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
Butson
First Names
Strange Gould
Rank
Capt
Regiment / Department
9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers
Died / Killed / KIA
13 Dec 1879
Source abbrevs
SH154 / SB31 / HAAL79 / HAAL80 / F70
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
IOL&R N/1/173 / photo Shadbolt / NAM / B&S
Original Text from book
Butson, Capt. Strange Gould, 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers, SH154, SB31, HAAL:79, HAAL:80, p. 658, F70; KIA 13 Dec. 1879, buried Kabul/Sherpur 15 Dec. 1879, J.W. Adams, Chaplain; no extant (Aug. 1993 [Willasey-Wilsey]) memorial stone at Kabul/ Sherpur cemetery; IOL&R N/1/173 (buried Kabul/ Sherpur); photo Shadbolt, pl. III, NAM (neg. 26349) B&S 72
Transcriber remarks
[KIA] Killed in acton. Also listed in Annex 2, MORTALITY. Trousdale The British in Afghanistan 1878 -1881.
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.
If you found this useful then why not join FIBIS to get all the benefits from membership and help this work to continue. You can now join on-line in the FIBIS Shop...