Abbreviations
| 812 | 812 Royal Navy Squadron |
| 1850 | 1850 Royal Navy Fighter Squadron |
| A | Deck letter of H.M.S. Vengeance (1945 - 1948) |
| (A) | Airframes (Air Mechanic) |
| ADDL's | Aerodrome Dummy Deck Landings |
| Adm. / ADM | Admiral / Admiralty |
| A 11 | Minas Gerais (Marina do Brasil) |
| AEO | Air Engineering Officer |
| AI's | Admiralty's Instructions |
| BPF | British Pacific Fleet |
| (C) | Catering |
| Capt. | Captain |
| Cdr. | Commander |
| CPO | Chief Petty Officer |
| CJX | Chatham, prefix to service number |
| CWGC | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| DLT's | Deck Landing Trials |
| (E) | Engines (Air Mechanic) / Engineer (Marine) |
| EIF | East Indies Fleet |
| FAA | Fleet Air Arm |
| FG-1D / F4U-1D | Chance Vought Corsair aircraft |
| FR.I / FR.II | Fairey Firefly aircraft |
| (G) | Gunnery |
| (GD) | General Duties |
| H.M.S. | His / Her Majestys Ship |
| H.M.A.S. | His / Her Majestys Australian Ship |
| IWM | Imperial War Museum |
| KR's | Kings Regulations |
| (L) | Electrician (Air Mechanic) |
| LFX | Lee-on-Solent, Fleet Air Arm prefix to service number |
| Lt. | Lieutenant |
| Lt. Cdr. | Lieutenant Commander |
| Mid. | Midshipman |
| Mk.II | Fairey Barracuda aircraft |
| M.O.N.A.B. | Mobile Naval Air Base |
| N | Deck letter of H.M.S. Vengeance (1944 - 1945) |
| NA | Naval Airman |
| NAM | Naval Air Mechanic |
| (O) | Ordnance (Air Mechanic) |
| (Ob) | Observer |
| (P) | Pilot |
| PO | Petty Officer |
| PMX | Portsmouth, prefix to service number |
| (R) | Radar / Radio / Regulating |
| R.04 | H.M.S. Venerable |
| R.71 | H.M.S. Vengeance |
| R.A.A.F. | Royal Australian Air Force |
| R.A.F. | Royal Air Force |
| R.A.N. | Royal Australian Navy |
| R.C.A.F. | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| R.M. | Royal Marines |
| R.N. | Royal Navy |
| R.N.A.D.C. | Royal Naval Aircraft Direction Centre |
| R.N.A.E. | Royal Naval Air Establishment |
| R.N.A.S. | Royal Naval Air Station |
| R.N.A.T.E. | Royal Naval Aircraft Training Establishment |
| R.N.A.Y. | Royal Naval Air Yard |
| R.N.A.M.Y. | Royal Naval Aircraft Maintenance Yard |
| R.N.A.R.Y. | Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard |
| R.N.H. | Royal Naval Hospital |
| R.N.T.E. | Royal Naval Training Establishment |
| R.N.V.R. | Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve |
| R.N.Z.N.V.R. | Royal New Zealand Navy Voluntary Reserve |
| (S) | Supply & Secretariat |
| (T) | Torpedomen |
| T.A.M.Y. | Transportable Aircraft Maintenance Yard |
| S/L. or Sub.Lt. | Sub Lieutenant |
| (TAG) | Telegraphist Air Gunner |
| U.S.N.A.S. | United States Naval Air Station |
| U.S.N.A.F. | United States Naval Air Facility |
| (W) | Writer |