| A.R.A. |
Associate of the Royal Academy |
| B.A. |
Bachelor of Arts |
| Bart. |
Baronet |
| B.D. |
Bachelor of Divinity |
| B. Sc. |
Bachelor of Science |
| C.B. |
Companion of the Bath |
| C.E. |
Civil Engineer |
| C.I.E. |
Companion of the order of the Indian Empire |
| C.J. |
Chief Justice |
| C.M.G. |
Companion of the order of St Michael & St George |
| C.V.O. |
Companion of te Victorian Order |
| D.D. |
Doctor of Divinity |
| D.R.S.S. |
Doctor of the Royal School of Surgery |
| D. Sc. |
Doctor of Science |
| D.S.O. |
Distinguished Service Order |
| F.R.G.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
| F.R.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Society |
| J.P. |
Justice of the Peace |
| K.C. |
Kings Counsel |
| K.C.B. |
Knight Commander of the Bath |
| K.C.M.G. |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St. George |
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