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Portrait of Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton
William Ellis Newton VC
Unit: No. 22 Squadron RAAF
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Portrait of a soldier in uniform
William Henry Kibby VC
Born: 15 April 1903
Died: 31 October 1942
Unit: 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Australian Imperial Force
Service number: SX7089
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) William Matthew Currey VC, 53rd Battalion
William Matthew Currey VC
Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion, AIF
Service: Australian Army
Studio portrait of a man
William Morris Hughes CH KC
Born: 25 September 1862
Died: 28 October 1952
Unit:
Service: Australian Army
Studio portrait of soldier in uniform and hat
William Riddell Birdwood GCB GCSI GCMG GCVO CIE DSO
Born: 13 September 1865
Died: 17 May 1951
Unit: Australian Corps, I ANZAC Corps, II ANZAC Corps, Australian Imperial Force, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Service: British Indian Army
Informal portrait of Second Lieutenant William Ruthven VC, 22nd Battalion.
William Ruthven VC
Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion, AIF
Service: Australian Army
Studio portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) William John Symons, 7th Battalion
William Symons VC
Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion, AIF
Service: Australian Army
Studio portrait of Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur T Dartnell VC
William Thomas Dartnell VC
Unit: 25th (Frontiersmen) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Service: Australian Army

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