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
Anderson
First Names
Wardlaw Cortlandt
Rank
Maj
Regiment / Department
3rd Regt Punjab Cavalry PFF
Medal Rolls
MR8 / MR14
Source abbrevs
SH117 / SH302 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo NAM / Burke
Original Text from book
Anderson, Maj. Wardlaw Cortlandt, B.S.C.; 3rd Regt. Punjab Cavalry, P.F.F., MR8 (2 refs.) SH117, SH302, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; Kabul Kandahar Field Force, Aug. Sept. 1880, MR14; photo NAM (negs. 3360 & 6198) Burke 237(a) [In Burkes published list this is no. 264; there are in fact three separate plates numbered 237 (Ed.)]
Transcriber remarks
[BSC] Bengal Staff Corps. [PFF] Punjab Frontier or Field Force. [negs] negatives
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...