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
Woodthorpe
First Names
Robert Gosset
Rank
Capt and Bt Maj
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls
MR2
Source abbrevs
SH148 / SH190 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo NAM / Burke / B&S/ photo REI album
Original Text from book
Woodthorpe, Capt. and Bt. Maj. Robert Gosset, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) MR2, SH148, SH190, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, HAAL:81, HAAL:82; photo NAM (neg. 6188) Burke 207, (neg. 6189) Burke 209, (neg. 6222) Burke 269, (neg. 6224) Burke 166, (neg. 23954) B&S 60, NAM 5504-42, p. 17, B&S 61; photo REI album group 6/44, p. 42, p. 43 (Burke 208)
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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