Video: World War One wills go online

The last wishes of thousands of soldiers killed in the First World War and unseen for a century are being made available online.

The wills of 230,000 British Empire soldiers written in their own hand have been placed on a new website allowing families and historians to view them for the first time. About 5% of the wills contain a treasure trove of personal letters penned by the soldiers and intended for loved ones back home but which were never posted.

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