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
Blyth
First Names
Frederick Samuel
Rank
Col and local Brig Gen
Regiment / Department
40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regt
Medal Rolls / Victoria Cross
MR7 [2refs]
Source abbrevs
SH120 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Blyth, Col. and local Brig. Gen. Frederick Samuel, Staff, 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regt., MR7 (2 refs.) Commanded 1st Bde. 2nd Div. Peshawar Valley Field Force, SH120, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82, retired 6 Aug. 1879 with rank of Maj. Gen.
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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