With the help of noted historians, Tony Banham, Vince Lopata
and Ron Bridge, the following are submitted:
Canadians (Hong Kong mainly)
Rank, Abbreviation, Precedence order
Brigadier Brig 1
Colonel Col 2
Lieutenant Colonel LCol 3
Major Maj 4
Honourary Captain H/Capt 5
Captain Capt 5
Lieutenant Lieut 6
Second Lieutenant 2Lieut 7
Supervisor Sup 7
Warrant Officer Class I WO I 8
Warrant Officer Class II WO II 9
Staff Sergeant SSgt 10
Sergeant Sgt 11
Lance Sergeant LSgt 12
Corporal Cpl 13
Lance Corporal LCpl 14
Signalman Sgm 15
Private Pte 15
Rifleman Rfm 15 |
UNITS (Canadian) Abbreviations
Regiment Regt
Brigade Bde
Canadian Auxiliary Services CAS
Canadian Chaplains Service CCS
Canadian Dental Corps CDC
Canadian Postal Corps CPC
Canadian Provost Corps CProC
Corps of Military Staff Clerks CMSC
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps RCAMC
Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps RCAPC
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps RCASC
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals RCCS
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps RCOC
Royal Rifles of Canada RRC
The Winnipeg Grenadiers WG |
From Ron Bridge:
For British Units such as :
Artillery Units, Royal Artillery, Hk & Singapore Royal Artillery,
and the like :
Private (Pte) was a Gunner (Gnr)
Lance Corporal (LCpl) was a Lance Bombardier (LBdr)
Corporal was a Bombardier.
Guards Units had Lance Sergeants who were Sgt equivalent in any
other Unit. The Guards always a cut above the rest.
Also Privates were:
for Royal Engineers - Sapper (Spr)
for Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers ( REME) a Craftsman
for Guards units Guardsman
for Royal Signals (RS) Signalman ( Sgmn)
Cavalry Regiments Trooper (Tpr)
and for some obcure reason the Kings LIverpool Regiment Kingsman!
American Units and Ranks pending
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