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
Oliphant
First Names
George Albert
Rank
1st Class Vet Surg
Regiment / Department
Army Veterinary Department (Bengal)
Medal Rolls
MR 7
Source abbrevs
HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Oliphant, 1st Class Vet. Surg. George Albert, Army Veterinary Department (Bengal) Kurram Valley, "Crossed the Frontier at Thull on the 14th October 1879," MR7 (2 refs.) 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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