Captain Thunderbolt

For the 1953 film, see Captain Thunderbolt (film). For the South Australian criminal, see John Kerney. For Australian furniture & interior designer, see Frederick Charles Ward.

Captain Thunderbolt
Captain Thunderbolt after being shot in 1870
Born
Frederick Wordsworth Ward

c. 1835
Died25 May 1870
Captain Thunderbolt's Death Site
OccupationAustralian bushranger / criminal

Frederick Wordsworth Ward (c. 1835 – 25 May 1870), better known by the self-styled pseudonym of Captain Thunderbolt, was an Australian bushranger renowned for escaping from Cockatoo Island, and also for his reputation as the "gentleman bushranger" and his lengthy survival, being the longest-roaming bushranger in Australian history.[1]

  1. ^ Baxter (2011)