Abbreviations Used in Military Documents and for Medal Inscriptions - Abbreviations: W
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| w | wounded, west |
| W & C Y | Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry |
| W & SFR | Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment |
| W A/G, WAG | Wireless Air Gunner |
| W AFR R | West Africa Regiment |
| W ARAB CORPS EA | Western Arab Corps Egyptian Army |
| W BDR | Acting Bombardier |
| W HOSP CORPS | Women's Hospital Corps |
| W KENT YEO | West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) |
| W ONBASHI | L/Cpl |
| W PROVINCE M RIF | Western Province Mounted Rifles |
| W Rid R, WRR | West Riding Regiment |
| W SHAWISH | L/Sergeant |
| W SOM YEO, W SOM Y | West Somerset Yeomanry |
| W SRVT | Ward Servant |
| W TELEGR, WT TEL | Warrant Telegraphist |
| W TRAAL RFLS | West Transvaal Rifles |
| W YORK R, W YORKS, W YORK | West Yorkshire Regiment |
| W&B | Director of Works & Buildings (Naval) |
| W&PCRCE | Workshop & Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| W&SSOp | Water and Sanitation Service Operator |
| W&T | Wireless & Telephony |
| w/ | with |
| W/CDR, WCDR, W-CDR, W/C | Wing Commander |
| W/K | Watchkeeping |
| W/Mech, WM | Wireless Mechanic |
| W/O, W/Op | Wireless Operator |
| W/S | Workshop |
| W/SERS | Acting Sergeant |
| W/T | Wireless Telegraphy (or Telegraphist) |
| W/TBd | Wireless Telegraphy Board |
| W/TCal | Wireless Telegraphy Calibration Vessels |
| W/TO | Wireless Telegraphy Officer |
| W/TStation | Wireless Telegraphy Station |
| WA | West Africa, West African, Western Approaches, Weaponman Air, Watchman |
| WA SER BDE | West African Service Brigade |
| Wa/T | Warning Telephone |
| WAA | West African Artillery |
| WAAAF | Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force |
| WAAC | Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, West African Armoured Corps |
| WAAF | Women's Army Air Force (USA), Women's Auxiliary Air Force (UK) |
| WAAF(S) | Women's Auxiliary Air Force (Services) |
| WAASC | West African Army Service Corps |
| WAC | War Assets Corporation, Western Air Command, Women's ArmyCorps |
| WAE | West African Engineers |
| WAFF | West Africa Field (or Frontier) Force |
| WAGS | Wireless Air Gunners School |
| WAI | Waiter |
| WAKKSTM KDO | Wakkerstroom Kommando |
| WALLAJ LI | Wallajabad Light Infantry |
| WANS | Women's Australian National Service |
| WAR | West African Regiment, Warwickshire |
| WARRENS MI | Warren's Mounted Infantry |
| WARREN'S SCTS | Warren's Scouts |
| WARWICK YEO, WarwickYeo | Warwickshire Yeomanry |
| WARWICKS SCTS | Warwick's Scouts |
| WAt | Western Atlantic |
| WATC | Women's Air Training Corps |
| WATER CARR | Water Carrier |
| WATER POLICE | Water Police |
| WATERBG KDO | Waterberg Kommando |
| WB | Whizz Bang (Slang: High Velocity Shell) |
| WBBV | Company of Waterborne Balloon Barrage Vessels |
| WC | War Cabinet, Western Canada |
| WCHMN | Winchman |
| WCLC | Western Command Labour Company |
| WCO | War Cabinet Offices |
| WCRCE | Works Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| WCRCE(A) | Works Company, Royal Canadian Engineers (Active) |
| WCRCE(R) | Works Company, Royal Canadian Engineers (Reserve) |
| WD | War Department, War Diary, Wounded, Women's Division, WAAAF Depot |
| WD, W | Wounded |
| WDCS | War Disease Control Station |
| WDE MAJ | Woordie Major |
| WDF | Western Desert Force |
| WDV | War Dept Vessel or Wreck Dispersal Vessel |
| WE | War establishment, With Effect |
| wef | Western Escort Force, Winter Experimental Flight, With Effect From |
| WELCH | Welch Regiment |
| WELSH H, WelshH (later Welch) | Welsh Horse |
| WELSH HC | Welsh Hospital Corps |
| WEM | Wireless Electrical Mechanic |
| WESC | Women's Emergency Signal Corps |
| WESSEL'S CDO | Wessel's Commando |
| WESSEX | Wessex Regiment |
| WEST & CUMB Y, WEST & CUMB YEO, West&CumbYeo | Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry |
| WESTERN LH | Western Light Horse |
| WestmrR(Mot) | Westminster Regiment (Motor) |
| WestNSR, WNSR | West Nova Scotia Regiment |
| WESTOMP | West Ocean Meeting Point |
| WETP | War Emergency Training Program |
| WF | W Force (Newfoundland) |
| WF | Wiseman's Point |
| WFCRCEME | "W" Force Company, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| WFE | War Fighting Establishment |
| WFERCCS | Western Fortress Establishment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
| WFODRCOC | "W" Force Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| WFPD | "W" Force Postal Detachment |
| WFR | Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment |
| WFSIS | "W" Force Security Intelligence Section |
| WG(MG) | Winnipeg Grenadiers (Machine Gun) |
| WG, WGDS | Welsh Guards, Welch Guards |
| WGHMN | Weighman |
| Wgnr | Waggoner |
| WH | Wheeled |
| Whlr | Wheeler |
| WHLR QM SJT | Wheeler Quarter Master Sergeant |
| WI | West Indies |
| WICS | Wainwright Internment Camp Staff |
| WIELRIJDER | Cyclist |
| WIHQDCRCE | (Welding) Increment Headquarters Drilling Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| WILDES RIF | Wilde's Rifles |
| WILTS R, WILTS, WiltsR | Wiltshire Regiment |
| WILTS YEO, Wiltsyeo | Wiltshire Yeomanry |
| WINTERBURG MR | Winterburg Mounted Rifles |
| WIR | West India Regiment |
| WIS(IC) | Wireless Intelligence Section (Intelligence Corps) |
| WK | Watchkeeping Certificates |
| WKDE, WTK | Mechanic |
| Wkr | Worker |
| Wks | Works, Weeks |
| WksCoy | Works Company |
| Wkshp&PkCoy | Workshop and Park Company |
| Wkshp, Wksp | Workshop |
| WKY | West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) |
| WLA | Women's Land Army |
| W'LESS SQUN W'LESS SQN | Wireless Squadron |
| WLI | Winnipeg Light Infantry |
| WMH(HWE)RCAMC | Woodstock Military Hospital (Home War Establishment) Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| WMH(RCAMC) | Weston (or Wetaskiwin, Windsor, Wolsely) Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| WMN | Wireman |
| WMR | War Maintenance Reserve |
| WMU | Works Maintenance Unit |
| WNEL | Women's National Emergency League (or Legion) |
| WNYDN | Wounded Not Yet Determined Nervousness (Neurasthenia) |
| WO | Warrant Officer, War Office |
| WO1, WOI | Warrant Officer Class 1 or First Class |
| WO2, WOII | Warrant Officer Class 2 or Second Class |
| WO3, WOIII | Warrant Officer Class 3 or Third Class |
| WOAG | Wireless Operator/Air Gunner |
| WOAS | While/When on Active Service |
| WOCARCE | Works Organization Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Engineers |
| WOCO | Wren Ordinary Communications Operator (Radio) Standard |
| WOD | Warrant Officer Disciplinary |
| WODEHOUSE YEO | Wodehouse Yeomanry |
| WOLMSTD KDO | Wolmaranstad Kommando |
| WOR | Western Ontario Regiment |
| WORC R, WORC, WorcR | Worcestershire Regiment |
| WORC YEO, WorcYeo | Worcestershire Yeomanry |
| WORD | Western Ontario Regimental Depot |
| WORKS DTE | Works Directorate |
| WPL | Western Hemisphere Defence Plan |
| WPMR | Western Province Mounted Rifles |
| WPPS | Western Patrol Periodical Signal |
| WPS | Warship Production Superintendent |
| WR | Writer, Waterways and Railways, Welch Regt, Wiltshire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Waterways & Railways, Witwatersrand Rifles |
| WR CK | Ward Room Cook |
| WR CK A | Ward Room Cook's Assistant |
| WR OFF SVT | Ward Room Officers' Servant |
| WR ST, WR STD | Ward Room Steward |
| WR SVT | Ward Room Servant |
| WR(M) | The Westminster Regiment (Motor) |
| WRAAC | Women's Royal Australian Army Corps |
| WRAC | Women's Royal Army Corps |
| WRAF | Women's Royal Air Force |
| WRANS | Women's Royal Australian Naval Service |
| WRCNS | Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service |
| WRD | Wireless Relay Detachments |
| WREN | Women's Royal Naval Service |
| WRN(S)R | Women's Royal Naval (Supplementary) Reserve |
| WRNR | Women's Royal Naval Reserve |
| WRNS | Women's Royal Naval Service |
| WRS | Wireless and Radio Schools |
| WRVS | Women's Royal Voluntary Service |
| WS | Wireless School, Weaponman Surface |
| WSB | War Supply Board |
| WSC | War Staff College |
| WSG | War Service Gratuity |
| WSHCRCAMC | Women's Services Health Centre, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| WSHRMN | Washerman |
| WSItoCASSU | Wireless Section Increment to Canadian Air Support Signal Unit |
| WSY | West Somerset Yeomanry |
| WT | Wireless Telegraphy, Wireless Telegraphist, Wheeled Tanker, Water Transport, Warrant, Warrant Electrician |
| WT ENG | Warrant Engineer |
| WT MECH | Warrant Mechanician |
| WT OFFR, WO | Warrant Officer |
| WtCatO | Warrant Catering Officer |
| WTCHMN | Watchman |
| WtCkO | Warrant Cook Officer |
| WTCS | War Transport Committee Suez |
| WtMAA | Warrant Master At Arms |
| WTO | Warrant Officer, Wireless Telegraph Operator, Western Theatre of Operations |
| WtOO | Warrant Ordnance Officer |
| WtPatO | Warrant Patrol Officer |
| WtPhoto | Warrant Photographer |
| Wtr | Waiter, Writer |
| Wtr, Wr | Writer |
| WTS | Winter Training School, Women's Transport Service |
| WtShpt | Warrant Shipwright |
| WtSO | Warrant Stores Officer |
| WTU | Works Training Unit |
| WtW | Warrant Writer |
| WtWO | Warrant Writer Officer |
| WU | Weaponman Underwater |
| WUB | Working Up Base |
| WVA | War Veteran's Allowance |
| WVNR | Women's Voluntary National Register |
| WVR | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) |
| WVS | Women's Voluntary Service |
| WW | World War |
| WWCS | Walking Wounded Collecting Station |
| WWI, WW1 | World War One |
| WWII, WW2 | World War Two |
| WY | Warwickshire Yeomanry, Worcestershire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars) |
| WYNBURG CDO | Wynburg Commando |