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
Swinton
First Names
Lieut
Rank
John James
Regiment / Department
Royal Artillery Ordnance Depot
Medal Rolls
MR3
Source abbrevs
SH145 / SH179 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Original Text from book
Swinton, Lieut. John James, R.A., Ordnance Depot Landi Kotal and Safed Sang; Northern Afghanistan Ordnance Field Park, MR3, SH145, SH179, 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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