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
Beresford Peirse
First Names
William John de la Poer
Rank
Lieut promoted to Capt
Regiment / Department
66th (Berkshire) Regt
Medal Rolls / Victoria Cross
MR6
Source abbrevs
SH119 / SH224 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Beresford Peirse, Lieut. (promoted to Capt.) William John de la Poer, 66th (Berkshire) Regt., MR6 [= Peirse, W.J. de la B., q.v.] SH119, SH224, 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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