| D |
Duke |
| d.unm. |
died unmarried |
| d |
died |
| DA |
Dame of St Andrew, Order of Barbados; Diploma in Anaesthesia; Diploma in Art |
| DA&QMG |
Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
| DAA&QMG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
| DAAG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee; Diocesan Advisory Committee |
| DACG |
Deputy Assistant Chaplain-General |
| DAG |
Deputy Adjutant-General, |
| DAMS |
Deputy Assistant Military Secretary |
| Darch |
Doctor of Architecture |
| das |
died on active service |
| dau |
daughter |
| DBA |
Doctor of Business Administration |
| DBE |
Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire |
| DC |
District Commissioner; District Council; District of Columbia |
| DCH |
Diploma in Child Health |
| DCL |
Doctor of Civil Law |
| DCLI |
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| DCO |
Duke of Cambridge's Own |
| DCP |
Diploma in Clinical Pathology; Diploma in Conservation of Paintings |
| DCS |
Deputy Chief of Staff; Doctor of Commercial Sciences |
| DCVO |
Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order |
| DD |
Doctor of Divinity |
| DDes |
Doctor of Design |
| DDMI |
Deputy Director of Military Intelligence |
| DDMS |
Deputy Director of Medical Services |
| DDPS |
Deputy Director of Personal Services |
| DDS |
Doctor of Dental Surgery; Director of Dental Services |
| DE |
Doctor of Engineering; Delaware |
| DEA |
Department of Economic Affairs |
| decd |
deceased |
| DEd |
Doctor of Education |
| Def |
Defence |
| Delegn |
Delegation |
| DEng |
Doctor of Engineering |
| DEP |
Department of Employment and Productivity; European Progressive Democrats |
| Dept |
Department |
| Deptl |
Departmental |
| Derbys |
Derbyshire |
| DES |
Department of Education and Science |
| DesRCA |
Designer of the Royal College of Art |
| Devpt |
Development |
| DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
| DFEE |
Department for Education and Employment |
| DFM |
Distinguished Flying Medal |
| DG |
Director General |
| DGAA |
Distressed Gentlefolks Aid Association |
| DGStJ |
Dame of Grace, Order of St John of Jerusalem |
| DHA |
District Health Authority |
| DHL |
Doctor of Humane Letters; Doctor of Hebrew Literature |
| DHSS |
Department of Health and Social Security |
| DIC |
Diploma of the Imperial College |
| DIG |
Deputy Inspector-General |
| DIH |
Diploma in Industrial Health |
| Dip |
Diploma; Diplomatic |
| DipArch |
Diploma in Architecture |
| DipBA |
Diploma in Business Administration |
| DipEd |
Diploma in Education |
| DipEE |
Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
| DipLA |
Diploma in Landscape Architecture |
| DipM |
Diploma in Marketing |
| DipTh |
Diploma in Theology |
| DipTP |
Diploma in Town Planning |
| Dir |
Director/director |
| diss. |
Dissolved |
| Dist |
District |
| Div |
Division |
| div. |
divorce |
| div |
divorced |
| Divnl |
Division(al) |
| DJAG |
Deputy judge Advocate General |
| DJStJ |
Dame of Justice, Order of St John of Jerusalem |
| DL |
Deputy Lieutenant |
| DLC |
Diploma of Loughborough College |
| DLI |
Durham Light Infantry |
| DLJ |
Dame of Grace, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
| DLO |
Diploma in Laryngology and Otology |
| DM |
Doctor of Medicine |
| DMD |
Doctor of Medical Dentistry (Australia) |
| DMO |
Director of Military Operations |
| DMR |
Diploma in Medical Radiology |
| DMRD |
Diploma in Medical Radiological Diagnosis |
| DMRE |
Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology |
| DMus |
Doctor of Music |
| DMW |
Dame, St Michael of the Wing (Portugal) |
| DO |
Diploma in Ophthalmology; Diploma in Osteopathy |
| DObstRCOG |
Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| DoE |
Department of the Environment |
| DoI |
Department of Industry |
| Dom |
Dominus (Lord) |
| DOMS |
Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery |
| DP |
Data Processing |
| DPA |
Diploma in Public Administration; Discharged Prisoners' Aid; Doctor of Public Administration |
| DPH |
Diploma in Public Health |
| DPM |
Diploma in Psychological Medicine |
| DPR |
Director of Public Relations |
| DPSA |
Diploma in Public and Social Administration |
| DQMG |
Deputy Quartermaster-General |
| Dr |
Doctor |
| DRCOG |
Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| DS |
Directing Staff; Doctor of Science |
| DSAC |
Defence Scientific Advisory Council |
| DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross |
| DSLJ |
Dato Seri Laila Jasa (Brunei) |
| DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal |
| DSO |
Distinguished Service Order |
| DSocSc |
Doctor of Social Science |
| dsp |
decessit sine prole (died without issue) |
| dspl |
decessit sine prole legitima (died without legitimate issue) |
| dspml |
decessit sine prole mascuia legitima (died without legitimate male issue) |
| dspms |
decessit sine prole mascula superstite (died without surviving male issue) |
| dsps |
decessit sine prole superstite (died without surviving issue) |
| DSS |
Department of Social Security; Doctor of Sacred Scripture |
| DSSc |
Doctor of Social Science |
| DStJ |
Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem; Dame of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
| DTech |
Doctor of Technology |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| Dunelm |
Dunelmensis (of Durham) |
| Dve |
Drive |
| DVM |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| dvm |
decessit vita matris (died in the lifetime of the mother) |
| dvp |
decessit vita patris (died in the lifetime of the father) |
| DVSM |
Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine |
