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
Newall
First Names
William Potter
Rank
Lieut promoted to Capt
Regiment / Department
2nd (Prince of Wales Own) Goorkha Regt
Medal Rolls
MR8
Source abbrevs
SH293 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Newall, Lieut. (promoted to Capt.) William Potter, B.S.C., 2nd (Prince of Wales Own) Goorkha Regt., MR8 (2 refs.) SH293, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, 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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