Christine The army records that you need are only on FMP to my knowledge and relate to the "British Army Service Records 1760-1915" this is classes WO96 and WO97 at TNA and are better known as the Chelsea Hospital Records. They show that he joined in 1829 and was discharged in Belfast in 1854 He joined 26 Oct 1829 24 Dec 1831 promoted to Corporal 29 Jun 1833 promoted to Sergeant 23 Apr 1834 promoted to Colour Sergeant These are his actual army service papers and consist of some 9 pages. The reason that I mentioned his death certificate is that it will tell you exactly who registered to death and were he was living at the time. I am not aware of any Army Hospitals in Yorkshire. There are none mentioned in the Victoria County history other than York itself What you found on Ancestry was "UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Registers of Soldiers Who Served in Canada, 1743-1882" Regards John Hanson Researcher, The Halsted Trust Website - www.halstedresearch.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: Christine Buckland [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 November 2014 22:52 To: John Hanson Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Military history Hello John, I used Ancestry when checking my 3xgreat grandfather's records. No, I don't have a death certificate. I wondered if there was an old soldiers' hospital or similar in Leeds. The only Thomas Baxendale I can find, who died in the last quarter of 1857, died in Knaresborough. I thought I was doing well tracing his army service, his marriage in Gibraltar and Jamaican records (which were attained by post about 5 years ago) for the birth of my 2xg grandmother but now I am stumped. Any help gratefully received. Best wishes, Christine Buckland