPSTAD CDO | Hoopstad Commando |
| HORSE | Horse |
| HOSE | Hospital Sergeant |
| Hosp | Hospital |
| HOSP ATT | Hospital Attendant |
| HouseholdBn, HOUSEHOLD BN | Household Battalion |
| How | Howitzer |
| HOWE BTTN RND | Howe Battalion Royal Naval Division |
| HP | Members of HM armed forces on half pay, horsepower |
| HPC | Harbour Patrol Crafts |
| HPD | Home Postal Depot |
| HPMC | Hasting Park Military Camp |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| HQ MOCHI | Head Quarters Mochi |
| HQ"C"F | Headquarters ''C'' Force |
| HQ&BD | Headquarters & Base Details |
| HQ(A)D | Headquarters (Armoured) Division |
| HQ1stD | Headquarters 1st Division |
| HQ2CdnAGRA | (Headquarters 2 Canadian) Army Group Royal Artillery |
| HQAAB | Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
| HQAABRCA | Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQAC | Headquarters Atlantic Command |
| HQACS | Headquarters Atlantic Command Signals |
| HQADGB | Headquarters, Air Defence Great Britain |
| HQATAFCA | Headquarters Army Troops Area First Canadian Army |
| HQATD | Headquarters Army Troops Details |
| HQATSSRCS | Headquarters Army Terminals Signal Section, Royal Canadian Signals |
| HQ''B"GCHU | Headquarters ''B'' Group Canadian Holding Unit |
| HQBC | Headquarters Bomber Command |
| HQBD(GS&AS) | Headquarters Botwood Defences (General Staff & Administrative Staff) |
| HQBTNI | Headquarters British Troops in Northern Ireland |
| HQBU | Headquarters Base Unit |
| HQCA | Headquarters Coastal Command |
| HQCAA&A-TGRCA | Headquarters Canadian Anti-Aircraft & Anti-Tank Group, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQCAC | Headquarters Canadian Armoured Corps |
| HQCACRCASC | Headquarters Canadian Artillery Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQCADARCA | Headquarters Canadian Armoured Division Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQCADREME | Headquarters Canadian Armoured Division, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| HQCAGRCA | Headquarters Canadian Artillery Group, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQCAMG | Headquarters Canadian Army Meteorological Group |
| HQ-CAPO(GS&AS) | Headquarters - Canadian Army Post Office (General Staff & Administrative Staff) |
| HQCATB | Headquarters Canadian Army Tank Brigade |
| HQCC | Headquarters Canadian Corps |
| HQCCARCA | Headquarters Canadian Corps Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQCCATRCASC | Headquarters Canadian Army Troops, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQCCCTCRCASC | Headquarters Command Canadian Corps Transport Column, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQCCE | Headquarters Canadian Constructional Engineers |
| HQCCGTC | Headquarters Command Canadian General Transport Column |
| HQCCIDRCASC | Headquarters Command Canadian Infantry Division, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQCCTRCE | Headquarters Canadian Corps Troops, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| HQCCTREME | Headquarters Canadian Corps Troops, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| HQCCTTCRCASC | Headquarters Canadian Corps Tank Transporter Column, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQCDECA(OS) | Headquarters Canadian Divisional Engineers, Canadian Artillery OR Canadian Army (Overseas) |
| HQCDRCASC | Headquarters Canadian Division, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQCDREME | Headquarters Canadian Division, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| HQCEWRCE | Headquarters Chief Engineer Works, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| HQCFC | Headquarters Canadian Forestry Corps |
| HQCFN | Headquarters Canadian Forces in the Netherlands |
| HQCIB | Headquarters Canadian Infantry Brigade |
| HQCID | Headquarters Canadian Infantry Division |
| HQCProC | Headquarters Canadian Provost Corps |
| HQCPS | Headquarters Canadian Postal Services |
| HQCRCASCCCT | Headquarters Commander, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Canadian Corps Troops |
| HQCRCEMEFCAT | Headquarters Commander, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, First Canadian Army Troops |
| HQCRTCRCS | Headquarters Canadian Railway Telegraph Company, Royal Canadian Signals |
| HQCRU | Headquarters Canadian Reinforcement Unit |
| HQD | Headquarters Details |
| HQDCDCA | Headquarters Deputy Commander First Canadian Army |
| HQ''D''GRU | Headquarters ''D'' Group Reinforcement Unit |
| HQDIZB | Headquarters Details Infantry "Z" Brigade |
| HQDPCAPO | Headquarters Defended Port Canadian Army Post Office |
| HQDPofS | Headquarters Defended Port of Sydney |
| HQDPofSJ | Headquarters Defended Port of Saint John |
| HQDRCA | Headquarters Division, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQDRCASC | Headquarters Division, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQDRCE | Headquarters Division, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| HQDRCE(AA) | Headquarters Division, Royal Canadian Engineers, (Active Army) |
| HQDRCE(RA) | Headquarters Division, Royal Canadian Engineers, (Reserve Army) |
| HQEAFME | Headquarters Royal Air Force, Middle East |
| HQEF | Headquarters Esquimalt Fortress |
| HQFCA | Headquarters First Canadian Army |
| HQFCACAS | Headquarters First Canadian Army Civil Affairs Staff |
| HQFCASRCS | Headquarters First Canadian Army Signals, Royal Canadian Signals |
| HQFCATC | Headquarters First Canadian Army Training Camp |
| HQFCATC | Headquarters First Canadian Army Transport Column |
| HQFMCCC | Headquarters Field Maintenance Centre Canadian Corps |
| HQFMCRCASC | Headquarters Field Maintenance Centre, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HQGB | Headquarters Greek Bridge |
| HQGCTU | Headquarters Group Canadian Training Units |
| HQGD | Headquarters Gaspe Defences |
| HQHF | Headquarters Home Forces |
| HQHFRCA | Headquarters Halifax Fortress, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQLA-CWAC | Headquarters London Area - Canadian Women's Army Corps |
| HQMARCA | Headquarters Medium Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| HQMD | Headquarters Military District |
| HQMD#1 | Headquarters Military District # 1 |
| HQMD#2H&NPC | Headquarters Military District # 2, Hamilton & Niagara Peninsula Command |
| HQMD#3, K | Headquarters Military District # 3, Kingston |
| HQMDNo2(NCD) | Headquarters Military District No 2 (Niagara Camp Details) |
| HQMDVB | Headquarters Military District Vancouver Barracks |
| HQNWACAF | Headquarters North-West African Coastal Air Force |
| HQPC | Headquarters Pacific Command |
| HQPRD | Headquarters Prince Rupert Defences |
| HQRCAF | Headquarters Royal Canadian Air Force |
| HQRCD | Headquarters Reconstituted Canadian Division |
| HQRCECAT | Headquarters, Royal Canadian Engineers, Canadian Army Troops |
| HQRCEMECCT | Headquarters, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Canadian Troops |
| HQRCEWO | Headquarters, Royal Canadian Engineers, Works Organization |
| HQS (No) | Distinguishing letters on files of National Defence Headquarters (Army), Ottawa |
| HQS&CD | Headquarters Sydney and Canso Defences |
| HQS&S-S | Headquarters Staff and Sub-staff |
| HQS(H)CAD | Headquarters Squadron (Hussars) Canadian Armoured Division |
| HQSAD | Headquarters Squadron Armoured Division |
| HQSATB (AD) | Headquarters Squadron Army Tank Brigade (Armoured Division) |
| HQSATB (NBRT) | Headquarters Squadron Army Tank Brigade (New Brunswick Regt Tank) |
| HQSCABAP | Headquarters Squadron Canadian Armoured Brigade Advance Party |
| HQSCNPHQRCS | Headquarters Signals Company, National Defence Headquarters Royal Canadian Signals |
| HQSD | Headquarters Shelburne Defences |
| HQSD(CB)CADAF | Headquarters Squadron Details (Camp Borden), Canadian Armoured Division Active Force |
| HQSF | Headquarters Sydney Fortress |
| HQSG | Headquarters Support Group |
| HQSGCAD | Headquarters Support Group Canadian Armoured Division |
| HQSHDCAPO | Headquarters St John's Defences Canadian Army Post Office |
| HQSMD | Headquarters Staff Military District |
| HQSPC | Headquarters Staff Petawawa Camp |
| HQS-SDTA | Headquarters Sub-Staff Dunburn Training Area |
| HQSVC | Headquarters Staff Valcartier Camp |
| HQTC | Headquarters Tracadie Camp |
| HQV&EF | Headquarters Victoria & Esquimalt Fortress |
| HQVB | Headquarters Vancouver Barracks |
| HQVD | Headquarters Vancouver Defences |
| HQVGofC | Headquarters Veterans Guard of Canada |
| HR | Halifax Rifles, Hospital Records, Human Resources, Hampshire Regiment, Highland Regiment |
| HR | Hospital Records |
| HRDSMN | Herdsman |
| HRH | His (or Her) Royal Highness |
| HRR | Heals Rifles |
| HRS | Hours, Heavy Repair Shop |
| HRS (10, 11, 13, etc), HSRS (10, 11, 13, etc), H (10, 11, 13-18, etc) | 10th (or 11th, 13th, etc) Hussars |
| HRW(MT)RCASC | Heavy Repair Workshop (Mechanical Transport) Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| HS | Home Service, Hospital Ship, Home Sister, Hellenic Ship |
| HSBPT | High Speed Battle Practice Target |
| HSC | Hospital Ship Case |
| HSCRFU | Home Security Course Reserve Fleet Units |
| HSE | Here Lies Buried (Hic Sepultus Est) |
| HSF | Home Service Force |
| HSH | His (or Her) Serene Highness |
| HSMN | Horseman |
| HSRS, HRS | Hussars |
| HSS | Hospital Staff Sergeant |
| HST | Hospital Steward |
| HSTS | High Speed Target Service |
| HT | Horse Transport, Hull Technician, Halifax, Trinidad Convoy |
| Htech, HT | Hull Technician |
| HTM | Heavy Trench Mortar |
| HTMB | Heavy Trench Mortar Battery |
| HTS | Heavy Transport Squadron |
| HU | Holding Unit |
| HUMANSDORP CDF | Humansdorp Colonial Defence Force |
| HUNTS CYC BN, HUNTS CYCLIST BN | Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion |
| HUSB | Husband |
| HV | High Velocity |
| HVLDR SALUTRI | Havildar Salutri |
| HVY | Heavy |
| HWE | Home War Establishment |
| Hwr | Howitzer |
| HWR | Howitzer |
| HX | Halifax (New York) to United Kingdom Convoy |
| HXF | Fast Halifax (New York) to United Kingdom Convoy |
| HY | Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers), Hertfordshire Yeomanry |
| HY | Heavy |
| Hyg | Hygiene |
| HygTech | Hygiene Technician |