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
Burn Murdoch
First Names
John
Rank
Lieut
Regiment / Department
Royal Engineers (Bengal Sappers and Miners)
Medal Rolls / Victoria Cross
MR2
Source abbrevs
SH190 / F70 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / HAAL81 / HAAL82
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
photo REI / [Burke]
Original Text from book
Burn Murdoch, Lieut. John, R.E. (Bengal Sappers and Miners) MR2, SH190, F70, HAAL:79 and HAAL:80, p.212, HAAL:81 and HAAL:82, p. 211 [HAAL Index: precedes surname Burns]; 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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