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William Francis Johns [B 11142] • Photograph

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Summary

William Francis Johns joined the Police Force in 1906 and served in the Northern Territory as a Mounted Constable until 1915. He was known as Mulga Bill. He served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment in the 1st AIF. He rose through the ranks of the Police Force and was appointed Commissioner of Police in South Australia in 1944. He was awarded The Order of the British Empire in 1946. He was a founding member of the Epworth Freemason's Lodge and also an alderman in St Peter's Council for more than 17 years

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.5 cm x 9.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1944

Photographer

Moores Studio

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Johns, W. F. (William Francis), 1885-1972
Police -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

05/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,175 x 3,189 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.84 MB

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