The Wikipedia article of the day for September 15, 2015 is Bill Denny.
Bill Denny, MC (1872–1946) was a South Australian journalist, lawyer, Labor politician and decorated soldier who held a seat in the South Australian House of Assembly for 33 years. He was elected in 1900, re-elected in 1902, defeated in 1905 and re-elected the following year, then retained his seat until defeated in 1933. Denny was the Attorney-General of South Australia in the Labor government led by John Verran (1910–12). In August 1915, Denny enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force to serve in World War I, initially as a trooper in the 9th Light Horse Regiment. After being commissioned in 1916, he served in the artillery on the Western Front. He was awarded the Military Cross for his actions on 15 September 1917 when he was wounded while leading a convoy into forward areas near Ypres. He was again Attorney-General in the governments led by John Gunn, Lionel Hill and Robert Richards. When Denny died in 1946 aged 73, he was accorded a state funeral.
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