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Last Will and Testaments of British World War I Soldiers Available Online

September 17, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Many British soldiers who served on the front lines of World War I carried with them a handwritten last will and testament. Many were lost in the chaos of war. But more than a quarter of a million survived. They’re now online.

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