Lieutenant-General Sir John Wellesley Thomas, was a distinguished British military officer who served in Afghanistan, Australia, and China. He was the commander of the British military and police forces that quelled the rebellion at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1854.
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Colonel of the Royal Hampshire Regiment
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 22, 1822
- Died
- February 6, 1908
