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
Downing
First Names
John George
Rank
Lieut
Regiment / Department
72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regt
Medal Rolls
MR6
Source abbrevs
SH232 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Downing, Lieut. John George, 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regt., MR6 [= Downey] SH232, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81; M.S.C., 11th Regt. Madras N.I. (Macneile - Syed Homed) 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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