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(E)

Engineering Branch (Naval)

(E)

Equipment Branch Officer (RAF)

E

New South Wales (RAAF)

E & M & B Coy

Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company

E Cr

Engineer Commander (Naval)

E in C

Engineer in Chief

E Lan R

The East Lancashire Regiment

E Lt Cr

Engineer Lieutenant‑Commander

E Surreys

The East Surrey Regiment

E Yorks

The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)

E-boat

Small offensive German motor torpedo boat

E/A, e/a

Enemy aircraft (Second World War)

EA

Electrical Artificer

EA

Engineer Rear Admiral

EA

Emergency anchorage (RAAF)

EA, HQ

Eastern Area, Headquarters (RAAF)

EAA

Emergency alighting area (RAAF)

EAC

Eastern Air Command

EANS

Empire Air Navigation School

EATS

Empire Air Training Scheme (Second World War)

EATS

Empire/European Air Transport System

EAXA

East Australia Exercise Area

Ebony

Callsign for switchboard at 1 Australian Task Force (ATF). At times the callsign was used to indicate specific Officers/Office: eg. "Ebony 12" as reference in correspondence.

EBSR

Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (USA)

EBW

Engineer Base Workshop

EC

Engineer Captain (Naval)

ECAFE

Economic Commission of Asia and the Far East (United Nations Organisation - UNO)

ECC

Exercise Control Centre

ECCM

Electronic Counter Counter Measures

Ech

Echelon - denotes divisions of a particular organisation into front rear parts (First and Second World War)

ECITO

European Central Inland Transport Organisation

ECK

Engine Change Kit

ECM

Electronic countermeasures

ECMO

Electronic Counter Measures Officer

ECN

Employment Code Number (RAN)

ECO

European Coal Organisation

ECP

Equipment Collecting Point

ECP

Engineering Change Proposal

ECR

Electronic Combat and reconnaissance

ECU

Engine Change Unit

ED

Efficiency Decoration

ED

Embarkation Depot (RAAF)

ED

Edit, Edition, Editor, Editorial

EDASST

Education Assistant

EDC

Expected Date of Confinement (Pregnancy)

Edn Offr

Education Officer

EDO

Education Officer

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

EDP

Extra Duty Pay

EDPOP

Electronic data processing (EDP) Operator

EDU

Experimental Diving Unit (USA)

EDUC

Education

EEC

European Economic Community (Peacekeeping)

EECE

Emergency Economic Committee for Europe

EEF

Egyptian Expeditionary Force (Egypt, Sinai, Palestine) (First World War)

EEI

Essential Elements of Information

EEM & B Coy

Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company

EENT

End Evening Nautical Twilight

EEP

Electronic Emission Policy

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EF

Expeditionary Force

EFF

Effect

EFFCY

Efficiency

EFTO

Encrypted for Transmission only

EFTS

Elementary Flying Training School (RAAF)

EGM

Medal of the Order of the British Empire (Also known as the Empire Gallantry Medal)

EGSR

Engineers General Service Reinforcements

Egyptian Sect Aust Pro Corps

Egyptian Section, Australian Provost Corps [First World War AIF Provost Unit]

EHP

Electric Horse power

EKR

East Kent Regiment

ELDO

European Launcher Development Organisation

ELEC

Electronic or Electric

Elec Fit

Electric fitter (Peacekeeping)

ELECO

Electronic or Electric Officer

ELECSMAN

Electrical Serviceman

ELG

Emergency Landing Ground (RAAF)

ELINT

Electronic intelligence

elm

Element(s)

ELO

Equipment Liaison Officer

ELSEC

Electronic Secruity

ELSRD

Emergency Life Support Respiratory Device – A small breathing apparatus districuted throughout the ship to aid escape from smoke filled compartments. It contains approximately 8 minutes of breathable air Emergency stations – the process of providing the b

EM

Enlisted Men (USA)

EM

Edward Medal

Emb

Embarkation

EME

Electrical and Mechanical Engineer

EMEI

Electrical Mechanical Engineering Instructions

EMM&B Coy

Electrical and Mechanical Mining And Boreing Company

EMO

Embarkation Medical Officer (First World War)

Emp

Employment

EMPL

Emplacement

EMPLN

Emplane

EMPO

Emplanning Officer

EMS

Emergency Medical Service

EMU

Experimental Military Unit

En

Enemy

ENCL

Enclose

ENG

Engine

ENGFITT

Engine Fitter

ENGMECH

Engine Mechanic

ENGO

Engineer Officer

ENGR

Engineer

Engr Sp Tp

Engineer Support Troop (Vietnam War)

Engr Wksp Pk Sqn

Engineer Works Park Squadron (Vietnam War)

Engr(s)

Engineer(s)

ENSA

Entertainments National Service Association

ENSURE

Expedite Non-standard Urgent Requirement Equipments

Enterprise

The forward reg switchboard and callsign (Vietnam War)

EO

Education Officer

EOCA

Elements Organique Corps d'Armee

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EODMUPAC

Explosive Ordanance Disposal Mobile Unit Pacific (United States Navy - USN)

EOOW

Engineering Officer of the Watch

EOS

Essential Operational Stores

EOTA

Enemy Occupied Territory Administration

EPH

Expected period of Hospitalisation

EPIP (Tent)

Eight Panel Indian Pattern Tent

EPLTR

Electroplanter

EPRS

Exercise Planning and reporting Staff

EPT Depot

Early Preventative Treatment Depot (First World War)

EQASST

Equipment Assistant

EQO

Equipment Officer

eqpt

Equipment

EQUIP

Equipment

EQUIV

Equivalent

ER

Extra Regimental (First World War rank ie ER/cpl, AIF Order 962)

ERA

Engine Room Artificer (Naval)

ERC

Enlisted Reserve Corps (USA)

ERS

Engine Repair Squadron

ES

Engineering School (RAAF)

ESM

Electronic Support Measures

ESO

Embarkation Staff Officer

ESO AIF Havre

Embarkation Staff Officer, AIF, Le Havre [First World War AIF Repatriation and Demobolisation Unit]

ESR

East Surrey Regiment

ESR

Engineer Stores Regiment

ESS

Engineer Supply Stores

Essex

The Essex Regiment

EST

Eastern Standard Time

Est

Establishment

est

Estimate(d)

ESTB

Establish

ET

Electronic Technicial (after rank)

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

ETC

Electrical Technical Communications

ETC

Estimated Time of Completion

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

ETOUSA

European Theatre of Operations, United States Army

ETP

Electrical Technical Communications

ETR

Estimated Time of Return

ETS

Electrical Technical Systems

ETS

Equipment Training School (RAAF)

ETS

Expiration Term of Service (USA)

ETW

Electrical Technical Weapons

EUCOM

European Command (USA) (German occupation)

EV

Escort Vessels

Evac

Evacuation

EVAL

Evangelical Alliance

Evaporator

A machine for converting salt water into fresh water by means of evaporation

EVF

Establishment Variation Form

EVT

Educational and Vocational Training (scheme)

EW

Electronic warfare

EWPS

Engineer Works and Park Squadron

EX

Exercise

Ex Med

Exemplary Medallion (Peacekeeping)

Excalibur

Ammunition report (Vietnam War)

excl

Excludes/excluding

exp

Expenditure

EXT

Extend, Extension, Exterior, External