Meanings
- abbreviationacronymhistoricalWomen's Royal Australian Naval Service
By the time of the Japanese surrender, there were 2704 women enlisted in the WRANS or the RANNS, nearly 7 per cent of the strength of the RAN.
2009, Ian Pfennigwerth, Royal Australian Navy & MacArthur
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