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
Talbot
First Names
Milo George
Rank
Lieut the Hon
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls
MR2 / MR8 / MR13
Source abbrevs
SH145 / SH188 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo NAM / Burke / REI / Scott Moncrieff Canals & Campaigns
Original Text from book
Talbot, Lieut. the Hon. Milo George, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) Asst. Field Engineer, 1st Peshawar Division, Afghan Field Force, MR2, MR8, trans. to Survey Department, SH145, SH188, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82 [Index: for p. 211, read p. 212]; Kabul-Kandahar Field Force, Aug.-Sept. 1880, MR13, Survey Department; photo NAM (negs. 01264, 6170) Burke 211, (neg. 6188) Burke 207, (neg. 6189) Burke 209, (neg. 6222) Burke 269; photo REI class 779 (581) album 6/6, p. 46, and album group 6/44, p. 42, p. 43 (Burke 208), 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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