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
Robert
Rank
Private
Soldier No
868
Regiment / Department
58th Bde 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regt
Medal Rolls
MR6
Original Text from book
Thomson, Private Robert (868) 58th Bde. 72nd (Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders) Regt., MR6 [poss. ident. to preceding]
Transcriber remarks
[poss ident to preceding] Thomson Lance-Corpl Robert (597)
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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