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Series
Royal Hospital Chelsea: Personal Files of Deceased Pensioners
Catalogue reference: WO 324
What's it about?
WO 324
This series comprises selected files of in-pensioners who died while resident in the hospital.The papers provide a record of the in-pensioners' stay at the hospital, in that they include the man's original request for entry (including...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 324
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Hospital Chelsea: Personal Files of Deceased Pensioners
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1923-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises selected files of in-pensioners who died while resident in the hospital.
The papers provide a record of the in-pensioners' stay at the hospital, in that they include the man's original request for entry (including correspondence between the applicant and the hospital and his completed application form, listing his record of service, medals, wounds etc); details of his medical history during his stay (including full treatment particulars); and any other matters related to his life in the hospital. Also included are details of death, and any testamentary instructions made by the in-pensioner, concerning his personal belongings and monetary affairs.
The dates given in the list relate to the contents of the file itself, not to the period of residence in the hospital (although there will, in fact, be little difference between the two).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Within each transfer the records are listed in alphabetical order of surname of the in-pensioner.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- 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)
- 269 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Selection was on the basis of pensioners who died between 1955 and 1980, having been in-pensioners for at least 10 years.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14528/
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