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List of Abbreviations Used in Military Service Files
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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| N | Navigation |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| N/E Unit | Non-Effective Unit |
| N/K | Next of kin |
| N/K | Not Known |
| N/S | Nursing Sister(s) |
| NA | Naval Aircrewman |
| NA | Naval Attache |
| NA | Naval Aircrewman |
| NA | Naval Airman |
| NA(P and P) | Naval Assistant (Policy and Plans) |
| NAAF | Northwest African Air Force |
| NAAFI | Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes |
| NAB | Naval Auxiliary Boats |
| NAC | Naval Accommodation Camp |
| NAC | Naval Assignment Sub-Committee for U.S. Ammunition Pool |
| NAC | New Apostle Church |
| NACAF | North African Air Force |
| NACO(I) | Naval Adviser, Combined Operations (India) |
| NAD | Naval Ammunition Depot |
| nad | No Active Disease |
| NAFDU | Naval Air Fighting Development Unit |
| NAGS | Naval Air Gunners School |
| NAMPCB | Naval Air Maintenance Party China Bay |
| NAP | Normal (sometimes Nieuw) Amsterdams(che) Peil |
| NAR | Naval Air Representative |
| NAS | Naval Air Station |
| NASAF | North African Strategic Air Force |
| NASO | Naval Armament Supply Officer |
| NASOL | Naval Armament Supply Officer, Levant |
| NATAF | North African Tactical Air Force |
| NATAF | Northwest African Tactical Air Force |
| NatDef | National Defence |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NATOUSA | North African Theatre of Operations, U.S. Army |
| Nav | Navigator |
| NAVOP | Naval Operations (U.S.) |
| NAY | Naval Auxiliary Yachts |
| NB | New Brunswick |
| NBG | New Barracks, Gosport |
| NBH | 8th New Brunswick Hussars |
| NBMHRCAMC | North Bay Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NBO | Naval Stores Officers |
| NBR | New Brunswick Rangers |
| NBR(T) | New Brunswick Regiment (Tank) |
| NBRangers | New Brunswick Rangers |
| NCETF | Naval Commander Expeditionary Task Force |
| NCGroup | Naval Co-Operation Group |
| NCM | Non-Commissioned Members |
| NCNAF | Naval Commander Northern Attack Force |
| NCO | Non-Commissioned Officer(s) |
| NCR | Naval Central Registry |
| NCR(Conf) | Naval Central Registry (Confidential Section) |
| NCS | Naval Control Service |
| NCSI | Naval Control Service Instructions |
| NCSO | Naval Control Service Officer |
| NCXF | Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force |
| NCycBn | Northern Cyclist Battalion |
| NDA | Naval Disturbing Authority |
| NDA | National Defence Act |
| NDA | Naval Discipline Act |
| NDA | Naval Distributing Authority |
| NDCPC | Newfoundland Detachment "C" Provost Corps |
| NDHQ | National Defence Headquarters |
| NDHQC | National Defence Headquarters Constabulary |
| NDHQCCDC | National Defence Headquarters Company, Canadian Disciplinary Centre OR Canadian Dental Corps |
| NDHQCRCASC | National Defence Headquarters Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| NDHQCRCOC | National Defence Headquarters Company, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| NDHQS&SCIntC | National Defence Headquarters Security & Security Section Canadian Intelligence Corps |
| NDHQSRSC | National Defence Headquarters Section, Royal Canadian Signals |
| NDHQTCRCASC | National Defence Headquarters Transport Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| NDHQVPE | National Defence Headquarters Vehicle Proving Establishment |
| NDO | Northern Drafting Officer |
| NDOC | National Defence Operations Centre |
| NDOFP | Non-Divisional Ordnance Field Park, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| N-DOW/SRCOC | Non-Divisional Ordnance Workshop, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| NEA | North East Atlantic Area |
| NECRI | Northern Europe Coastal Route Instructions |
| NEO | New Entry Officer |
| NEOCDE | Naval Experiment Officer, Chemical Defence Experimental Section |
| N-EP | Non-Effective Personnel |
| NES | Non-Effective Strength |
| NETD | Non-Effective Transit Depot |
| N-ETWB | Non-Effective Transit Wing Battalion |
| NF | Neutralising Fire |
| NFCIEF | Naval Force Commander, India Experimental Force |
| NFORCE | Nassau, Bahamas (Special Company The Pictou Highlanders) |
| NG | New York-Guantanamo Convoy |
| NGCS | Naval General Call Sign |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organization |
| NHR | Naval Historical Records |
| NI(S) | Naval Instructions to Salaried Consular Officers |
| NI(U) | Naval Instructions to Unsalaried Consular Officers |
| NIMHRCAMC | Neys Internment Camp Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NInf | Naval Information |
| NInf | Naval Information Section |
| NIrH | North Irish Horse |
| NIS | National Investigation service |
| NJTP | National Joint Training Plan |
| NKB | Not Kite Balloons |
| NL | Nutrition Laboratories |
| NL | Labrador-Quebec Convoy |
| NLO(A) | Naval Liaison Officer (Australia) |
| NLOTs | Naval Liaison Officers Transports |
| NMC | Nanaimo Military Camp |
| NMCJS | Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff |
| NMCS | Naval Member Canadian Staff |
| NMed | Naval Medical Officer, Naval Headquarters |
| NMH | Newmarket Military Hospital |
| NMHRCAMC | Nanaimo Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NMHRCAMC | Neill Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NMHRCAMC | Neys Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NMHRCAMC | Niagara Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| NMOHSC | Non-Medical Officers Hygiene Sanitation Course |
| NNLO | Netherlands Naval Liaison Officer |
| NNSH | North Nova Scotia Highlanders |
| NO | Naval Officer or Navigating Officer |
| No | Number |
| No(s) | Number(s) |
| NOB | Naval Operation Base (U.S.) |
| NOB | Naval Operating Base |
| NOBARGEN | Naval Operating Base, Argentina (U.S.) |
| NOBERM | Naval Operating Base, Bermuda (U.S.) |
| NOBGTMO | Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo (U.S.) |
| NOBHALIX | Naval Operating Base, Halifax (U.S.) |
| NOBSYD | Naval Operating Base, Sydney (U.S.) |
| NOBTRIN | Naval Operating Base, Trinidad (U.S.) |
| NOComm | Naval Orders Committee (Judge Advocate General) |
| NOCSO | Neglecting Obey Camp Standing Orders |
| NofK | Next of Kin |
| NOi/c | Naval Officer-in-Charge |
| NOIC | Naval Officer in charge |
| NorfR | Norfolk Regiment |
| NorfYeo | Norfolk Yeomanry |
| NORIB | Naval Officer's Relatives Information Bureau |
| North'dFus | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| North'dYeo | Northumberland Yeomanry |
| North'nR | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| North'nYeo | Northamptonshire Yeomanry |
| Notts&DerbyR | Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters) |
| NOTWT | Not Wireless Telegraphy |
| NP | Non-Permanent |
| NPA | North Pacific Area |
| NPAM | Non-Permanent Active Militia |
| NPAMF | Non-Permanent Active Militia Force |
| NPAMTCA&TS | Non Permanent Active Militia Training Centre Administrative & Training Staff |
| NPD | Naval Purchasing Division |
| NPF | Non Public Funds |
| NPM | Naval Provost Marshal |
| NPP | Non Public Property |
| NPR | Naval Personnel Records |
| NPT | Northern Patrol Trawlers |
| NR | Number (U.S.) |
| NRC | Navigational Raiding Craft |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NRE | Atheist, Agnostic or no Religion |
| NREF | North Russia Expeditionary Force |
| NRMA(of 1940) | National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940 |
| NRSSTP | Naval Reserve Summer Student Training Program |
| NS | Norwegian Ship |
| NS | Naval Storeman |
| NS | Nova Scotia |
| NS | Nursing Sister |
| NS(No) | Naval Service file number |
| NSA | North Sea Area |
| NSB | Naval Servicing Boat |
| NSC | Naval Shore Code |
| NSCRCS | Newfoundland Signal Company, Royal Canadian Signals |
| NSDC | Naval Surplus Disposal Committee |
| NSDRCOC | Nanaimo Sub-Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| NSec | Naval Secretary |
| NSHQ | Naval Services Headquarters |
| NSIS | Naval Store Issuing Ship |
| NSO | Naval Store(s) Officer |
| NSomYeo | North Somerset Yeomanry |
| NSR(NB) | North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment |
| NSRD | Nova Scotia Regimental Depot |
| NSSC | National Security Studies Course |
| NStaffsR | North Staffordshire Regiment |
| NSTC | Nova Scotia Technical College |
| NStr | Nursing Sisters |
| NSTS(No) | Naval Services Top Secret file number |
| NT&YRS | Northwest Territories & Yukon Radio System |
| NTA(East)(West) | Northern Transit Area East/West |
| NTS | Naval Transportation Service (U.S.) |
| NU | Nurse |
| NUR | Nursing |
| NursA | Nursing Assistant |
| NVAC | Naval Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
| NVT&TS | Night Vision Training & Testing School |
| NWA | North West Atlantic Area |
| NWAAF | North West African Air Force |
| NWAC | North West Air Command |
| NWACF | North West African Coastal Air Force |
| NWB | New Wellington Barracks |
| NWDRCCS | North West Detachment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| NWE | North West Echelon |
| NWE | Northwest Europe |
| NWHME | Northwest Highway Maintenance Establishment |
| NWHS | Northwest Highway System |
| NWR | Naval Weekly Report |
| NWS1 | Medical Examination and Certificate Form, National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940 |
| NWT&YRSRCS | Northwest Territories & Yukon Radio System Royal Canadian Signals |
| NX | Naval Exchange |
| NXFRON | Commander New Zealand Frontier |
| NYBOS | Navy Yard, Boston (U.S.) |
| NYD | Naval Yard (U.S.) |
| NYD | Not Yet Determined |
| NYPEATL | Navy Yard Pearl Harbour (U.S.) |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| NZLO | New Zealand Liaison Officer |
| NZMR | New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
| NZNB | New Zealand Naval Board |
| NZRB | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| NYD | Not Yet Diagnosed |
