SOLDIERS’ WILLS ARE VALID
Informal wills, made by soldiers on active service for the disposal of real and personal estate, are valid in a court of law. This applies also to those under twenty-one years of age who, in civil life, are not permitted to make a will. During the last war wills were, in the first instance, included in soldiers’ paybooks, but later they were made separately and included on each man’s personal file at the Records Office. This latter practice is being followed in the Army to-day. A soldier is deemed to be on active service as soon as he begins to march for the scene of war. Special legislation governing soldiers’ wills was adopted to cover men serving during the 1914-18 campaign and it is probable that similar action will be taken by the present Government. The making of a soldier’s will is an ancient privilege going back to Roman times, and is expressly preserved for our soldiers in the Wills Act of 1837, a — >
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 24, 8 December 1939, Page 4
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