| SUBEDAR | Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain |
| RAWALPINDI | City in Pakistan, formerly the largest garrison town of the British Indian Army (10) |
| COLONEL | Rank in the British Army that is equivalent to captain in the Royal Navy (7) |
| DIEGOGARCIA | Largest and southernmost island of the Chagos Archipelago in the central Indian Ocean, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (5,6) |
| INSPECTORS | Police officers of a rank senior to sergeant (10) |
| CABSTAND | Locale of a rank with medallions |
| AIDEDECAMP | Personal assistant to a senior officer in the British Army, equivalent to a flag lieutenant in the Royal Navy (4-2-4) |
| JOHNHANNINGSPEKE | British Indian Army officer who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (4,7,5) |
| BROWNE | British Indian Army officer Samuel J ____ (1824-1901) invented a type of belt (6) |
| SUBALTERN | Commissioned officer in the British army below the rank of captain, typically a lieutenant or second lieutenant (9) |
| REARADMIRAL | Royal Navy rank equivalent to the army rank of Major General |
| CAPTAIN | Royal Navy rank, equivalent to colonel in the British Army (7) |
| MAJOR | Officer in the British Army ranking above a captain and below a lieutenant colonel (5) |
| CORPORAL | A rank of officer in the British army below sergeant (8) |
| AIRMARSHAL | Royal Air Force officer of three-star rank equivalent to a Royal Navy vice-admiral |
| SUBALTERNS | Officers in the British army below the rank of captain (10) |
| SEPOY | Soldier in British Indian Army |
| LANCECORPORAL | Rank of non-commissioned officer in the British army, just above private |
| EQUERRY | Officer in the British royal household who attends a particular member of the family (7) |
| ADMIRAL | Naval rank equivalent to air chief marshal in the RAF |