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The National Archives is working with findmypast.com to scan and place online two series of records: WO 97 (Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers' Service Documents 1760-1913) and WO 96 (War Office: Militia Attestation Papers 1806-1915). The aim is to have all the records online by 2011. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-10/1255209460 post] is about WO 97 documents.
The catalogue references for WO 97 are as follows:
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=1000 1760-1854: discharge papers arranged by regiment, but each described at item level. (WO 97/1-1271)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=1275000 1855-1872: discharge papers arranged by regiment and range of surname. (WO 97/1272-1721)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=1722000 1873-1882: discharge papers arranged by arm of service, and range of surname. (WO 97/1722-2171)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=2172000 1883-1900: discharge papers arranged by range of surname (WO 97/2172-4231)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=4232000 1900-1913: discharge papers, arranged by range of surname. (WO 97/4232-6322)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=6323000 1900-1913: misfiled discharge papers, arranged by range of surname. (WO 97/6323-6354)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13157&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=6355000 1843-1899: misfiled and refiled (for soldiers discovered to have entered under a false name) discharge papers, arranged by range of surname. ...(WO 97/6355-6383)]
Another useful TNA source is the WO22 subseries "Army and other pensions paid out locally in India, Ceylon and China" detailing names and payments made.
