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Have you ever seen someone's name with a string of letters/abbreviations after it and wondered what they meant? Most people recognize that MD stands for Medical Doctor and CPA means Certified Public Accountant. Those are called postnominals and consist of abbreviations or initials.

Postnominals are written without periods. If a person has more than one, a comma is inserted between them. When there are several postnominals after someone's name, the highest honour is the closest to the person's name and the lowest the farthest away.

Postnominal initials associated with honours granted by the Sovereign take precedence over other postnominal initials. The special nature of the Victoria Cross (VC), the George Cross (GC) and the Cross of Valour (CV) requires their postnominals to come before all others. The list below is in alphabetical order.

POSTNOMINAL
INITIALS
HONOURS AND AWARDS
VC Victoria Cross
GC George Cross
CV Cross of Valour
AC Companion of the Order of Australia
AD Dame of the Order of Australia
AFC Air Force Cross
AFM Air Force Medal
AFSM Australian Fire Service Medal
AK Knight of the Order of Australia
AM Member of the Order of Australia
AO Officer of the Order of Australia
APM Australian Police Medal
ARRC Royal Red Cross (2nd Class)
BEM British Empire Medal
BM Bravery Medal
CB Companion of the Order of the Bath
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire
CGM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
CH Companion of Honour
CMG Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
CSC Conspicuous Service Cross
CSM Conspicuous Service Medal
CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
DBE Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
DCB Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal
DCMG Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
DCVO Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
DFC Distinguished Flying Cross
DFM Distinguished Flying Medal
DSC Distinguished Service Cross
DSM Distinguished Service Medal
DSO Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
GBE Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
GCB Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
GCMG Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
GCVO Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
GM George Medal
ISO Companion of the Imperial Service Order
KBE Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
KCB Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
KCMG Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
KG Knight of the Garter
KT Knight of the Thistle
LG Lady of the Garter
LT Lady of the Thistle
LVO Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire
MC Military Cross
MG Medal for Gallantry
MM Military Medal
MVO Member of the Royal Victorian Order
NSC Nursing Service Cross
OAM Medal of the Order of Australia
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OM Order of Merit
PSM Public Service Medal
QFSM Queen's Fire Service Medal
QGM Queen's Gallantry Medal
QPM Queen's Police Medal
RFD Reserve Force Decoration
RRC Royal Red Cross (1st Class)
RVM Royal Victorian Medal
SC Star of Courage
SG Star of Gallantry

For more information visit the Australian government website
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/

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