# 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Vol 30/Table of abbreviations

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THESE VOLUMES
A :
| A.A. = | Anti-Aircraft; Army Act (British); Automobile Association. |
| A.A.G. = | Assistant Adjutant General |
| A.B.C. = | Argentina, Brazil, Chile. |
| Abt. = | Abteilung = Detachment, sub-unit (German Army). |
| ac. = | acre or acres |
| A.C. = | Artillerie de Campagne, Artillerie de Corps = Field artillery, Corps artillery—followed by numeral (French). |
| A.C.I. = | Army Council Instruction (British). |
| A.C. of S. = | Assistant Chief-of-Staff (U.S.A.). |
| A.D. = | Anno Domini = In the year of our Lord (Latin); Artillerie divisionnaire = Divisional artillery (followed by numeral) (French). |
| Adml. = | Admiral. |
| A.E.F. = | American Expeditionary Force. |
| A.F. = | Air Force (British). |
| A.F.C. = | Air Force Cross (British). |
| A.F.E.F. = | Anglo-French Expeditionary Force. |
| A.F.M. = | Air Force Medal (British). |
| A.F. of L. = | American Federation of Labour. |
| A.G. = | Adjutant-General. |
| A.I.D. = | Aircraft Inspection Department (British). |
| A.I.F. = | Australian Imperial Force. |
| A.L. = | Artillerie Lourde = Heavy artillery (French). |
| Ala. = | Alabama. |
| A.L.A.M. = | Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. |
| A.L.G.P. = | Artillerie Lourde à grande puissance = Super-heavy artillery (French). |
| Als.-Lor. = | Alsace-Lorraine. |
| A.L.V.F. = | Artillerie Lourde à voie ferrée = Heavy railway artillery (French). |
| A.M.S. = | Army Medical Service. |
| ANZAC. = | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. |
| A.O.C. = | Army Ordnance Corps (since 1918 R.A.O.C.) |
| A.O.K. = | Armee-Oberkommando = Supreme Army Command (Austro-Hungarian); Headquarters of an army, with numeral, e.g. A.O.K. 2 (German). |
| A.P.C. = | Army Pay Corps; since 1918 R.A.P.C. (British). |
| A.P.D. = | Army Pay Department (British). |
| Ariz. = | Arizona. |
| Ark. = | Arkansas. |
| A.S.C. = | Army Service Corps; since 1918 R.A.S.C. (British). |
| A.S.E. = | Amalgamated Society of Engineers. |
| A.T. = | Artillerie de tranchée = Trench artillery (French). |
| A.V.C. = | Army Veterinary Corps; since 1918 R.A.V.C. (British). |
| A.V.S. = | Army Veterinary Service. |
| Az. | Aufschlagzünder = Percussion fuze (German). |
| B ||
| b. = | born. |
| Balk. Penin. | Balkan Peninsula. |
| bar. = | barrel or barrels. |
| Batt. = | Battery; battalion. |
| Bav. = | Bavarian |
| B.C. = | Before Christ. |
| Bde. = | Brigade. |
| Beds. = | Bedfordshire. |
| B.E.F. = | British Expeditionary Force (in particular in France and Belgium). |
| Berks. = | Berkshire. |
| B.G. = | Brigadier-General, General Staff appointment (British). |
| B.H.P. = | Brake Horse-power. |
| B.L. = | Breech-loading (artillery; as distinct from Q.F.). |
| B.M. = | Brigade-Major (British). |
| B.M.A. = | British Medical Association. |
| Bn. = | Battalion. |
| Brig.-Gen. = | Brigadier-General. |
| Bucks. = | Buckinghamshire. |
| bus. = | bushel or bushels. |
| Bz. = | Brennzünder = Time fuze (German). |
| C ||
| c. = | circa = round about (Latin). |
| C.A. = | Corps d'Armée = Army Corps (French). |
| C.A.C. = | Corps d'Armée Coloniale = Colonial Army Corps (French). |
| Cal. = | California. |
| Cambs. = | Cambridgeshire. |
| Capt. = | Captain. |
| C.Asia = | Central Asia. |
| Cav. = | Cavalry. |
| C.B.E. = | Commander of the Order of the British Empire. |
| C.C. = | Corps de Cavalerie = Cavalry Corps (French). |
| CE. = | Contre-Espionnage = Anti-spy service (French). |
| C.E. = | Tetronitromethylaniline (Tetryl) (Chemical Explosive). |
| C.F. = | Chaplain to the Forces (British). |
| cf. = | confer = compare (Latin). |
| C.G.S. = | Chief of the General Staff (British). |
| C.H. = | Companian of Honour. |
| Ches. = | Cheshire. |
| C.G.T. = | Confédération Générale du Travail = General Federation of Labour (French). |
| C.-in-C. = | Commander-in-Chief (British). |
| C.I.D. = | Criminal Investigation Department (British). |
| C.I.G.S. = | Chief of the Imperial General Staff (British). |
| C.M. = | Court-martial. |
| C.M.B. = | Central Midwives Board. |
| C.N. = | Comité Nationale de Secours et d'Alimentation = National Committee for Relief and Feeding (Belgium). |
| co. = | county. |
| Co. = | Company. |
| C.O. = | Commanding Officer (British). |
| C. of S. | Chief of Staff (U.S.A.). |
| Col. = | Colonel. |
| Colo. = | Colorado. |
| Comm. = | Commander. |
| Conn. = | Connecticut. |
| Corn. = | Cornwall. |
| C.O.S. = | Charity Organization Society (British). |
| C.P. = | Centre-pivot (artillery). |
| C.R.A. = | Commanding Royal Artillery, i.e. commanding a formation or station (British). |
| C.R.A. | Commission régulatrice automobile = Motor regulation staff (French). |
| C.R.B. = | Commission for Relief in Belgium. |
| C.R.E. = | Commanding Royal Engineers, i.e. commanding a formation (British). |
| C.r.h. C.r.o. = | Calibres-radius of head or ogive (artillery). |
| cub. ft. = | cubic feet. |
| Cumb. = | Cumberland. |
| C.W.S. = | Coöperative Wholesale Society. |
| cwt. = | hundredweight. |
| D ||
| d. = | died; also penny or pence. |
| D. = | Director (e.g. D.M.O. = Director of Military Operations); as prefix of office-abbreviations = Deputy- (e.g. D.D.M.I. = Deputy Director of Miltacy Intelligence). |
| D.A. = | Détachement d'Armée = Army group (French); Direct Action (fuze); Direction de l’Arrière = Directorate of the Rear Zone (French). Equivalent to British L. of C. and American S.O.S. |
| D.A.Q.M.G. = | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General. |
| D.B.E. = | Dame of the Order of the British Empire. |
| D.C. = | Division de Cavalerie = Cavalry Division (French); District of Columbia. |
| D.C.A. = | Défenses Contre Avions (or Aéronefs) = Anti-Aircraft Defence (French). ​ |
| D.C.M. = | Distinguished Conduct Medal (British). |
| Del. = | Delaware. |
| dept. = | department. |
| D.E.S. = | Direction d'Étapes et de Services = Directing staff of a line of communications of an army (French). |
| Dev. = | Devonshire. |
| D.F.C. = | Distinguished Flying Cross (British). |
| D.F.M. = | Distinguished Flying Medal (British). |
| D.G. = | Director-General (e.g. D.G.A.M.S. = Director-General Armv Medical Service). |
| D.G.V.O. = | Director-General of Voluntary Organizations. |
| DI. = | Divsion d'Infanterie = Infantry Division (French). |
| DIC. = | Divsion d'Infanterie Coloniale = Colonial Infantry Division (French). |
| Div. = | Division. |
| Dopp.Z. = | Doppelzünder = Time and percussion fuze (German). |
| D.O.R.A. = | Defence of the Realm Act (British). |
| D.O.R.E. = | District Officer Royal Engineers (British). |
| Dorset. = | Dorsetshire. |
| D.Q.M.G. = | Deputy Quartermaster-General. |
| DR. = | Division de Réserve = Reserve Division (French). |
| D.R.F. = | Depression Rangefinder. |
| D.S.C. = | Distinguished Service Cross (U.S.A. and British). |
| D.S.M. = | Distinguished Service Medal (U.S.A. and British). |
| D.S.O. = | Distinguished Service Order (British). |
| Dur. = | Durham. |
| E ||
| E. = | East. |
| Ed. = | Editor. |
| E.E.F. = | Egyptian Expeditionary Force. |
| e.g. = | exempli gratia = for example (Latin). |
| E.M.F. = | Electro-motive force. |
| E.N.E. = | Éléments non endivisionnées = Troops not included in divisions ("corps troops" or "army troops") (French). |
| Ess. = | Essex. |
| Esth. = | Esthonia. |
| et seq. = | et sequntia = and the following (Latin). |
| F ||
| F.A.N.Y.S. = | First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Service (British). |
| FEKA. = | Fernkampfartillerie = Super-heavy artillery (German). |
| fig. = | figure or figures (illustration). |
| Fla. = | Florida. |
| FLAK. = | Flugabwehrkanone = Anti-aircraft gun (German). |
| F.M. = | Field Marshal; Fusil Mitrailleur = French light machine-gun. |
| F.M.L. = | Field-Marshal-Lieutenant (Austro-Hungarian). |
| f.o.b. = | free on board. |
| Fr.Eq.Afr. = | French Equatorial Africa. |
| F.S.R. = | Field Service Regulations (British). |
| ft. = | foot or feet. |
| ft.$^2$ = | square feet. |
| ft.$^3$ = | cubic feet. |
| fur. = | furlong or furlongs. |
| F.W.D. = | Four-wheel Drive. |
| G ||
| "G" = | General Staff branch of the Staff, and its functions (British). |
| G . = | Gold. |
| Ga. = | Georgia. |
| G.A. = | Groupe d'Armées = Group of Armies (followed by E = Est, N = Nord. etc.) (French). |
| gal. = | gallon or gallons. |
| Gal. = | Galicia. |
| G.A.R. = | Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.A.). |
| G.B.E. = | Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. |
| G.d.A. = | General der Artillerie | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ |
| G.d.I. = | General der Infanterie | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ |
| G.d.K. = | General der Kavallerie | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ |
| | = "full" general (German and Austro-Hungarian). |
| Gen. = | General. |
| G.H.Q. = | General Headquarters (British and U.S.A.). |
| GI,GII,GIII. = | Maintenance, Intelligence and Operation branches; General Staff (U.S.A.). |
| G.Kdo. = | General-Kommando = Army corps headquarters (German). |
| Glos. = | Gloucestershire. |
| G.M.T. = | Greenwich Mean Time. |
| G.O. = | Generaloberst = General in Command (German). |
| G.O.C. = | General Officer Commanding (British). |
| Gov. = | Governor. |
| G.Q.G. = | Grand Quartier-Général = General Headquarters (French Field Armies). |
| gr. = | gramme or grammes. |
| G.R. = | Gare régulatrice = Regulating station—rail transport (French). |
| G.S. = | General Staff (British and U.S.A.); General Service (British). |
| G.S.G.S. = | Geographical Section General Staff (British). |
| G.S.O. = | Gas-Schutz-Officer = Anti-gas Officer (German). |
| G.S.O.1,2,3 = | General Staff Officer, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade (British). |
| G.V.C. = | Gardes des Voies de Communication = Line-of-Communication defence troops (French). |
| H ||
| H. = | Honvéd (as prefix in Austro-Hungarian designations); "Heure" = Zero hour, hour set for attack (French). |
| H.A. = | Heavy Artillery; less frequently, horse artillery; high-angle (gun). |
| Hants. = | Hampshire. |
| H.E. = | High Explosive. |
| Hereford. = | Herefordshire. |
| Herts. = | Hertfordshire. |
| H.G. = | Heeresgruppe = Group of armies (German). |
| hhd. = | hogshead or hogsheads. |
| H.M.S. = | His Majesty's Ship (British). |
| H.Q. = | Headquarters (British and U.S.A.). |
| H.Qu. = | Hauptquartier = Headquarters (German). |
| H.P. = | Horse-power. |
| H.R. = | Hors rang =Supernumerary (French Army). |
| Hunts. = | Huntingdonshire. |
| H.T. = | Horse Transport. |
| H.V. = | High Velocity (gun). |
| I ||
| I. = | Instantantée = Instantaneous (in French fuze designations); Island. |
| Ia. = | Iowa. |
| i.A. = | im Auftrage = By order, on behalf of (German). |
| I.A. = | Indian Army. |
| ib. or ibid. = | ibidem = in the same place (Latin). |
| I.D. = | Infanterie-Division = Infantry Division (German). |
| i.e. = | id est = that is (Latin). |
| I.H.P. = | Indicated Horse-power. |
| Ill. = | Illinois. |
| I.L.P. = | Independent Labour Party (British). |
| in. = | inch or inches. |
| in.$^2$ = | square inches. |
| in.$^3$ = | cubic inches. |
| Ind. = | Indiana. |
| Inf. = | Infantry. |
| Is. = | Islands. |
| I.W.W. = | Industrial Workers of the World. |
| J ||
| "J" = | "Jour" = "Zero day" fixed for attack (French). |
| J.C.A. = | Jewish Colonization Association. |
| K ||
| K. = | Königlich = Royal, or Kaiserlich = Imperial (German). |
| Kan. = | Kansas. |
| K.B.E. = | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. |
| K.D. = | Kavallerie-Division = Cavalry Division (German). |
| kgm. = | kilogram or kilograms. |
| K.K. = | Kaiserlich-Königlich = Imperial-Royal (Austrian Landwehr). |
| km. = | kilometre or kilometres. |
| K.R. = | King's Regulations (British Army). |
| K.T.D. = | Kavallerie-Truppendivision= Cavalry Division (Austro-Hungarian). |
| K.u.K. = | Kaiserlich und Königlich = Imperial and Royal (Austrian and Hungarian designation of common army). |
| kw. = | kilowatt or kilowatts. |
| Ky. = | Kentucky. |
| L ||
| L. = | Landwehr (German and Austrian). |
| La. = | Louisiana. |
| Latv. = | Latvia. |
| lb. = | pound or pounds. |
| Lancs. = | Lancashire. |
| L.C.C. = | London County Council. |
| Ldst. = | Landsturm (Austro-Hungarian and German). |
| Lith. = | Lithuania. |
| L.M.G. = | Leichtes Maschinengewehr = Light machine-gun (German). |
| L. of C. = | Line of Communications (British). |
| Leics. = | Leicestershire. |
| Lincs. = | Lincolnshire. |
| Lt. = | Lieutenant. |
| Lt.-Comm. = | Lieutenant-Commander. |
| Lt-Gen. = | Lieutenant-General. ​ |
| M ||
| m. = | mile or miles. |
| Maj. = | Major. |
| Maj.-Gen. = | Major-General. |
| M.B.E. = | Member of the Order of the British Empire. |
| M.C. = | Military Cross (British); Master of Chemistry. |
| Md. = | Maryland. |
| Mdi. = | Middlesex. |
| Me. = | Maine. |
| Mebu. = | Maschinengewehr-Eisenbeton-unterstand = Reinforced concrete machine-gun emplacement (German). |
| M.E.F. = | Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (British 1915–7) |
| Mesop. = | Mesopotamia. |
| M.G. = | Machine-gun (heavy implied, as a rube). |
| M.G.A. = | Major-General in charge of administration, regional commands (British). |
| M.G.C. = | Machine-gun Corps. |
| M.G.G.S. = | Major-General, General Staff of an Army (British). |
| M.g.H. = | Mit geschränkter Haftung = With limited liability (German). |
| M.G.K. = | Maschinengewehr-Kompanie = Machine-gun Company (German). |
| M.G.O. = | Master-General of the Ordnance (British). |
| MJ. = | Military Intelligence; formerly also Mounted Infantry (British). |
| Mich. = | Michigan. |
| Minn. = | Minnesota. |
| Miss. = | Mississippi. |
| M.L. = | Muzzle-loading. |
| M.M. = | Military Medal (British). |
| M. of M. = | Ministry of Munitions (British). |
| Mo. = | Missouri. |
| Mons. = | Monmouthshire. |
| Mont. = | Montana. |
| M.S. = | Military Secretary. |
| M.T. = | Mechanical Transport. |
| m.V. = | mit Verzögerung = Delay-action fuze (German). |
| MW. = | Minenwerfer = Trench Mortar (German). |
| N ||
| N. = | North. |
| N.A.C.B. = | Navy and Army Canteen Board (British). |
| N.Af. = | North Africa. |
| N.Am. = | North America. |
| N.C. = | North Carolina. |
| N.C.T. = | Nitro-cellulose, Tubular. |
| ND. = | North Dakota. |
| Neb. = | Nebraska. |
| Nev. = | Nevada. |
| N.H. = | New Hampshire. |
| N.H.P. = | Nominal Horse-power. |
| N.I.D. = | Naval Intelligence Division (British). |
| N.J. = | New Jersey. |
| N.M. = | New Mexico. |
| Nor. = | Norway. |
| Norf. = | Norfolk. |
| Northants. = | Northamptonshire. |
| Northumb. = | Northumberland. |
| N.O.T. = | Netherlands Overseas Trust. |
| Notts. = | Nottinghamshire. |
| N.S. = | Gregorian, or new style, Calendar (see 4.994). |
| N.U.R. = | National Union of Railwaymen (British). |
| N.U.S.E.C. = | National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (British). |
| N.U.W.S.S. = | National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (British). |
| N.U.W.W. = | National Union of Women Workers (British). |
| N.Y. = | New York. |
| O ||
| O. = | Ohio. |
| O.B.E. = | Officer of the Order of the British Empire. |
| O.C. = | Officer Commanding (British). |
| O.H.L. = | Oberste Heeresleitung = Supreme Army Command (German). |
| Okla. = | Oklahoma. |
| Ore. = | Oregon. |
| O.S. = | Ordnance Survey (British); Julian, or old style. Calendar (see 4.994). |
| O.T.C. = | Officers' Training Corps. |
| o.V. = | ohne Verzögerung = Direct-action fuze (German). |
| Oxon. = | Oxfordshire. |
| oz. = | ounce or ounces. |
| P ||
| P. = | Percussion (fuze). |
| Pa. = | Pennsylvania. |
| P.A. = | Pour ampliation = Authorized for issue of documents (French Army). |
| P.C. = | Poste de Commandement (French Army); Post of Command (U.S.A.) = battle or advanced headquarters (British). |
| P. et Cv. = | Parcs et Comois = Trains and columns (French Army). |
| P.O. = | Par ordre = By order; by command (French); Post Office. |
| PoL = | Poland. |
| pop. = | population. |
| P.R. = | Poste-retard = Delay-action fuze (French). |
| Pr. = | Pounder (Gun designation). |
| Pres. = | President. |
| Prof. = | Professor. |
| pt. = | pint or pints. |
| P.V. = | Pigeon voyageur = Carrier-pigeon (French). |
| Q ||
| Q.A.L.M.N.S. | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (British). |
| Q.A.M.F.N.S. | Queen Alexandra's Military Families Nursing Service (British). |
| Q.A.R.N.N.S. | Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (British). |
| Q.F. = | Quickfiring (artillery). |
| Q.G. = | Quartier Général = Headquarters (French). |
| Q.G.A2 = | Headquarters of the II. Army (French). |
| Q.M.A.A.C. = | Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.) (British). |
| Q.M.G. = | Quartermaster-General. |
| Q.M.N.G. = | Queen Mary's Needlework Guild (British). |
| qr. = | quarter or quarters, |
| qt. = | quart or quarts. |
| q.v. = | quod vide = which see (Latin), for reference. |
| R ||
| R. = | Reserve (in troop designations). |
| R.A. = | Royal Artillery (British). |
| R.A.C. = | Royal Automobile Club (British). |
| R.A.F. = | Royal Air Force (British). |
| R.A.M.C. = | Royal Army Medical Corps (British). |
| R.A.O.C. = | Royal Army Ordnance Corps (British). |
| R.A.S.C. = | Royal Army Service Corps (British). |
| R.C.S. = | Royal Corps of Signals, since 1919 (British). |
| R.D. = | Rive Droite = Right bank (of a river) (French). |
| R.E. = | Royal Engineers (British). |
| Regt. = | Regiment. |
| Res. = | Reserve. |
| R.F.A. = | Royal Field Artillery (British). |
| R.F.C. = | Royal Flying Corps (British). |
| R.G. = | Rive Gauche = Left bank (of a river) (French). |
| R.G.A. = | Royal Garrison Artillery (British). |
| R.H.A. = | Royal Horse Artillery (British). |
| R.I. = | Rhode Island. |
| R.I.B.A. = | Royal Institute of British Architects. |
| R.I.C. = | Royal Irish Constabulary. |
| R.M. = | Royal Marines (British). |
| R.M.A. = | Royal Military Academy (Woohwich); Royal Marine Artillery (British). |
| R.M.C. = | Royal Military College (England). |
| R.M.L.I. = | Royal Marine Light Infantry (British). |
| R.N. = | Royal Navy (British). |
| R.N.A.F. = | Royal Naval Air Force (British). |
| R.N.A.S. = | Royal Naval Air Service (British). |
| R.N.R. = | Royal Naval Reserve (British). |
| R.N.V.R. = | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (British). |
| ro. = | roods. |
| rs. = | rupees. |
| R.O.D. = | Railway Operating Division (British Army in France). |
| R.P. = | Rules of Procedure (British Military Law). |
| R.T.O. = | Railway Transport Officer (British and U.S.A.). |
| Rutl. = | Rutland. |
| R.W. = | Royal Warrant (for pay, etc.) (British). |
| S ||
| S. = | South. |
| s. = | shilling or shillings. |
| S.A.E. = | Society of Automobile Engineers. |
| Salop = | Shropshire. |
| S.C. = | South Carolina. |
| S.D. = | South Dakota. |
| seq. = | sequens, sequentia = the following (Latin). |
| Sil. = | Silesia. |
| S.M.O. = | Senior Medical Officer of a formation or station (British). |
| S.M.T.O. = | Senior Mechanical Transport Officer of a formation (British). |
| Som. = | Somersetshire. |
| S.O.S. = | Services of Supply, Rear Zone (U.S.A.), equivalent to British L. of C; also wireless call for life-saving. |
| S.P.R. = | Society for Psychical Research. |
| S.P.V.D. = | Society for Prevention of Venereal Disease. |
| Sq. = | Squadron. |
| sq.ft. = | square feet. |
| S.R. = | Sans retard = Direct-action (of fuze). ​ |
| S.S. = | Secret Service. |
| S.S.F.A. = | Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association (British). |
| S.S.S.E. = | Société Suisse de Surveillance Économique = Swiss Society for Economic Supervision. |
| Staffs. = | Staffordshire. |
| Stellv. = | Stellvertreter, stellvertretend = Substitute, acting deputy (German Army). |
| Suff. = | Suffolk. |
| Sur. = | Surrey. |
| Sus. = | Sussex. |
| T ||
| T. = | Territorial (British Army) |
| T. = | Time (fuze). |
| T.A. = | Territorial Army (British, since 1919). |
| T.B.D. = | Torpedo-boat destroyer. |
| T.C. = | Trains de Combat = "Combat trains," "first-line transport" (French). |
| T.D. = | Territorial Officers' Decoration (British). |
| Tenn. = | Tennessee. |
| Tex. = | Texas. |
| T.F. = | Territorial Force (British, till 1919). |
| T.F.N.S. = | Territorial Force Nursing Society (British). |
| T.M. = | Trench Mortar. |
| T.M.G. = | Temps Moyen de Greenwich = Greenwich Mean Time (French). |
| T.N.T. = | Trinitrotoluene (High Explosive). |
| T.P.S. = | Télégraphie par le Sol = Earth telegraphy (Power buzzer, etc.) (French). |
| T.S.F. = | Télégraphie sans fil = Wireless telegraphy (French). |
| U ||
| Ukr. = | Ukraine. |
| U.S. = | United States. |
| U.S.A. = | United States of America; United States Army. |
| U.S.N. = | United States Navy. |
| U.S.S. = | United States Ship. |
| V ||
| Va. = | Virginia. |
| V.A.D. = | Voluntary Aid Detachment; nursing service, Territorial Force (British). |
| V.C. = | Victoria Cross (British). |
| V.D. = | Volunteer Officers' Decoration (British). |
| Verst. = | Verstärkt = Reinforced, chiefly of formations temporarily provided with artillery (German). |
| viz. = | videlicet = namely. |
| Vt. = | Vermont. |
| V.T.C. = | Volunteer Training Corps (British). |
| W ||
| W. = | West. |
| W.A.A.C. = | Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (Q.M.A.A.C.) (British). |
| W.A.F.F. = | West Africa Frontier Force. |
| Wash. = | Washington. |
| W.D. = | War Department (British and U.S.A.). |
| Westm. = | Westmorland. |
| WUts. = | Wiltshire. |
| Wis. = | Wisconsin. |
| WM. = | Werfmine = Shell of Minenwerfer (German). |
| W.O. = | War Office (British Gov't.). |
| Worcs. = | Worcestershire. |
| W.R.A.C. = | Women's Reserve Ambulance Corps (British). |
| W.R.A.F. = | Women's Royal Air Force (British). |
| W.R.N.S. = | Women's Royal Naval Service (British). |
| W.S.P.U. = | Women's Social and Political Union (British). |
| Wumba. = | Waffen- und Munitions-Beschaffungs-Amt = War Office for Munitions (German). |
| W.U.S.L. = | Women's United Service League (British). |
| W.Va. = | West Virginia. |
| W.V.R. = | Women's Volunteer Service. |
| Wyo. = | Wyoming. |
| Y ||
| yd. = | yard or yards. |
| Y.M.C.A. = | Young Men's Christian Association. |
| Yorks. = | Yorkshire. |
| Y.W.C.A. = | Young Women's Christian Association. |