Help Please Family Story

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Hope  some one can help me find out if this family story is true.
 The story goes that my  GGGGrandfather Frederick NATT (born 1804 Cobham Kent) while in the  Navy had his hand blown off by a cannon when fighting Pirates . He is said to have received a pension from the Navy up until his death in 1880 in Australia.
Would there be Naval records to support this. I have checked The National Archives but have found nothing. Any advice would be welcome.
Cheers Leonie

[goggy]

c more, got the same sort of tale in my lot,and if I could work out which person G'G'Ma was on about I'd be a lot happier!!
 Naval Pension's should have him,but not the full story,pity, eh?
             Goggy.

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10 years later 
Just updating this as the British Royal Navy & Royal Marines service and pension records are now on Find My Past.
Records have confirmed that Frederick Natt received a lifetime naval pension because he had his left arm fractured. He had served in the Navy for 2 years and 1 day.
So wonderful all the records that are coming on line especially when researching from Australia. Hope this helps other researchers.
Leonie 

[Anneatki]

Well done, Leonie!
Just shows we should never give up searching, & go back to those puzzling questions every now & then.... I need to go make a list!  Cheers, Anne