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
Kent
First Names
George
Rank
Band Sergt
Soldier No
728
Regiment / Department
9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers B Troop
Medal Rolls
MR1
Source abbrevs
F71
Original Text from book
Kent, Band Sergt. George (728) 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers: B Troop, MR1, F71
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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