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
Dancaster
First names
Lance Corpl
Rank
Arthur
Soldier no
1475
Orig Text from book
*Dancaster, Lance-Corpl. Arthur (1475) 9th (The Queens Royal) Lancers: A Troop, aged 27, KIA Kabul 11 Dec. 1879, buried Kabul/Sherpur 12 Dec. 1879, J.W. Adams, Chaplain, name on regt. memorial stone (extant Aug. 1993 [Willasey-Wilsey]) cemetery Kabul/Sherpur [F= Doncaster]
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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