Wienholt, Arnold (Jnr)
Personal
Birth Date:
25 November 1877 (Goomburra, Darling Downs, Queensland)
Death Date:
10 September 1940 ()
Parents:
Edward Wienholt and Ellen (nee Williams)
Family:
Enid Francis Jones on 27 April 1919, 1 daughter
Education:
Eton
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Manager, Widgee Station; Manager, Wienholt Pastoral Estates Co.
Local Government Service:
Member, Kilkivan Shire Council; Member, Fassifern Shire Council
Military Service:
NCO, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, South Africa; Scout, Rhodesia-Angola, 1914-1915; Intelligence Officer, German East Africa, 1915-1916; Guerrilla Officer, Abyssinia, 1939-1940 (killed in action)
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Fassifern | 2 Oct 1909 | 28 Mar 1913 | |
| Assembly | IND | Fassifern | 28 Jun 1930 | 11 May 1935 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Great War: served as special intelligence scout with British Forces in campaign in German SW Africa and Angola 1914-1915. Wienholt subsequently took part in fighting against Boer rebels and German Camel Corps; Wienholt later served as intelligence officer to the Imperial Forces in East Africa, 1915-1916, and was captured by the Germans. He escaped and was awarded a DSO and MC with bar and promoted to captain; During WWII 1939-1940, while engaged as a guerrilla officer in Abyssinia (Ethiopia) he and his party were ambushed and killed
Sources:
Imaged sourced from 'The History of Queensland: Its People and Industries' compiled by Matt J. Fox, 1921; Siemon, R, The eccentric Mr Wienholt: a true story of extraordinary courage and dashing adventure (University of Queensland Press, 2005); Greville, P J, 'Wienholt, Arnold (1877-1940)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.12, Melbourne University Press, 1990; Lack, Clem, 'Arnold Wienholt', Three Decades of Queensland Political History 1929-1960, pp.655-658; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); 43rd Parliament Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2011, p 476
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