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
Woods
First Names
James Augustus
Rank
Vet Surg
Regiment / Department
9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers, Veterinary Department (Bengal)
Medal Rolls
MR1 / MR13
Source abbrevs
SH155 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
MS letters NAM acc
Original Text from book
Woods, Vet.-Surg. James Augustus, 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers, Veterinary Department (Bengal) MR1, SH155, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; Kabul-Kandahar Field Force, Aug.-Sept. 1880, MR13; MS letters NAM acc. no. 7205-80
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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