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
North
First Names
John
Rank
Surg
Regiment / Department
Madras Medical Department
Medal Rolls
MR12
Source abbrevs
SH349 /HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
North, Surg. John, Madras Medical Department, crossed frontier 18 Aug. 1880, served with 2nd Div. Kandahar Field Force during occupation of Kandahar, MR12, SH349 [= Surg. Maj.] HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82
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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