As I have previously discussed, last year the wills of thousands of fallen British soldiers from WWI were published online by Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS). The historic documents that were found in the pockets of the soldiers have garnered huge interest from scholars, historians, and the general public. The site has received over a million searches for these wills and over 10,000 individuals have purchased their own copy of one of the wills.
See Ministry of Justice, Over One Million Searches for War Heroes’ Wills, GOV.UK, Aug. 29, 2014.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
