James Francis Thomas

James Francis Thomas
James Francis Thomas (1899)
Born(1861-07-25)25 July 1861
St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Died11 November 1942(1942-11-11) (aged 81)
Boonoo Boonoo, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Solicitor, newspaper proprietor, soldier

Major James Francis Thomas (25 July 1861 – 11 November 1942), was a solicitor from Tenterfield, New South Wales.

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.[1]

Major Thomas, standing behind the joint grave of Handcock and Morant (1902)
  1. ^ "Major Thomas Defended Breaker Morant". Australians at War. Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia). 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2015.