| AICA | Associate of Institute Chartered Accountants |
| AIF | Australian Imperial Force |
| ANZAC | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| BOT | Board of Trade |
| BRIG-GENL | Brigadier General |
| CB | Companion of the Order of Bath |
| CBE | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| CIE | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
| CMG | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| COL | Colonel |
| CORPL | Corporal |
| DBE | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| DCM | Distinguishing Conduct Medal |
| DFM | Distinguished Flying Medal |
| DSO | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| DSO + BAR | Bar – Indicates award has been made twice (usually indicated as DSO*) |
| ED | Efficiency Decoration |
| ED + BAR | Bar – Probably indicates that a clasp was added for additional years of service (usually just referred to as ED) |
| ESQ | Esquire |
| GPO | General Post Office |
| HON | Honourable |
| HON SEC | Honorary Secretary |
| KCMG | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| KCVO | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| MA | Master of Arts |
| MC | Military Cross |
| MLA | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| OAM | Medal of the Order of Australia |
| OC | Officer Commanding |
| PS | Public School |
| PUB LIB | Public Library |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| REV | Reverend |
| RSL | Returned Servicemen’s League |
| SCR | State Children’s Relief Department |
| SPS | Superior Public School |
| STC | Sydney Technical College |
| TAFE | Technical And Further Education |
| VD | Volunteer Officers’ Decoration |
| VP | Vice President |
