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
Gordon
First Names
George Huntley Blair
Rank
Lieut
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers(Bengal Sappers and Miners) Asst Field Engineer
Medal Rolls
MR2/MR8
Source abbrevs
SH189 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
REI
Original Text from book
Gordon, Lieut. George Huntley Blair, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) Asst. Field Engineer, Khyber Field Force, at Safed Sang and Kabul, 2nd phase, MR2, MR8, SH189, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; photo REI class 779 no. 18 acc. no 7751 album 4/5, p. 2, and album group 6/44, p. 44
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...