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Pte W.L. McCann [B 72796/6] • Photograph

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Summary

Portrait of Private William L. McCann of Geranium, oldest son of Mr & Mrs J.L. McCann of Kingswood. He enlisted in the 2/10th Battalion in March 1941 and left for overseas in September of the same year. He returned to Australia in August 1942 and left for New Guinea in October. While being transferred by plane to the battlefield (of the Battle of Wau) the plane crashed on landing and he died of injuries on 18 January 1943. William was a keen tennis player and footballer.

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Physical description

Photograph (sepia print); 36.5 cm x 28 cm (image), 50.1 cm x 40.6 cm (mount)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1941

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

McCann, William Leonard, 1918-1943
Soldiers -- Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

12/11/2012

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,074 x 5,340 pixels (21.8 MP)

Size

65.29 MB

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