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
Burke
First Names
John
Rank
Mr
Regiment / Department
Photographer
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
National Army Museum
Original Text from book
Burke, Mr. John, photographer, with studios in Peshawar and Murree, and later in Lahore; produced most complete photographic record of the war; during 1st phase at Safed Sang and Gundamak primarily; during 2nd phase he was unofficially in the Kabul area primarily; major collection National Army Museum, Chelsea, London; pub. catalogues (scarce) of all photographs taken in Afghanistan (over 200); photographed both phases of war, but coverage is primarily of 2nd phase when he was in Afghanistan from ca. Nov. 1879 till April or May 1880; files and pubs. of NAM consistently refer to James Burke; Mr. Omar Khan, of Islamabad and San Francisco, producing a documentary book and film on Burkes life and career (in progress 1992) (Ed.)
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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