William John Wills
(1834-1861)
Explorer of Australia
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William John Wills (5 January 1834 – c.) was a British surveyor who also trained as a surgeon. Wills achieved fame as the second-in-command of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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5 January 1834 Totnes, Devon, England
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| Died |
28 June 1861 (aged 27) Cooper Creek
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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