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
Edge
First Names
W
Rank
Private later Drummer
Soldier No
2895
Regiment / Department
30th Regt Madras Native Infantry (Crewe)
Medal Rolls
MR12
Original Text from book
Edge, Private (later Drummer) W. (2895) 30th Regt. Madras N.I. (Crewe) MR12
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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