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
Oakes
First Names
J H
Rank
Private
Soldier No
1673
Regiment / Department
9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers A Troop
Medal Rolls
MR1
Died / Killed / KIA
1879
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
MS Letters NAM acc
Original Text from book
Oakes, Private J.H. (1673) 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers: A Troop. MR1, d. Kabul 1879; MS letters NAM acc. no. 8108 18 [poss. ident. to Oaks, Private Henry, q.v.]
Transcriber remarks
[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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