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
Upperton
First Names
John
Rank
Maj promoted to Lt Col
Regiment / Department
16th Regt Bengal Cavalry
Source abbrevs
HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo IOL&R
Original Text from book
Upperton, Maj. (promoted to Lt.-Col.) John, B.S.C., Commandant 16th Regt. Bengal Cavalry, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; photo IOL&R photo 50, 17A, cat. no. 8660109 [not in MR, SH; service uncertain]
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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