| 2nd
COR |
2nd Battalion Central Ontario
Regiment |
| 11th IF of
C |
11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers of
Canada) [Source: Regiments.org] |
| 15th ALI |
15th Regiment (Argyll Light Infantry)
[Source: Regiments.org] |
| 29th HLI |
29th Regiment (Highland Light
Infantry of Canada) [Source: Regiments.org] |
| 60th VRC |
60th Battalion (Victoria Rifles of
Canada) [Ref: 60th Bn War Diary entry] |
| a/ |
acting (rank) e.g. a/Adj
, Acting Adjutant |
| A/A
AA |
Anti-Aircraft |
| A
& D Books |
Admission & Discharge Books |
| AA |
Assistant Adjutant |
| AA&QMG |
Assistant Adjutant &
Quartermaster General |
| AAG |
Assistant Adjutant General |
| Acc
Kd |
Accidentally Killed |
| ACI |
Army Council Instruction |
| Act |
acting (rank) e.g. Act.Adj., Acting
Adjutant |
| ADC |
Aide-de-Camp |
| ADDS |
Assistant Director of Dental Services |
| Adj |
Adjutant |
| adm |
admitted |
| ADMS |
Assistant Director of Medical
Services |
| ADS |
Advanced Dressing Station |
| ADVS |
Assistant Director of Veterinary
Services |
| AEF |
American Expeditionary Force |
| AFC |
Air Force Cross |
| AG |
Adjutant General |
| AG
1, 2 or 3 |
Adjutant General Staff Officer |
| AGH |
? {followed by a date} |
| AHQ |
Army Headquarters |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| AKA |
Also known as |
| ALI |
(15th Regiment) Argyll Light Infantry
[Source: Regiments.org] |
| ALQ
R |
Algonquin Regiment |
| Alta |
Alberta |
| AM |
Air Mechanic |
| Amb |
Ambulance |
| Amm/Ammn |
Ammunition |
| Amm/Ammn
Col |
Ammunition Column |
| AMS |
Assistant Military Secretary |
| ANZAC |
Australia & New Zealand Army
Corps |
| Appces/Appx |
Appendices/Appendix |
| Apptmts |
Appointments |
| AQMG |
Assistant Quartermaster General |
| ARD |
Alberta Regimental Depot |
| Arm/Armr |
Armourer |
| Art
(Arty) |
Artillery |
| ASC |
Army Service Corps |
| att/Attchd |
att'd
/ attached |
| auth |
authorized
/ authority |
| Auto |
Automobile |
| Aux |
Auxiliary |
| AWL
(AWOL) |
Absent without leave |
| Batt'n |
Bn (Batt/Btln) / Battalion |
| BC |
British Columbia |
| BCR |
British Columbia Regiment |
| BCRD |
British Columbia Regimental Depot |
| BCRM |
British-Canadian Recruiting Mission
[Source: Forum Posting] |
| Bde |
Brigade |
| Bdr |
Bombardier |
| BEF |
British Expeditionary Force |
| BGGS |
Brigadier General General Staff |
| BGS |
Brigadier General Staff |
| BHQ |
Brigade Headquarters |
| BL |
Breech Loading |
| BM |
Brigade Major |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| BOH |
British Official History |
| BRCS |
British Red Cross Society |
| B
Report |
Burial Report |
| Brig-Gen |
Brigadier-General |
| Brit |
British |
| BSM |
Battery/Brigade Sergeant Major |
| Bty/Btty |
Battery |
| C,
Can or Cdn |
Canadian |
| CA
(AF) |
Canadian Army Active Force |
| CADC |
Canadian Army Dental Corps |
| CAHC |
Canadian Army Hydrological Corps
[Source: Regiments.org] |
| CAMC |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| CAN/Can/Cdn |
Canadian |
| Can
Cav Bde |
Canadian Cavalry Brigade |
| Can
Cyc(list) Bn |
Canadian Cyclist Battalion |
| Can
D(Div) Cyc |
Canadian Divisional Cyclists |
| Can
Div Cav |
Canadian Divisional Cavalry |
| Can
Div HQ |
Canadian Divisonal Headquarters |
| Can
Div Sig |
Canadian Divisional Signals |
| Can
Eng |
Canadian Engineers |
| Can
Fd Art |
Canadian Field Artillery |
| Can
For C |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
| Can
Hy By |
Canadian Heavy Battery |
| Can
Inf Bde |
Canadian Infantry Brigade |
| Can
Inf Wks C |
Canadian Infantry Works Corps |
| Can
LH |
Canadian Light Horse |
| Can
Labr Bn |
Canadian Labour Battalion |
| Can
MMG Bde |
Canadian Machine Gun Brigade |
| Can
Mtd Rif |
Canadian Mounted Rifles |
| Can
Ord C |
Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| Can
Pnr Bn |
Canadian Pioneer Battalion |
| Can
Postal C |
Canadian Postal C. |
| Can
Remt D |
Canadian Remount Depot |
| Can
Rly Cons C |
Canadian Railway Construction Corps |
| Can
San Sec |
Canadian Sanitary Section |
| Can
Scts |
Canadian Scouts |
| Can
Siberian Exp Fce |
Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force |
| Can
Tank C |
Canadian Tank Corps |
| CAOC |
Canadian Army Ordnance Corps |
| CAPC |
Canadian Army Pay Corps |
| Capt |
Captain |
| CASC |
Canadian Army Service Corps |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| CAVC |
Canadian Army Veterinary Corps |
| CB |
Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| CBD |
Canadian Base Details or Canadian
Base Depot |
| CBE |
Commander of the Order of the British
Empire |
| CBSO |
Counter Battery Staff Officer |
| CCAC |
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre |
| CCB |
Canadian Cavalry Brigade |
| CCBMGS |
Canadian Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun
Squadron [Reference: Regiments.org] |
| CCB |
Canadian Cyclist Battalion |
| CCCC |
Canadian Corps Composite Company |
| CCCS |
Canadian Casualty Clearing Station |
| CCD |
Canadian Convalescent Depot /
Canadian Corps Depot |
| CCHA |
Canadian Corps Heavy Artillery |
| CCRC |
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp |
| CCS |
Casualty Clearing Station |
| CDA |
Canadian Divisional Artillery |
| CDC |
Canadian Divisional Cavalry |
| CDD |
Canadian Discharge Depot |
| CDAC |
Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column |
| C
de G (F) |
Croix de Guerre (France or Belgium) |
| CDF |
Canadian Defence Force |
| CDHQ |
Canadian Divisional Headquarters |
| CDS |
Canadian Divisional Signals |
| CE |
Canadian Engineers |
| CEF |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| CERD |
Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot |
| CFA |
Canadian Field Ambulance |
| CFA |
Canadian Field Artillery |
| CFC |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
| CG |
Canada Gazette |
| CGA |
Canadian Garrison Artillery |
| CGH |
Canadian General Hospital |
| CGR |
Canadian Garrison Regiment |
| CGR |
Canadian Graves
Registrar/Registration? {followed by "Prev. Reported Died now
Reptd. Killed in Action"} |
| CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
| Chap |
Chaplain |
| CIB |
Canadian Infantry Brigade |
| CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
| CIRU |
Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit |
| CIWC |
Canadian Infantry Works Corps |
| CL |
Casualty List |
| CLB |
Canadian Labour Battalion |
| CLH |
Canadian Light Horse [Reference:
Regiments.org] |
| CLP |
Canadian Labour Pool |
| CMBG |
Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group |
| CMG |
? (Source: 6 Fd Amb War Diary - 4 Jun
1916) |
| CMG |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael
and St. George |
| CMG
Bde |
Canadian Machine Gun Brigade |
| CMGC |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
| CMH |
Canadian Military Hospital |
| CMMGC |
Canadian Motor Machine Gun Corps |
| CMP / CMPC |
Canadian Military Police |
| CMR |
Canadian Mounted Rifles |
| Cnd |
Canadian |
| C
of I |
Court of Inquiry |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| Co |
Company |
| COC |
Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| Col |
Column |
| Col |
Colonel |
| Com
(Comd) |
Command |
| Comd |
Commander |
| Comp |
Composite |
| Conv |
Convalescent |
| CORCC |
Canadian Overseas Railway
Construction Corps |
| CORCT |
Canadian Overseas Railway
Construction Troops |
| CORD |
Central Ontario Regimental Depot |
| Cos |
Companies |
| COTC |
Canadian Officer’s Training Corps |
| Coy |
Company |
| CPB |
Canadian Pioneer Battalion |
| CPC |
Canadian Postal Corps |
| CPF |
Canadian Patriotic Front {see
explanation courtesy Peter Broznitsky & Bill Alexander} |
| Cpl |
Corporal |
| CQMS |
Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| CRA |
Commanding Royal Artillery |
| CRCC |
Canadian Railway Construction Corps |
| CRCR |
Canadian Reserve Calvary Regiment |
| CRD |
Canadian Remount Depot |
| CRE |
Commander Royal Engineers |
| CRO |
Canadian Records Office |
| Cr
St Geo |
Cross of Saint George (russia) |
| CRT |
Canadian Railway Troops |
| CSEF |
Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force |
| CSM |
Company Sergeant-Major |
| CSME |
Canadian School of Military
Engineering |
| CT |
Communication Trench [Ref: 60th Bn
War Diary] |
| CTC |
Canadian Tank Corps [Reference:
Regiments.org] |
| CTD |
Canadian Training Depot? |
| CWNS |
Canadian War Narrative Section |
| CWRO |
Canadian War Records Office |
| Cyc |
Cyclist |
| DA |
Dominion Arsenal |
| DA&QMG |
Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster
General |
| DAC |
Divisional Ammunition Company |
| DADMS |
Deputy Assistant Director of Medical
Services |
| DAG |
Deputy Adjutant General |
| DAP |
Divisional Aid Post |
| DAQMG |
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster
General (?) |
| DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| DCOR |
Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles |
| DCS |
Daily Casualty Summary |
| DCS |
Director of Chaplain Services |
| DD |
Deputy Director |
| DDMS |
Deputy Director of Medical Services |
| DDS |
Director of Dental Services |
| Dec |
Decoration |
| Dep |
Depot |
| Dept |
Department |
| Desp/Despatches |
Mentioned in Despatches |
| DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
| DGMS |
Director General Medical Services |
| Dgns |
Dragoons |
| DHS
(D Hist) |
Director Historical Section |
| Dir |
Director |
| D(iv)HQ |
Divisional Headquarters |
| dis
or disch |
discharged |
| Distr |
District |
| Div(nl) |
Division(al) |
| Div
Sig |
Divisional Signal(s) (Company) |
| DLI |
Durham Light Infantry |
| DM |
Deputy Minister |
| DMI |
Director of Military Intelligence |
| DMS |
Director of Medical Services |
| DND |
Department of National Defense |
| DNS |
Director of Naval Service |
| DO |
Daily Order (of a unit) |
| DOC |
Died of other causes |
| DOC |
District Officer Commanding |
| DOD |
Died of disease |
| DOH/Dom
Orth Hosp |
Dominion Orthopedic Hospital
(Toronto) |
| D
of W (DOW/Died of W) |
Died of wounds |
| D-Q
Line |
Drocourt-Queant Line |
| Dr |
Driver |
| DRO |
Divisional Routine Order |
| DRS |
District Recruiting Services |
| DSC
- Distinguished Service Cross |
|
| DSO |
Distinguished Service Order |
| Dvr |
Driver |
| E |
East |
| EB
/ ENT Bn |
Entrenching Battalion |
| Ech |
Echelon |
| EEF |
Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| emb |
embarked |
| Emp |
Employment |
| Eng |
Engineers |
| Eqpt |
Equipment |
| EOR |
Eastern Ontario Regiment |
| EORD |
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot |
| Ex/Exp |
Expeditionary |
| Exptl |
Experimental |
| FA |
Field Ambulance |
| FA |
Field Artillery |
| FAP |
First Aid Post |
| Fd
Amb |
Field Ambulance |
| FDS |
Field Dressing Station |
| FGCD |
Field General Court Martial |
| FGH |
Fort Garry Horse |
| FGHRR |
Fort Garry Horse Reserve Regiment |
| Fld |
Field |
| Flt |
Flight |
| FOH |
French Official History |
| FOO |
Forward Observation Officer |
| For |
Forestry |
| FP
No (or #) 1 or 2 |
Field Punishment Number One/Two |
| Frac |
Fractured |
| FTCE |
Field Troop Canadian Engineers |
| Gaz |
Gazetted |
| g |
gassed |
| GC |
Badge Good Conduct Badge |
| GCMG |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George |
| Gen |
General |
| GGBG |
Governor General's Body Guard |
| GGFG |
Governor General's Foot Guards |
| GH |
General Hospital |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| Gnr |
Gunner |
| GO |
General Order |
| GOC
(in Chief) |
General Officer Commanding (in Chief) |
| GOH |
German Official History |
| Gov
Gen |
Governor General |
| GS |
General Staff |
| GSO
(I, II, III) |
General Staff Officer |
| GSW |
Gunshot Wound |
| H/ |
Honorary (Rank) |
| Hdqrs |
Headquarters |
| HE |
High Explosive |
| HLI |
(29th Regiment) Highland Light
Infantry of Canada [Source: Regiments.org] |
| HMAT |
His Majesty’s Auxiliary Transport |
| HMCS |
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship |
| HMS |
His Majesty's Service |
| HMS |
His Majesty’s Ship |
| HMT/HMTS |
His Majesty's Troopship |
| Hon |
Honorary or Honourable |
| Hosp |
Hospital |
| How |
Howitzer |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HR |
Hospital Records |
| HRH |
His Royal Highness |
| Hrs |
Hours |
| HT |
Horse Transport |
| Hvy
/ Hy |
Heavy |
| Hwr |
Howitzer |
| i/c
or I/C |
in charge |
| IF of C |
(11th Regiment) Irish Fusiliers of
Canada [Source: Regiments.org] |
| IGC |
Imperial General Council |
| Imp/Impl |
Imperial |
| In/in |
inch |
| Indep |
Independent |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| inj |
injured |
| Inspr |
Inspector |
| Instr(s) |
Instructor(s) / instructional |
| inv
"wd" |
invalided wounded |
| ISO |
Imperial Service Order |
| K |
King or King's |
| KCB |
Knight Commander of the Bath |
| KCMG |
Knight Commander of Saint Michael and
Saint George |
| KIA |
Killed in action |
| Lab/Labty |
Laboratory |
| Lab
Bn |
Labour Battalion |
| LAC |
Library & Archives of Canada |
| LCpl
L/CPL |
Lance Corporal |
| Ld |
Lord |
| LdSH |
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal
Canadians) |
| LG
(Lon. Gaz.) |
London Gazette |
| LG |
Lewis Gun |
| LH |
Light Horse |
| LI |
Light Infantry |
| Lieut |
Lieutenant |
| Lieut-Col |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
| LMB |
Light Mortar Battery |
| L
of C |
Line(s) of Communication |
| LSH(RC) |
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal
Canadians) |
| Lt |
Lieutenant |
| Lt
Col (Lt-Col) |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| MAC |
Motor Ambulance Car? [Source: 6 Cdn
Fd Am War Diary] |
| Maj |
Major |
| Man |
Manitoba |
| M&D |
Medals & Decorations |
| MBE |
Member of the Order of the British
Empire |
| MC |
Military Cross |
| MD |
Military District (or Depot) |
| MD1 |
MD 1 Western Ontario
(London) |
| MD2 |
MD 2 Central Ontario
(Toronto) |
| MD3 |
MD 3 Eastern Ontario
(Kingston) |
| MD4 |
MD 4 Western Quebec
(Montreal) |
| MD5 |
MD 5 Eastern Quebec
(Quebec) |
| MD6 |
MD 6 Maritime Provinces
(Halifax) |
| MD11 |
MD 11 British Columbia
(Victoria) |
| MD12 |
MD 12 Saskatchewan
(Regina) |
| MD13 |
MD 13 Alberta (Calgary) |
| M
d'Hon |
Medaille d'Honneur (France) |
| MDS |
Main Dressing Station |
| Med
Bd |
Medical Board |
| MEF |
Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force |
| MG |
Machine Gun |
| MGGS |
Major General General Staff |
| MGRA |
Major General Royal Artillery |
| MGS |
Machine Gun Squadron |
| MH |
Military Hospital |
| MIA |
Missing in action |
| MID |
Mentioned in Despatches |
| Mil |
Military |
| Mil
Med |
Military Medal for Good Services
(Portugal) |
| Miss |
missing |
| ML |
Missing List |
| MLR
# |
? {followed by a date} |
| MM |
Military Medal |
| MMG |
Motor Machine Gun |
| M
Mil |
Medalle
Militaire (France) |
| MO |
Medical Officer |
| Mob |
Mobile |
| Mobn |
Mobilisation |
| MRD |
Manitoba Regimental Depot |
| MS |
Military Secretary |
| MSA |
Military Service Act (Canada 1917) |
| MSB |
Military Service Branch |
| MSM |
Meritorious Service Medal |
| M
St Geo |
Medal of Saint George (Russia) |
| MT
or Mech Tpt |
Military/Mechanical Transport |
| MVO |
Member of the Royal Victorian Order
(4th or 5th Class) |
| NB |
New Brunswick |
| NCO |
Non Commissioned Officer |
| NF |
Neutralising Fire |
| No(s) |
Number(s) |
| NPAM |
Non-Permanent Active Militia |
| NREF |
North Russian Expeditionary Force |
| NS |
Nova Scotia |
| NSRD |
Nova Scotia Regimental Depot |
| NYD |
not yet determined |
| OBE |
Officer of the Order of the British
Empire |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| Off |
Office |
| Offr |
Officer |
| OM |
Overseas Minister |
| OMFC |
Overseas Military Forces of Canada |
| Ont |
Ontario |
| OO |
Operation(al) Order |
| OP |
Observation Post |
| OR |
Other Ranks |
| OR |
Ontario Regiment |
| Ord |
Ordnance |
| OS
or O/S |
Overseas |
| OTC |
Officer Training Center or Officer
Training Candidate |
| P
& S |
Plaque & Scroll (Memorial) |
| PAC |
Public Archives of Canada |
| PC |
Privy Council (Order) |
| Pdr |
Pounder |
| PEI |
Prince Edward Island |
| PFO |
Probationary Flight Officer |
| Pion |
Pioneer |
| PL |
Platoon |
| Pmr |
Paymaster |
| Pnr |
Pioneer |
| POW |
Prisoner of War |
| PP |
Princess Pat's (Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry) |
| PPCLI |
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light
Infantry |
| PQ |
Province of Quebec |
| pres |
presumed |
| Prev |
Previously |
| Probr |
Probationer |
| Proc |
proceeded |
| Pte |
Private |
| Pt
II O (Pt II D.O.) |
Part II Orders (Part II Daily Orders) |
| Ptn |
Platoon |
| PUO |
Pyrexia of unknown origin |
| QF |
Quick Firing |
| QM |
Quartermaster |
| QMG |
Quartermaster General |
| QMS |
Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Qr-Mr |
Quarter Master |
| QR |
Quebec Regiment |
| QRD |
Quebec Regimental Depot |
| R |
Royal |
| RA |
Royal Artillery |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
| RAVC |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps |
| RAP |
Regimental Aid Post |
| Rats. |
(?) [Ref. 2nd CIB Letter 29 Mar 1917] |
| RC |
Royal Canadians |
| RCA |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
| RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
| R
Can Dns |
Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| R
Can H Art |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| R
Can R |
Royal Canadian Regiment |
| RCD |
Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| RCGA |
Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery |
| RCHA |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| RCN |
Royal Canadian Navy |
| RCR |
Royal Canadian Regiment |
| RCSE |
Royal Canadian Signal Engineers |
| R
Can Sig Eng |
Royal Canadian Signal Engineers |
| RE |
Royal Engineers |
| Regt
/ Rgt. |
Regiment |
| Reinf |
Reinforcements |
| rem |
remained |
| Rep |
Repatriated |
| rept/Reptd |
reported |
| Res |
Reserve |
| RFA |
Royal Field Artillery |
| RFB |
Reported from Base |
| RFC |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Rfts |
Reinforcements |
| RGA |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
| RHC |
Royal Highlanders of Canada |
| Rif |
Rifles |
| RN |
Royal Navy |
| RNAS |
Royal Naval Air Service |
| RNCVR |
Royal Navy Canadian Volunteer Reserve |
| RNVR |
Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve |
| RNWMP |
Royal Northwest Mounted Police |
| RO |
Routine Order |
| RQMS |
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant |
| RR
(R/R) |
Railroad/Rail Road |
| RSM |
Regimental Sergeant-Major |
| RTC |
Returned to Corps |
| RTO |
Regimental Transport Officer (?)
[Ref. 2nd CIB Letter 29 Mar 1917] |
| RTU |
Returned to Unit |
| Ry |
Railway |
| SAA |
Small Arms Ammunition |
| San |
Sanitary or Sanitation |
| San
Sec |
Sanitary Section |
| Sask |
Saskatchewan |
| Sdn |
Squadron |
| Sec |
Secretary |
| Sec |
Section, Section or Second |
| Secd |
Seconded |
| SEF |
Siberian Expeditionary Force |
| Shr
W |
Shrapnel Wound |
| Sgr |
Signaller |
| Sgt |
Sergeant |
| Sgt
Maj |
Sergeant Major |
| Sig |
Signal, Signals or Signaling |
| SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
| SOS |
Struck off strength (of a unit) (in
the field) |
| Spec |
Specialist |
| Spr |
Sapper |
| Sqdn
Sqn |
Squadron |
| Sr |
Senior |
| ss |
(invalided: suffering from shell shock) |
| SS |
Steamship |
| St |
Standing (Medical Board) |
| Sta
or Stat |
Stationary |
| Stat(y)
Hosp |
Stationary Hospital |
| Sub-
Lieut |
Sub-Lieutenant |
| Subs |
subsequently |
| Sup
or Supp |
Supplement |
| Surg |
Surgeon |
| Surg
Gen |
Surgeon General |
| Svce |
Service |
| SW |
Shrapnel (Shell) wound |
| TD |
Training Depot |
| Tel
or Tele |
Telegram or Telephone? |
| TM |
Trench Mortar |
| TMB |
Trench Mortar Battery |
| TMS |
Trench Mortar School |
| Tnlg |
Tunnelling |
| TO |
Transport Officer |
| TOS |
Taken on strength (of a unit) |
| Tpr |
Trooper |
| Tps |
Troops |
| Tpt |
Transport |
| trans |
transferred |
| Tr
or Trg |
Training |
| Trlr |
Trawler |
| U |
University |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| Univ |
University |
| unk |
unknown |
| U
of T |
University of Toronto |
| U
of T O/S Tr Coy |
University of Toronto Overseas
Training Company |
| USA |
United States Army |
| VAD |
Volunteer Aid Detachment |
| VC |
Victoria Cross |
| VD |
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration or
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration |
| VDG |
venereal disease - gonorrhea |
| VDS |
venereal disease-syphilis |
| Vet
or Vety |
Veterinary |
| VG
(of Canada) |
Veterans Guard (of Canada) |
| VO |
Veterinary Officer |
| VRC |
Victoria Rifles of Canada |
| Wd |
Wounded Not Yet Determined
Nervousness (Neurasthenia) |
| W |
West |
| w/ |
with |
| WB |
Whizz Bang (Slang: High Velocity
Shell) [Ref: 60th Bn War Diary] |
| WD |
War Department |
| WD |
War Diary |
| WNYDN |
Wounded Not Yet Determined
Nervousness (Neurasthenia) |
| WO |
Warrant Officer |
| WO |
War Office |
| WOR |
Western Ontario Regiment |
| WORD |
Western Ontario Regimental Depot |
| W/T |
Wireless Telegraphy |
| Wt
Offr |
Warrant Officer |
| YMCA |
Young
Men’s Christian Association |
