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​​Ranks of the British army and the abbreviations of those ranks:


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Private = Pte
Driver =Dvr
Trooper= Tpr
Sapper= Spr
Gunner=Gnr
Signalman=Sig
Guardsman=Gdsm
Kingsman=Kgsm
Lance Corporal =L/Cpl
Lance Bombardier= L/Bdr
Lance Corporal of Horse=L/CoH
Corporal =Cpl
Bombardier = Bdr
Sergeant =Sgt
Corporal of Horse=Cpl of H
Staff Sergeant= SSgt
Colour Sergeant= CSgt
Warrant Officer 2 =WO2
Company Sergeant Major =CSM
Quarter Master WO2 =QMSI
Quarter Master WO = RQMS
Warrant Officer 1 = WO1
Regimental Sergeant Major =RSM
Second Lieutenant = 2 Lt
Lieutenant = Lt
Captain = Capt
Major = Maj
Lieutenant Colonel = Lt Col
Colonel = Col
Brigadier = Brig
Major General =Maj Gen
Lieutenant General = Lt Gen
General = Gen

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