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
Walker
First Names
George
Rank
Private
Soldier No
2056
Regiment / Department
72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regt
Medal Rolls
MR6
Sick / Wounded
6 Oct 1879
Died / Killed / KIA
8 Oct 1879
Source abbrevs
F91
Original Text from book
Walker, Private George (2056) 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regt., MR6, d. of wounds sustained at Charasiah 8 Oct. 1879, F91, w. Charasiah 6 Oct. 1879
Transcriber remarks
[w] wounded, [d] died. Also listed in Annex 2, MORTALITY. Trousdale The British in Afghanistan 1878-1881.
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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