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
North
First Names
William
Rank
Capt and Bt Maj
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls
MR2 / MR8
Source abbrevs
SH139 / SH186 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo REI / Scott Moncrieff Canals and Campaigns
Original Text from book
North, Capt. and Bt. Maj. William, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners), 2nd in Command Sappers and Miners with Khyber Field Force, MR2, MR8, SH139, SH186, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; photo REI class 779 no. 18 acc. no. 7751 album 4/5, p. 2, and class 779 (581) album 6/6, p.46, and album group 6/44, p. 42, p. 43 (Burke 208) p. 44, Scott Moncrieff, Canals & Campaigns, p. 49, at Safed Sang
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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