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
Edwards
First names
Corpl promoted to Lance Sergt
Rank
George
Soldier no
1859
Orig Text from book
*Edwards, Corpl. promoted to Lance-Sergt. George (1859) E Co. 2nd Battn. 67th (South Hampshire) Regt., w. Doaba 10 Nov. 1879, buried Kabul/Sherpur [see main entry for rank variants]
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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