Arnold (Jnr) Wienholt

Member of the House of Representatives
Born
25 November 1877, Goomburra, Queensland
Died
10 September 1940, Ethiopia
Sex
Male
Father
Edward Wienholt [qv]
Mother
Ellen Williams
Married Enid Frances Sydney Jones

Parliamentary service

Member of the House of Representatives
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Career

  • Ministerialist.
  • Independent.
  • Nationalist.
  • Station mgr.
  • Journalist.
  • War correspondent in Ethiopia 1935.
  • Died of wounds while leading British guerrilla force in Ethiopia.

Military service

  • Boer War: Sergeant Qld contingent. First World War: Captain British Army (MC 1916, DSO 1918, Bar to MC 1918).

Sources

Notes

Family surname originally spelled Winholdt (ADB).
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