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Series
Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Documents of Soldiers Awarded Deferred Pensions
Catalogue reference: WO 131
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WO 131
These consist of discharge documents of pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; and of nominal rolls of soldiers awarded pensions to commence some time after the dates of their discharges. The nominal rolls are indexed. Electronic images of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 131
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Documents of Soldiers Awarded Deferred Pensions
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838-1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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These consist of discharge documents of pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; and of nominal rolls of soldiers awarded pensions to commence some time after the dates of their discharges.
The nominal rolls are indexed.
Electronic images of these records can be searched online through our partner website.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The discharge documents are arranged in alphabetical order, and the nominal rolls in chronological order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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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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44 box(es)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14338/
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