Our thanks to William Trousdale, who permitted FIBIS to create this searchable database of the A-Z name index found in his book, The British in Afghanistan, vol I.
Below is a list of the most frequently used abbreviations and acronyms.
Surname
Bergin
First Names
James
Rank
LanceSergt
Soldier No
1241
Regiment / Department
78th (Highland) Regt The Ross shire Buffs
Died / Killed / KIA
1 Dec 1880
Source abbrevs
BACSA
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
Creagh and Humphris The Victoria Cross / RVC / Parry
Original Text from book
Bergin, Lance Sergt. James, V.C. (1241) 78th (Highland) Regt., The Ross shire Buffs, d. Poona 1 Dec. 1880 [source BACSA inquiry, where regt. no. 949 is given]; biog. and photo Creagh and Humphris, The Victoria Cross, p. 86, RVC, p. 29, no. 86, provides contradictory data; ref. Parry, p. 298
Transcriber remarks
[VC] Victoria Cross / [d] died. Also listed in Annex 2, MORTALITY. Trousdale The British in Afghanistan 1878 -1881.
Systematic Compilation of Officers, Other Ranks, Civil Officials, and Other Individuals Present in Afghanistan during The Second Afghan War. Annotated with references to military service, diaries, memoirs, biographies and photographs.
If you found this useful then why not join FIBIS to get all the benefits from membership and help this work to continue. You can now join on-line in the FIBIS Shop...