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
Burlton Bennet
First Names
Arthur
Rank
Lieut
Regiment / Department
10th (The Duke of Cambridges Own) Regt Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
Medal Rolls / Victoria Cross
MR9
Died / Killed / KIA
23 Oct 1879
Source abbrevs
SH121 / SH257 / SB29
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo Shadbolt
Original Text from book
Burlton Bennet, Lieut. Arthur, B.S.C., 10th (The Duke of Cambridges Own) Regt. Bengal Cavalry (Lancers), MR9, d. England 24 Oct. 1879 [MR], SH121, SH257, SB29, d. Norwood 23 Oct. 1879, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, p. 658a; photo Shadbolt, pl. III
Transcriber remarks
[BSC] Bengal Staff Corps / [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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