James Francis Thomas
Major James Francis Thomas (25 July 1861 – 11 November 1942), was a solicitor from Tenterfield, New South Wales.
James Francis Thomas | |
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James Francis Thomas (1899) | |
| Born | 25 July 1861 St Marys, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 11 November 1942 (aged 81) Boonoo Boonoo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor, newspaper proprietor, soldier |
As Major Thomas, he defended Lieutenants Peter Joseph Handcock, George Ramsdale Witton, and Harry "Breaker" Morant, of the Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) of the British Army, in their trial for the murder of nine Boer prisoners-of-war during the Second Boer War.
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