General Abbreviations
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| CA | Coast artillery. |
| CA | Civil affairs. |
| CAATO | Commander, Army-Air Transport Organisation. |
| cam | Camouflage or camouflaged. |
| CAP | Company Aid Post. |
| cas | Casualty or casualties. |
| CASEVAC | Casualty Evacuation. |
| cav | Cavalry. |
| Cav. Fd. Amb. | Cavalry Field Ambulance. |
| CB | Confinement to Barracks (punishment). |
| CB | Counter-Battery. |
| CBTA | Continued to be attached |
| CCP | Casualty Collecting Post or Point. |
| C.C.S. | Casualty Clearing Station. |
| CCTF | Combat Cargo Task Force. |
| CD | Coast defence. |
| Cda | Canada. |
| Cdo | Commando. |
| Cda | Canada. |
| CDI | Command Driver Increment. |
| Cdn | Canadian. |
| CF | Chaplain to the forces. |
| cfm | Craftsman. |
| chem | Chemical. |
| civ | Civil or civilian. |
| C-in-C | Commander in Chief. |
| CL | Casualty List. |
| CL | Centre line. |
| Cl Sp Tp | Close Support Troop. |
| Cmdr | Commander. |
| CMF | Central Mediterranian Force. |
| C.M.P. | Corps of Military Police. |
| C.O. | Commanding officer or Colonel. |
| C of I | Court of Inquiry. |
| coln | Column. |
| Com | Command. |
| comd | Command, commander, commandant or commanding. |
| comm or comms |
Communication/s. |
| comn | Communication. |
| comp | Composite. |
| conc | Concentrate, concentrated or concentration. |
| confd | Confidential. |
| Con R | Contact reconnaissance. |
| constr | Construct, constructed or construction. |
| Conv | Convalescent (a soldier recovering from wounds or illness). |
| coord | Co-ordinate or co-ordinating. |
| COPP | Combined Operations Pilotage Parties. |
| Coy | Company. |
| CP | Command Post. |
| CRS | Corps Rest Station. |
| CS | Close support. |
| cse | course (of instruction). |
| C tps | Corps troops. |
| CV | Command Vehicle. |
| CW | Chemical warfare. |
| cwt | Hundredweight(s). |
Abbreviations