Thursday, August 29, 2013

Letters and Wills of WWI British soldiers.

The government archives in Great Britain has placed online the wills  of 230,000 British soldiers of World War I. Many of the wills, stored away and unseen for almost a century,  are accompanied by personal letters. Read about it at the Daily Mail online .  The story includes photos and samples of the content.


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