Close up of the plaque on the memorial to William Wills, an explorer of Australia, in Totnes, Devon.

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William John Wills was 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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Size: 4723px × 3681px
Location: Totnes, Devon, UK
Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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