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
Young
First Names
Robert
Rank
Regt Sergt Man
Soldier No
705
Regiment / Department
8th (The Kings Royal Irish Hussars
Medal Rolls
MR1
Source abbrevs
F71 / F164
Original Text from book
Young, Regt. Sergt.-Maj. Robert (705) 8th (The Kings Royal Irish) Hussars, MR1; Sergt.-Maj. 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers, F71, later Troop Sergt.-Maj., 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers, F164 (Distinguished Conduct Medal)
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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