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
Stuart
First Names
Capt
Rank
William Thomas
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls
MR2 / MR8 / MR9
Source abbrevs
HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo REI / Scott Moncrieff Canals & Campaigns
Original Text from book
Stuart, Capt. William Thomas, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) MR2, Signals Corps, 2nd phase, at Jalalabad, Safed Sang, Jugdulluk, MR8, B.S.C., MR9, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; photo REI class 779 (581) album 6/6, p. 46, Scott Moncrieff, Canals & Campaigns, p. 49, at Safed Sang
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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