29 August 2013

British WW1 soldiers wills and letters available

Wills and letters of 278,000 English and Welsh soldiers from World War I are to be made available online according to articles from the BBC and the Guardian.
Search the index by name, date or regimental number for free, and obtain  a copy of any will for a statutory fee of £6.
Information on accessing Scottish and Irish soldiers wills, which are archived separately, is available on Chris Paton's blog at http://goo.gl/Ui1hWj


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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous30 August, 2013 08:49

    Anne in Ottawa says,
    I searched the Irish site using all the family names I know. Even though I did not break through any of my brick walls, it was an emotional moment each time I saw a simple will written in the soldier's own handwriting. The Irish site includes both parts of Ireland, and is very easy to use.

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  2. Susan30 August, 2013 08:54

    Thanks for the tip on the Scottish and Irish wills. I cross reference the regimental number with other free sites to see if I can obtain more clues before adding the image to the cart. Yes, a frugal Scot I am.

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