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Title: National Archives - Chance
Post by: steph49 on Wednesday 31 August 05 08:01 BST (UK)

Could somebody please explain to me, slowly, how to find my way round the National Archives.  My ggg grandfather Bernard (possibly Barnard) Chance b 1765 Eversholt, died Westoning, was a Chelsea Pensioner.  I have been trying to get hold of his war records but am getting nowhere.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you 
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Title: Re: National Archives - Chance
Post by: casalguidi on Wednesday 31 August 05 09:31 BST (UK)

Hi Steph

Do you mean the website or the actual archives themselves in Kew, London?

Casalguidi

Title: Re: National Archives - Chance
Post by: steph49 on Wednesday 31 August 05 19:49 BST (UK)

Hi
I mean the website, I'm totally confused.
Steph

Title: Re: National Archives - Chance
Post by: casalguidi on Thursday 01 September 05 18:45 BST (UK)

Hi Steph

Have a look at the research leaflet for soldiers discharged to pension:

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=14

Most of the soldiers discharged to pension appear in the online index (search the catalogue "procat" for chance with class/serial ref WO97 but he doesn't appear I'm afraid so it looks like a trip to Kew to find him in the records perhaps.

There is also a leaflet for Soldiers' Pensions:

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=15

Do you have any more info ie. when was he in the army/discharged/died?  Where did the "Chelsea Pensioner" info come from?  Any idea of regiment?

Best wishes

Casalguidi

Title: Re: National Archives - Chance
Post by: steph49 on Thursday 01 September 05 19:12 BST (UK)

Hi
Many thanks for replying.  I was given this info and took it at face value - I'll have to go away and check it.
Thanks so much for the advice, I'll print it off and keep it for future use.
 :-*
Steph