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These records are included in the National Archives catalogue entry [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=107&CATLN=2&accessmethod=5 Records of the Royal Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals]. The latter hospital was in Ireland. This category of records also includes [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=13176&CATLN=3&FullDetails=True '''WO 116'''] Disability and all Royal Artillery pensions and [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=13177&CATLN=3&accessmethod=5 '''WO 117'''] Pensions awarded to soldiers for length of service.
Some of these records, in particular WO 116 (for what appears to be WO 116/1-165 being Cavalry and Infantry Disability to 1882 and Royal Artillery to 1893) and WO 117 (to 1913) are available to '''download free of cost''' from [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/digital-microfilm.asp The National Archives Documents Online: Digital Microfilms]. These are stated to be large pdf files, which need a broadband internet connection. This Ancestry.com British Army Message Board [http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.Military.uk.britarmy/2203.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx post] details some of the information found.
This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-04/1303469139 post] mentions '''WO 120''' and '''WO 121''' records. Catalogue references are: [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=13180&CATLN=3&FullDetails=True '''WO 120'''] "From about 1812 dates of death have been noted and in the last series these dates extend to 1877". [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13180&GPE=False&MARKER=0 Browse WO 120]; [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=13181&CATLN=3&FullDetails=True '''WO 121'''], [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13181&GPE=False&MARKER=0 Browse WO 121]. Also refer the paragraph above. The WO 120 records are available on [[LDS]] microfilm with this [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=315468&disp=Regimental+registers+of+pensioners%2C+ar&columns=*,0,0 catalogue entry]
