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
Spooner
First Names
Walter Boulton
Rank
Vet Surg
Regiment / Department
Army Veterinary Department
Medal Rolls
MR7
Source abbrevs
HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Spooner, Vet. Surg. Walter Boulton, Army Veterinary Department, "employed in charge of Water Mules carrying water for the wounded during the Battle of Kandahar [1 Sept. 1880]" MR7 (3 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.
If you found this useful then why not join FIBIS to get all the benefits from membership and help this work to continue. You can now join on-line in the FIBIS Shop...