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
Sim
First Names
George Hamilton
Rank
Lieut
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls
MR2
Source abbrevs
SH144/ SH190/ HAAL79/ HAAL80/ HAAL81/ HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
REI
Original Text from book
Sim, Lieut. George Hamilton, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) MR2, SH144, SH190, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; brief diary in REI library; photo REI class 779 no. 18 acc. no. 7751 album 4/5, p. 2, and album group 6/44, p. 42, p. 43 (Burke 208), p. 44
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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