England, Middlesex, Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Discharge Documents of Pensioners (WO 122), 1760-1887

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index to military records from the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the years 1760-1887. The original records are held by the National Archives (reference number WO 122) and the index was created by Findmypast.

From 1692 until 1955, all army veteran pensions were administered and paid from the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Payments to retired officers, called half-pay, were not considered pensions, so the records in this collection primarily contain information on regular soldiers.

The records for the years 1760 through 1872 are arranged by regiment, then alphabetically by surname. The regiments included in this collection are the King’s German Legion, the foreign Veteran’s Battalion, and the Royal Foreign Wagon Train. While patients treated in the hospital served in military units of the United Kingdom, some of them were born outside of the United Kingdom, with a significant number of them being from Germany.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Examination list, 1816

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  Discharge, 1816

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  Patient's service certificate, 1816

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