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Series
Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners, Foreigners' Regiments
Catalogue reference: WO 122
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WO 122
These include reports of Medical Boards on invalid soldiers of the King's German Legion, Foreign Veteran Battalions and the Royal Foreign Wagon Train, recommended for pensions on the disbandment of their regiments; with certificates of service....
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WO 122
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners, Foreigners' Regiments
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Date (When the record was created)
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1816-1817
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Description (What the record is about)
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These include reports of Medical Boards on invalid soldiers of the King's German Legion, Foreign Veteran Battalions and the Royal Foreign Wagon Train, recommended for pensions on the disbandment of their regiments; with certificates of service.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1682-1682
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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14 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14330/
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