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
Gainsborough
First Names
J
Rank
2nd Corpl
Soldier No
13855
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls
MR2 / MR8
Original Text from book
Gainsborough, 2nd Corpl. J. (13855) R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) MR2, MR8 [= regt. no. 13056]
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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