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
Ireland
First Names
J T
Rank
Sergt
Soldier No
10494
Regiment / Department
No 3 (Co)Company Bombay Sappers and Miners
Medal Rolls
MR9
Died / Killed / KIA
30 Jun 1880
Original Text from book
Ireland, Sergt. J.T. (10494) R.E., No. 3 Co., Bombay Sappers and Miners, MR9, d. 30 June 1880 [place unrec.]
Transcriber remarks
[RE] Royal Engineers / [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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