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
Prinsep
First Names
Arthur Haldimand
Rank
Maj promoted to Lt Col
Regiment / Department
Bengal Cavalry (late 4th European Light Cavalry) 11th (Prince of Wales) Regt Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
Medal Rolls
MR9
Source abbrevs
SH258 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Prinsep, Maj. (promoted to Lt.-Col.) Arthur Haldimand, Bengal Cavalry (late 4th European Light Cavalry) 11th (Prince of Wales) Regt. Bengal Cavalry (Lancers), MR9, SH258, 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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