Names Index – W – (Photo Credit Alistair (LA) Campbell – Royal Marine Official Photographer.) Royal Marines of 40 Commando raise the British Flag on West Falkland after the Argentine surrender.
Walker Stream – Guardsman Andrew Walker. 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. A tributary stream of the Warrah River, flowing north from a valley between Tent Mountain, Rocky Mountain and Poncho Hill above Port Howard, West Falkland. Freshwater.
Wallis Island – WEMN2 Barry James Wallis. Royal Navy, HMS Sheffield. Largest of four tussac islands of Top Island in River Harbour, West Falkland. Land.
Walpole Tarn – Corporal Edward Thomas Walpole. Royal Green Jackets and 22nd Special Air Service Regiment. Tarn east of Clay Mountain above Port Howard, West Falkland. Freshwater.
Ward Cove – Lance Corporal Christopher Francis Ward. Army, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Cove close east of the entrance to Hill Gap on the West Falkland side of Falkland Sound. Land.
Lofty Watts Hill – Corporal Laurence George Watts. Royal Marines, 42 Commando, Royal Marines. The summit (414 feet elevation) of Middle Island in King George Bay, West Falkland. Land.
Weaver Islet – Guardsman James Francis Weaver. Army, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Small tussac islet inside Duperrey Harbour on the south shire of Berkeley Sound, East Falkland. Land.
Wellstead Point – L/Cook Adrian Kelvin Wellstead. Royal Navy, HMS Sheffield. Point on the north shore of Christmas Harbour, West Falkland. Land.
Welsh Hill – MAA Brian Welsh. Royal Navy, HMS Sheffield. Prominent Hill (700 foot elevation) between Calm Head and Wood Cove, West Falkland. Land.
West Pond – Private Philip Alexander West. Army, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Pond between Rodeo Mountain and Rabbit Mountain near the source of the San Carlos River and Fork of the Brooks, East Falkland. Freshwater.
White Hill – AWEA2 Philip Patrick White. Royal Navy, HMS Coventry. Hill in Round Hill Camp, West Falkland. Land.
White Point – ALMEM(M) Stephen James. Royal Navy, HMS Ardent. Northern tip of Staats Island between Weddell Island and Beaver Island. West Falkland. Land.
Mount Whitford – ALMEM(E) Gary Whitford. Royal Navy, HMS Ardent. Summit (550 feet elevation) of a hill at the north entrance to Hoste Inlet in Port Stephens, West Falklands. Land.
Whitley Point – Mrs Susan Whitley, Falkland Islands Civilian. Western Point of Sea Lion Island in the Sea Lion Island group. Land.
Wight Arm – Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Wight. Army, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Eastern Arm of Double Creek West Arm, West Falkland. Sea.
Wigley Lagoon – Sergeant Malcolm Wigley. Army, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Tidal lagoon north of White Bluff on the north side of Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Sea.
Williams Inlet – Guardsman David Richard Williams. 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. East arm of Chaffers Gullet, West Falkland. Sea.
Williams Hill – MEM(M)1 Gilbert Stephen Williams. Royal Navy, HMS Ardent. Hill (380 metres or feet? elevation) in Diamond Corner Camp. Land.
Williams Point – WEAAPP Ian Robert Williams. Royal Navy, HMS Coventry. Westernmost point of North Fur in the Jason Islands group, West Falkland. Land.
Williams Islet – Cook Kevin Joseph. Royal Navy. HMS Sheffield. Small tussac islet on the north side of the channel into Shallow Harbour at Lively Island, East Falkland. Land.
Wilson Cove – Marine David Wilson. Royal Marines, 45 Commando, Royal Marines. Bay on the southwest side of Governor Island. Land.
Wilson Point – Corporal Scott Wilson. 9th Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers. Northern tip of Tea Island, West Falkland. Land.
Wood Point – Captain David Alexander Wood. Army, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Prominent point at the west end of Philimore Island off Lively Island, East Falkland. Land.
Woodhead Lagoon – Lieutenant Commander John Stuart Woodhead DSC. Royal Navy, HMS Sheffield. Tidal Lagoon on the north side of Christmas Harbour, West Falkland. Sea.
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