Abbreviations

A/ Acting
AAMC Australian Army Medical Corps
Aber The University of Aberdeen
AC Companion of the Order of Australia
AC gen Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia
AC mil Companion in the Military Divison of the Order of Australia
ACAD A Cambridge Alumni Database
ACM Air Chief Marshal
ACT Australian Capital Territory
ACTDI ACT death index
ACTh Australian College of Theology
AD Dame of the Order of Australia
ADB Australian Dictionary of Biography
Adel Adelaide; The University of Adelaide
Adm Admiral
Admitted Admitted to practise (as a lawyer in a specific court)
aeg ad eundum gradum
AFC Air Force Cross
Age The Age, newspaper published in Melbourne (accessed via Trove)
AIF Australian Imperial Force (First AIF unless otherwise indicated)
AIF file AIF file for the individual concerned, National Archives of Australia
AIF, 1st First Australian Imperial Force (1914-19)
AIF, 2nd Second Australian Imperial Force (1939-45)
Air Cdre Air Commodore
AK Knight of the Order of Australia
AM Member of the Order of Australia
AM gen Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia
AM mil Member in the Military Divison of the Order of Australia
AMPI Australian Medical Pioneers Index
AN&MEF Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (1914-19)
Annable Rosemary Annable, Biographical Register: The Women’s College within the University of Sydney, vol 1 (1995)
ANU The Australian National University
AO Officer of the Order of Australia
AO gen Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia
AO mil Officer in the Military Divison of the Order of Australia
Argus The Argus, newspaper published in Melbourne (accessed via Trove)
Assn Association
Assoc Associates
AVM Air Vice-Marshal
b born
BA Bachelor of Arts
BA (War) Bachelor of Arts (War Degree)
BAgrSc Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Bachelor of Agricultural Science
BAO Bachelor of Obstetric Arts
BArch Bachelor of Architecture
BCE Bachelor of Civil Engineering
BCh Bachelor of Surgery
BChir Bachelor of Surgery
BCL Bachelor of Civil Law
BCom Bachelor of Commerce
BD Bachelor of Divinity
BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery
BDSc Bachelor of Dental Science
BDWA The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre-1829 – 1888 (general editor, Rica Erickson) (1987)
BE Bachelor of Engineering
BEc Bachelor of Economics
BEd Bachelor of Education
BEE Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
BEngSc Bachelor of Engineering Science
BL Bachelor of Law
BLitt Bachelor of Letters
BM Bachelor of Medicine
BME Bachelor of Mining Engineering
BMechE Bachelor of Mechancial Engineering
BMed Bachelor of Medicine
BMetE Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering
BMus Bachelor of Music
BR A Biographical Register 1788–1939: Notes from the Name Index of the ADB
Brig Brigadier
Brig-Gen Brigadier-General
BS Bachelor of Surgery; Bachelor of Science (US)
BSc Bachelor of Science
BScAgr Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
BScApp Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Chemistry
BScDom Bachelor of Science in Domestic Science
BScEng Bachelor of Science in Engineering
BScF Bachelor of Science in Forestry
BScFor Bachelor of Science in Forestry
BSurv Bachelor of Surveying
Bt Baronet
BVSc Bachelor of Veterinary Science
c circa
Cable Cable Clerical Index of Clergy Who Served in the Anglican Church of Australia 1788-1961 (2013)
Cantab The University of Cambridge
Cantuar Archbishop of Canterbury (‘Lambeth’ degree)
Capt Captain
CB Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
CB civ Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
CB mil Companion in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
CBE Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
CBE civ Commander in the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
CBE mil Commander in the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Cdr Commander
Cdre Commodore
Chap Chaplain
Chap1 Chaplain First Class
ChB Bachelor of Surgery
ChD Doctor of Surgery
ChM Master of Surgery
CJ Chief Justice
CM Master of Surgery
CMG Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
CofAG Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
Col Colonel
Col-Comdt Colonel-Commandant
Cpl Corporal
CPO Chief Petty Officer
CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Cwlth Commonwealth
d died
DAgrSc Doctor of Agricultural Science
DBE Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
DCL Doctor of Civil Law
DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal
DCVO Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
DD Doctor of Divinity
DDSc Doctor of Dental Science
DE Doctor of Engineering
DEng Doctor of Engineering
Dept Department
DFC Distinguished Flying Cross
DipEd Diploma of Education
Dir Director
Dist District
Div Division; Divisional
DLit Doctor of Literature
DLitt Doctor of Letters
DM Doctor of Medicine
DMed Doctor of Medicine
DMus Doctor of Music
DPH Diploma of Public Health
DSc Doctor of Science
DScAgr Doctor of Science in Agriculture
DScEng Doctor of Science in Engineering
DSO Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
Dubl Dublin; The University of Dublin (Trinity College)
Dunelm The University of Durham
DVA The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls website
DVSc Doctor of Veterinary Science
Edin Edinburgh; The University of Edinburgh
Eng England
F/O Flying Officer
F/Sgt Flight Sergeant
FAA Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
FAHA Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
FASSA Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
FFPS Glas Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
FKQCP Ire Fellow of the King’s and Queen’s College of Physicians of Ireland
Flg Offr Flying Officer
Flt Lt Flight Lieutenant
FRACP Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
FRACS Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
FRCP Edin Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
FRCP Ire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
FRCP Lond Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
FRCS Edin Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
FRCS Eng Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
FRCS Ire Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
FreeBMD FreeBMD, website of indexes of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales
FRFPS Glas Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
FRS Fellow of the Royal Society of London
FTSE Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
GBE Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
GCB Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
GCIE Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
GCMG Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
GCSI Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
GCVO Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Gen General
GG Government gazette
GGNSW Government Gazette of the State of NSW
GGWA Government Gazette of Western Australia
Glas Glasgow; The University of Glasgow
Gp Capt Group Captain
GRO Eng General Register Office for England and Wales, index of births, deaths and marriages
H/ Honorary
HA House of Assembly
hc honoris causa
HCA High Court of Australia
HDAE Historical Data on Australian Elites
Henderson (EPF) Alexander Henderson, Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina (1936)
Henderson (HAF) Alexander Henderson, Henderson’s Australian Families (1941)
Hon Honourable; honorary
Hons Honours
IBVM Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto Sisters)
Ire Ireland
IreBI Irish birth index
ISO Companion of the Imperial Service Order
Jnr Junior
KBE Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
KBE civ Knight Commander in the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
KBE mil Knight Commander in the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
KC King’s Counsel
KCB Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
KCB civ Knight Commander in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
KCB mil Knight Commander in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
KCMG Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
KG Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
KP Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick
KT Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Kt bach Knight bachelor
L/Cpl Lance-Corporal
L/Sgt Lance-Sergeant
LA Legislative Assembly
LAH Licentiate of Apothecaries Hall, Dublin
LC Legislative Council
Leask Leask’s Genealogical Guide to Some Australian Families Their Antecedents and Genealogies (1979)
LittD Doctor of Letters
Liv The University of Liverpool
LLB Bachelor of Laws
LLD Doctor of Laws
LLM Master of Laws
LM Licentiate in Midwifery
Lond London; The University of London
LRCP Edin Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
LRCP Lond Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
LRCS Edin Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
LRCS Eng Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
LSA Licentiate of the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries of London
Lt Lieutenant
Lt, 2nd Second Lieutenant
Lt-Cdr Lieutenant-Commander
Lt-Col Lieutenant-Colonel
Lt-Gen Lieutenant-General
LVO Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
MA Master of Arts
MAgrSc Master of Agricultural Science
Maj Major
Maj-Gen Major-General
Manc The University of Manchester
MAppSc Master of Applied Science
MB Bachelor of Medicine
MB BS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MBE Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
MBE civ Member in the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
MBE mil Member in the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
MC Military Cross; Master of Surgery
MCD Melbourne College of Divinity
MCE Master of Civil Engineering
McG McGill University (Montreal)
MCom Master of Commerce
MD Doctor of Medicine
MDS Master of Dental Surgery
MDS Master of Dental Surgery
MDSc Master of Dental Science
ME Master of Engineering
MEc Master of Economics
MEd Master of Education
Med Coll Pac Medical College of the Pacific (San Francisco)
Med Reg Medical register
Melb Melbourne; The University of Melbourne
MEngSc Master of Engineering Science
MF Master of Forestry
MHA Member of the House of Assembly
MHR Member of the House of Representatives
MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly
MLC Member of the Legislative Council
MME Master of Mechanical Engineering
MMechEng Master of Mechanical Engineering
Moore Peter Moore (editor), The Roll of Practitioners Admitted in the Supreme Court of South Australia 1837 to 1945 (2013)
Mowle P C Mowle, A Genealogical History of the Pioneer Families of Australia (4th edition, 1948)
MP Member of Parliament
MRACP Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
MRACS Member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
MRCP Edin Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
MRCP Lond Member of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
MRCS Edin Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MRCS Eng Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
MS Master of Surgery; Master of Science (US)
MSc Master of Science
MSc(For) Master of Science in Forestry
MScAgr Master of Science in Agriculture
MScApp Master of Applied Science
MScEng Master of Engineering Science
Msgr Monsignor
MSM Meritorious Service Medal
MusB Bachelor of Music
MusBac Bachelor of Music
MusD Doctor of Music
MusDoc Doctor of Music
MVO Member of the Royal Victorian Order
NAA National Archives of Australia
New Eng The University of New England (Armidale, NSW)
NSW New South Wales
NSWBI NSW birth index
NSWDI NSW death index
NSWGG NSW Government Gazette
NSWMI NSW marriage index
NT Northern Territory of Australia; Northern Territory of South Australia
NZ New Zealand; The University of New Zealand
NZBI NZ birth index
NZDI NZ death index
NZMI NZ marriage index
OA Obituaries Australia, a digital repository of obituaries published online
OAM Order of Australia Medal
OBE Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
OBE civ Officer in the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
OBE mil Officer in the Military Divison of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Offr Officer
OM Member of the Order of Merit
OSB Ordo Sancti Benedicti (Order of St Benedict)
Oxon The University of Oxford
P/O Pilot Officer
PC Privy Counsellor
Penn The University of Pennsylvania
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
Plt Offr Pilot Officer
PO Petty Officer
PP Port Phillip District of NSW
Pres President
PROV Public Records Office of Victoria
PRS President of the Royal Society of London
Pte Private
QC Queen’s Counsel
Qld Queensland; The University of Queensland
QldBI Queensland birth index
QldDI Queensland death index
QldGG Queensland Government Gazette
QldMI Queensland marriage index
QU Can The Queen’s University of Canada
QUI The Queen’s University of Ireland
RAAF Royal Australian Air Force
RAAMC Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
RAMC Royal Army Medical Corps (British Army)
RAN Royal Australian Navy
RANR Royal Australian Naval Reserve
RANVR Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Rear-Adm Rear-Admiral
Revd Reverend
RN Royal Navy
RNR Royal Naval Reserve
RNVR Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
RSC Religious Sisters of Charity
Rt Hon Right Honourable
Rt Revd Right Reverend
RUI The Royal University of Ireland
Ryerson The Ryerson Index
S/Sgt Staff Sergeant
SA South Australia
SABI SA birth index
SADI SA death index
SAGG South Australian Government Gazette
SAMI SA marriage index
SC Supreme Court
SCACT Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
ScD Doctor of Science
SCNSW Supreme Court of New South Wales
SCNT Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
SCNZ Supreme Court of New Zealand
Scot Scotland
ScotBI Scottish birth index
SCQ Supreme Court of Queensland
SCSA Supreme Court of South Australia
SCT Supreme Court of Tasmania
SCV Supreme Court of Victoria
SCWA Supreme Court of Western Australia
Sec Secretary
SGS Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan
Sgt Sergeant
SMH The Sydney Morning Herald (accessed via Trove)
Snr Senior
Sqn Ldr Squadron Leader
St And The University of St Andrews
Sub-Lt Sub-Lieutenant
Syd Sydney; The University of Sydney
T/ Temporary
Tas Tasmania; The University of Tasmania
Tas roll Roll of legal practitioners, Tasmania
TasNI Tasmanian Names Index
Terr Territory
Tor The University of Toronto
Trin Coll (Tor) Trinity College (Toronto)
UK W&P Find a Will, online wills and probate service of the UK Government
UMA University of Melbourne Archives database of matriculating students
VC Victoria Cross
VD Volunteer Officers’ Decoration
VDL Van Diemen’s Land
Ven Venerable
VGG Victorian Government Gazette
Vic Victoria
Vic Manc The Victoria University of Manchester
Vic roll Roll of legal practitioners, Victoria
Vic Uni The Victoria University (England)
Vic W&P Victorian wills and probates
VicBI Victorian birth index
VicDI Victorian death index
Vice-Adm Vice-Admiral
VicGG Victorian Government Gazette
VicMI Victorian marriage index
WA Western Australia; The University of Western Australia
WABI WA birth index
WADI WA death index
WAGG Western Australian Government Gazette
WAMI WA marriage index
Ward & Prentis Rowland S Ward and Malcolm D Prentis, Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1822-1901: Biographical Register (3rd edition, 2012)
Wg Cdr Wing Commander
WO Warrant Officer