S. | Signals. |
S.A. | Semi-automatic; supply assistant (R.N.). |
S.A.A. | Small arms ammunition. |
S.A.A.A. | School of Anti-Aircraft Artillery. |
S.A.A.F. | South African Air Force. |
S.A.C.S.E.A. | Supreme Allied Commander, South-East Asia. |
S.A.D.F. | South African Defence Force. |
S. & T. | Supply and Transport. |
S.A.N.S. | South African Naval Service. |
S.A.P. | Semi armour-piercing. |
S.A.R. | School of Aircraft Recognition. |
S.A.S. | School of Air Support; Special Air Service. |
S.A.S.O. | Senior Air Staff Officer. |
S.B. | Signal boatswain; stretcher-bearer. |
S.B.A. | Sick-bay attendant. |
S.C. | Small craft; Staff Captain; Staff College. |
S.C.C. | Sea Cadet Corps. |
S.C(dr). | Senior Commander (A.T.S.). |
S.C.F. | Senior Chaplain to the Forces. |
S.D. | Service dress; special duties; staff duties; supply dropping. |
S.D.O. | Senior Dental Officer; Signal Distributing Office. |
S/E. | Single-engined. |
S.E.A.A.F. | South-East Asia Air Forces. |
S.E.A.C. | South-East Asia Command. |
S.E.A.L.F. | South-East Asia Land Forces. |
Sec.Lt. | Second-Lieutenant. |
S.Eq.S.O. | Senior Equipment Staff Officer. |
S.F.P. | Supplementary Fire Party. |
S.F.T.S. | Service Flying Training School or Squadron. |
S.G. | Scots Guards; seaman gunner. |
Sg.C. | Surgeon Captain (R.N.). |
Sgmn. | Signalman. |
Sg.R.A. | Surgeon Rear-Admiral. |
Sgt. | Sergeant. |
S.H.A.E.F. | Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. |
Sh.L. | Shipwright Lieutenant. |
S.H.Q. | Squadron Headquarters; Station Headquarters. |
S.I.B. | Special Investigation Branch. |
Sig.L. | Signals Lieutenant (R.K). |
Sigs. | Signals. |
S.I.O. | Senior Intelligence Officer (R.A.F.). |
Sitrep. | Situation report. |
Sjt. | Serjeant. |
S.L. | Searchlight; Squadron Leader. |
S.L.C. | Searchlight control (radar). |
S/Lt. | Sub-Lieutenant. |
S.M. | Sergeant-Major. |
S.M.L.E. | Short muzzle Lee Enfield (rifle). |
S.M.O. | Senior Medical Officer. |
S.N.L.R. | Services no longer required. |
S.N.O. | Senior naval officer; senior navigating officer. |
S.O. | Section Officer (W.A.A.F.); Signals Officer, Staff Officer. |
S.O.P. | Sleeping-out pass. |
S.O.R. | Sector Operations Room. |
S.O.R.S. | Struck off ration strength. |
S.O.S. | Struck off strength. |
Sp. | Support. |
S.P. | Self-propelled; Service Police; staging post; starting point; stirrup pump; stretcher party. |
S.P.O. | Stoker petty officer. |
Spr. | Sapper. |
S.P.S.O. | Senior Personnel Staff Officer. |
S.Q.M.S. | Staff Quartermaster-Sergeant. |
Sqn. | Squadron. |
Sqn. Ldr. | Squadron Leader. |
Sq.O. | Squadron Officer (W.A.A.F.). |
S.R.E. | Scientific Research and Experiments Department (R.N.). |
S.R.H. | Supply railhead. |
S.S. | Services of Supply (U.S.). |
S.S.A.F.A. | Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association. |
S/Sgt. | Staff Sergeant. |
S.S.M. | Squadron (or Staff) Sergeant-Major. |
S.S.O. | Station Staff Officer. |
S.S.Q. | Station Sick Quarters. |
Stalag. | Stammlager (Ger.), other ranks' prison camp. |
S.T.C. | Senior Training Corps. |
Sto. | Stoker. |
S.To. | Seaman Torpedornan. |
S.T.O. | Sea Transport Officer. |
Strat. | Strategic. |
Sub. | Subaltern; submarine. |
Subs. | Substantive. |
Sup. | Supply. |
S.V. | Sailing vessel. |
Svy. | Survey. |
S.W. | Shelter Warden. |
S.W.B. | South Wales Borderers. |
S.W.O. | Squadron (or Station) Warrant Officer. |
Sy.P.O. | Supply Petty Officer. |