caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
mccann as a captain in 1917 -- 18 1914 1935 & ndash ; 1919 1927 & ndash ; 23px australian army 10th battalion 14 december 1957 tusmore , south australia glanville , south australia australia companion george distinguished service order officer of the order of the of british empire military cross & bar mentioned in despatches the order of st michael and st first world war 19 april 1892 lieutenant colonel william francis john mccann.jpg bill mccann
 william francis james mccann
bill mccann

lieutenant colonel william francis james `` billy '' mccann cmg , dso , obe , mc & bar -lrb- 19 april 1892 -- 14 december 1957 -rrb- was an australian soldier and barrister .
