I have included a number of abbreviations no included in the original listing, for want of anywhere else to put them

The following abbreviations in books and accounts signify :
• A.B.- Able Seaman.
• A.D.- Artificer Diver.
• C.P.O.- Chief Petty Officer.
• C.S.- A man or boy engaged for continuous service.
• D. -Diver.
• D.- Discharged.
• DD.- Dead.
• D.P.- Detained Pay.
• D.S.Q.- No longer borne for pay, having been in hospital or sick quarters for the full period for which pay is authorised.
• E.A.- Efficiency allowance.
• E.P.- Extension pay.
• F.E.- Full engagement
• F.T.- Passed Field Training
• G.B.- Bedding gratuity under Art. 1437.
• G.C.- Clothing gratuity under Art. 1436.
• 1 G.C.B.- A man wearing one good conduct badge, and so on.
• G. L.- Gunlayer.
• G.M.- Gunner's mate.
• G.M.- Grog money.
• G.S.A.- Good shooting allowance.
• H.L.M.- Hard-lying Money.
• Invalided.- Discharged from the Service on account of sickness.
• L.T.O.- Leading Torpedo Man.
• Non-C.S. or N.C.S.- A man or boy entered for non-continuous service.
• M.P.A.- Musical proficiency allowance.
• N.S.- New system.
• O.F.- Qualified in oil fuel.
• O.G.- Outfit gratuity to chief petty officer under Art. 1436.
• O.S.- Old system.
• P.O.- Petty Officer.
• P.T.I.- Physical Training Instructor.
• Q.A.- Qualified in Armourer's work.
• Q.A.E.- Qualified for Artificer Engineer and noted for promotion.
• Q.M.- Qualified Man in Gunnery, R.M.L.I.
• R.- Run.
• R.M.- Recommended for good conduct medal.
• R.M.G.- Recommended for good conduct medal and gratuity.
• R.Q.- Run, with a query.
• S.A.- Qualified in small arms.
• S.G.- Seaman Gunner.
• S.S. (when signifying Engagement).- A man entered for special service.
• S.T.- Seaman Torpedo Man.
• T.B.- Passed torpedo-boat training.
• T.B.D.- Passed destroyer course, Art. 831.
• T.C.- Torpedo Coxswain.
• T.G.M.- Torpedo Gunner's Mate.
• Turbines.- Qualified in turbine machinery.
• U.T.- Under Training.
• V.S.A.- Victualling store allowance under Art. 1455.
• W.S.- Working Suit to Marines.
• W.S.A.- Working Suit Allowance.
• W.T.- Wireless Telegraphy.
• W.T.B.- Qualified in Water Tube Boilers (" large " or " small " to be stated).

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