First World War: the Short Form of Wills go online

THE Centenary of the beginning of World War 1 will be a huge deal.  This is the will of Private H Warner , who died during World War I. The wills of over 320,000 soldiers from World War I are stored in the Iron Mountain facility on the outskirts of Birmingham.

The will of Private H Warner , who died during World War I. The wills of over 320,000 soldiers from World War I are stored in the Iron Mountain facility on the outskirts of Birmingham.

The will of Private H Warner , who died during World War I. The wills of over 320,000 soldiers from World War I are stored in the Iron Mountain facility on the outskirts of Birmingham.

 

The archive of  hand-written wills of 230,000 soldiers can be accessed at www.gov.uk/probate-search.

 

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