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
Boulderson
First Names
William Patrick Oliphant
Rank
Capt promoted to Maj MSC
Regiment / Department
15th Regt Madras NI
Medal Rolls / Victoria Cross
MR12 [2refs]
Source abbrevs
SH319 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Boulderson, Capt. (promoted to Maj.) William Patrick Oliphant, M.S.C., 15th Regt. Madras N.I. (Davis) MR12 (2 refs.) SH319, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82
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.
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