What is William John Wills?
[[File:William John Wills,lithography.jpg|thumb|220px|William John Wills]] '''William John Wills''' (1834—1861)<ref name=adb>{{cite web |url= http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060444b.htm |title=Wills, William John (1834 - 1861) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online |first=Ian F. |last= McLaren |work=adbonline.anu.edu.au |year=1976|accessdate=4 June 2011}}</ref> was an [[English people|English]] [[surveyor]]. He was born in [[Totnes]], [[Devon]]. He became one of the first explorers to cross [[Australia]] from the south to the north. The expedition became known as the [[Burke and Wills expedition]]. It ended in disaster, when both Wills and the leader, [[Robert O'Hara Burke]], died from [[starvation]] at [[Cooper Creek]] on their return journey. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wills, William John}} [[Category:1834 births]] [[Category:1861 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from starvation]] [[Category:Exploration of Australia]] [[Category:People from Devon]]