Nivard Ovington Thank you so much for the information I really appreciate the information on Albert very much. It was very kind of you. I am not on findmypast right now just ancestry. I wonder how he became deaf and dumb? Something I might never find out. Thanks again Jo-Ann In a message dated 11/13/2011 5:19:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jo-Ann On findmypast (who have the pre 1914 Chelsea pension records) you will find an Albert SPENCER born Bulwell 1869 or 1870 He was 18 when he attested in 1887 to the Militia 4th Btn Derbyshire Regiment (4 pages Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) - 45th & 95th Foot) He then joined the Army proper in 1888 (7 pages, Derbyshire Regiment) He appears in the 1891 as you say, as of The Sherwood Foresters born Bulwell (not Burwell as transcribed) The 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot was formed when the 95th Rifles were redesignated as The Rifle Brigade . In 1881, during the Childers Reforms, it was united with the 45th Regiment of Foot to form the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment). Findmypast is pay per view or subscription Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)