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
Thomson
First Names
James Alexander Skene
Rank
Lieut
Regiment / Department
3rd Goorkha (Kemaoon) Regt
Medal Rolls
MR9
Source abbrevs
SH295 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo Ellis
Original Text from book
Thomson, Lieut. James Alexander Skene, B.S.C. (Probationer) 3rd Goorkha (Kemaoon) Regt., MR9 [= Thomas]; 100th (Prince of Wales Royal Canadian) Regt.), 3rd Goorkha (Kemaoon) Regt. (attached) SH295, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; photo Ellis no. 146
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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