Glossary

In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Here you can find out what they mean.

Y & L

The York and Lancaster Regiment

Y Amm Pk, 2nd ANZAC Corps

Y Ammunition Park, 2nd ANZAC Corps (formerly known as 2nd ANZAC Corps Ammunition Park) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

Y gun

Aftermost gun position

Two barrelled, anti submarine gun, shaped like the letter Y (USA)

Y Sup Col, 2nd ANZAC Corps

Y Supply Column, 2nd ANZAC Corps (Y Sup Col, 2nd ANZAC Corps)

Y2A MTM Bty

Y2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

Y5A MTM Bty

Y5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

Y?line

One of the parallel lines extending from north to south in the military grid system of a military map (USA)

Yak

Soviet fighter aircraft from the Yakolev Design Bureau

YANKEE STATION

Patrol area of United States Navy aircraft carriers in Gulf of Tonkin

Yeo

Yeoman of Signals (First World War)

YG beacon

Homing beacon (RAAF, Second World War)

YLI

Yorkshire Light Infantry

YMCA

Young Men's Christian Association

YMS

Yacht Minesweeper

Yug

Yugoslavia

YWCA

Young Women's Christian Association