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Army Form B 243.
FORM OF WILL, No. 1.
To be used by a Soldier de&i1·oull of leaving
the whole of his ejft.CU to one person.
(a) The nrunes
ol the soldier to
be written In full .
(b) I n 1 e r t
ufriend." or It a
relative, in wha~
degno.
(c) T11e muue
in full.
(d) Inaert the
addre88, if known,
or other deeorlp·
tion.
(t) It to a le·
male, add the
words [for her 10/t
and aeparate •1~r,
her •·cccipt nlone
~ing a 1111/id.ent
dilcii!"'QB).
(f) The lull
u&mes and de·
sorl ptlona aud
exi\Ot nddre8lles of
the Executor or
Executors ahould
be cM·efully atated.
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7. If any alteration is nu\de in the writing of a Will,
Lhe signatures of tho testator and the wit.uesses oughL Lobe
made in tho .margi n or other part of the Will, opposite to
or n~nr such alt ration, or a lhe foot or end ofl
opposite to a memorandum r £erring to such alteration.
and written at the encl or some thor part of the Will.
or
. But an alteration or addition mHy be macle by n
(Lht~t is to My, by tiD addition to lhe Will),
exeoutecl and wit.nessecl in the same way a the Will.
Codicil
9. When ongaged in actual Wt\1 fare, or when he has
been plac d under orders fur nclive s 1 vice, a Soldier
of Englibb, Guem;; y, or M~tnx domicile is p rivi legerl (where
circumstance do not allow of tit se F orm~ b ing u l) to
record his ' ill in wdtiug without the att€sGing witnesses
[H e p~g pr·ovid d for· the pur·pose in Army Book 64
( olclrer's Pay Book)], or· to declur the same ort\lly in
Lh~:~ presence of witnesses. A
oldicr of cottish, J er y,
or Gueru y domicilu can make a writt. n Will without witn ses t\L any time, p rovided it is entirely in his own handwriting and elated and signed by him .
N.B.-Titu t stato r, if <Jf Eng-li~lt clnmiciln, mn~t hs of
the a~ of 21 years unl ss he is on actiY ~or Yice or unrler
orden< f tll' acti\'C s "icc. .A. Scotsman can rli;po~<e by Will
of p ersonal property (a &dis~inguished from real pr p 2rty)
wh n over lh-> age of fonrleeo yeals.
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In Witne
my hand Lhi ·
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whereof, I have hereunto set
~y o•U~:e!;~~0" 1
(g) Soltiier to
sign her~ , or. ir he
cannot write, to
make his mark.
subscrib3cl our names a · \Vitne
(h) Witnesses to
sign here.
(i) Add address·
ealn lull.
Declamtio11 of the Medj.cul Q
I declare that I
waM pre. en
at
ExQcution of thi Will, and that-·_
- - - - - - - - the T ·~tator, was at the
time in a fit state of mind to execute the
same.
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Army Form. B 244 .
FORM OF WILL, No.2.
'J'o be tu~ed by a Soldier desirOU8 of l&wing
Legacies to some 0714 or more persona, and.
the residue to another, or others.
(~) The oa.mes
of tbe soldier to
be written in full.
I,
(a)l- - - - - - - - -
No. _ ___ of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Reb~entof
_ _________________
do hereby revoke o.ll fm mer Will ~ by me
mn.de, and declare this to be my
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Will.
After payment of my just Debts and
(b) Name the Funeral Exponses, I give to (b)'- - - - person, and de·
scribe him by bis
rank or J•rolesslon,
regiment, degree
of relt\tionship (if (c)'- - - - any), or in any
other
and And I gtve
· L0 (b)''- - - - - - - - - - jrive hisway,
addreS!J
lU IIlli. If to .. IC·
male, also a.dd the (c)'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - words rfor lur sole
a mt •e:parate t!IC,
her •·eeeipt alone
~ing a •u.Dicient
Ancl all the rest of my Esta.to and
dilchcc•·acJ. ,
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(c) llcre •tale Effects ·and everything tloat I cnn gJ.Ve or
the
particula.r
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!'ftioles or money dispose of I give and bequeath absolutely
mteuded to be
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to (b) _ _
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