Lieutenant-General Sir John Wellesley Thomas, KCB (22 May 1822 โ 6 February 1908) 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. Thomas died 8 February 1908, and was buried at Kensal Green, London.