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
Hart
First Names
Robert
Rank
Colour Sergt
Soldier No
1402
Regiment / Department
92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment
Medal Rolls
MR6 / MR13
Sick / Wounded
13 Dec 1879
Died / Killed / KIA
20 Nov 1880
Source abbrevs
F92
Original Text from book
Hart, Colour Sergt. Robert [1402] 92nd [Gordon Highlanders] Regt., MR6, d. 20 Nov. 1880, F92, w. Kabul 13 Dec. 1879; Kabul Kandahar Field Force, Aug. Sept. 1880, MR13, d. [Kandahar] 20 Nov. 1880 [MR6, MR13]
Transcriber remarks
[w] wounded, [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.
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...