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FORMAL WILL.
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No.
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dated
lgned ~
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appears to have been written
or executed
b~
the
peraon
named in the margin while
he wa
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in actual mlllta17
•ervlca" within the mean In•
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...~~./J of the Willa Act, 1887, and
has been recognised
War
Depa11tment
b~
as
the
aon-
tltutln• a valid will.
WAR OFFICE.
for the Ass/Btant Finanolal Seoretary.
Date....... .!.~--
... !.. ........... .... .
B 18/1905.
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A rmy Form B 243.
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FORM OF WILL, No. 1.
To be m ed by _a Soldier desirou~ of lta'Ving
the wholt of hi effed8 to one per on.
(a) The names
of the soldier to
be written in full.
do hereby revoke all former Will3
made, and declare thi to be my last WHI.
R.
After payment of my just Debts and
(b) I n s e r t
"friend" or if a
relative, in wha'
degree.
Funeral Expenses, I g ive to my
in (~~The
(b),_.:.:;:.:::...:..::=:;...::.~~-!-;
name
(d) Insert the (c) -i~~~~~~~----­
addresa, if known,
or other descrip- (d)'-~~~~~~~---­
tion.
te) If to a fe- a.b~olutely (e)
male, add the
words [for her IOU
and ~TaU uu.
1ur reeeipt alotU
/Ning a .u/li:Unt
diM:NJ,rl•}.
the whole of my E tate and Eft'dets, and
everything that I ca
(/) The full
uarues and descriptions aud
exact addre88e8 of
the Executor or
Executors should
be carefully stated.
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u
r vok d by th marriage of
th
n w Will u bt t b m d
after marcia
By the law of Scotland, the
Chann 1 I land , and the I le of lan, the rights of the widow
tate cannot be d f ated
or cbildr n to
me part of th
b y a Will .
7· If any alt ration i mad in the writing of a Will, the
sign tures of the t tat r and the witn
s ought to b made
in the margin or other part of the Will, opp site to or near
uch alterati n, or at the f t or end of, or oppo it t
m morandum r ferrin to such alter ti n and written
m oth r part of the V ill.
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But an alt ration or addition may be m d by a
is to say, by an ad iti n t the Will),
ed in the arne way a the Will.
9· Wh n enga d in actual w dare, or when
placed under orders for active rvice, a oldier of EnJ{Ii h,
Gu m y, or Man:~~: domicile i privileged (wh re circum tances
do not allow of these Forms being u ed) to r
rd his Will
in writing without the attesting witne
(see page provid d
for the purpose in Army Book 64 (Soldi r Pay Book)], or to
declare the same orally in the presence of witnes . A Soldier
of Scottish, J ersey, or Guernsey domicile can make a written
Will without witnes s at any time, provided it is entirely in
his ow~ handwriting and dated and signed by him •
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.B.-The testator, if of English domicile, must be of t he
he is on active service or under orders
age of 21 years unl
for active service. A Scot man can dispose by Will of personal
roperty (as distingui bed from real property) when over the
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(g) Soldier to
il(n here, or. if he
:O::~w~U!;k. to
(g) ~WL--C..!~~!.L~~~~~~:..:::El:::!~.
Signed and acknowledged by the said
the
~am
hav;ng
h~
n previously read over
o him as and for his leust Will, in the
presence of us, pre ent at the same time,
who, in his pre ence, a.t hi reque t, a.nd in
the pre ence of each other, have hereunto
sub cribed our names as
(h) Witnesse to
•ign here.
( i) Add addreaset in fulL
esses.
(h)---:~..o:...=---~-=:-=.---(i)_.g_~~~~eA.~--­
(h) ----1."-.£!-:.~~!:Cd~~--­
(i)_.:_L_~~~~~~---
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Declaration, of the Medical Offic.er.
I declare that I was present a.t the
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Execution of tbi Will, a.nd that _ _ __
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _the Te ta.tor, was a.t the
time in a. fit state of mind to execute the
same.
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A nny F orm B2
FOR
OF
ILL Nu. 2.
~'o
be w ed by a oldter d irou of l ving
L egaci to om.e one or 11w re per on. , and
the ~· idue to a t ther, or other •
(a The name.
ol the
di r to
be written in full.
I (a)'------------------------
r ~ ·------- f h~ -----------------
im nt
do h r by
vok all fotm r ' Vil
made, and d cia
thi to
my
b
m
Will.
Aft r payment of my just Debt · and
, I give to (b1-- - - -(b) Name the Fun ral Expe
person, and d ribe him by hi
rank or 11rof ion,
r ·g-im nt, degre
of r Iatioll8hip (if (c)----------------~
an ), or in any
otb r way, and
And I give t (b)- - - - -- -- - give his add r
in full. U to a female, amoaddtb (c) _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __
words [for lur .ole
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and .eparate
tt '1!,
lur r~pt alon
being s lu.Jf.cUru
di«harge].
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(c)
be
Ilere
te
parti ular
And
Effuct
j~i~or _:onf! di
and verything that I can give or
of, I give and bequeath ab 'olutely
to (b) - - - , - - --
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