Thomas Mitchell Colquhoun

In August 1915, Thomas Colquhoun was representing Cessnock in the Kerr Cup final against Merewether. In January 1916 he enlisted on the same day as his mate John Anderson. In March 1917 he wrote a letter to the parents of the late Corporal John Anderson, which was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald, describing the sad news of his death by a shell which landed next to him. Private Colquhoun, along with some of his Cessnock team mates, represented the 34th Battalion in a match against the “Jocks” played behind the trenches. Colquhoun “smartly put through” the second goal in 34th’s hard fought 3-2 win. On 7 May 1918 Thomas Colquhoun was captured by the Germans and spent six months as a prisoner of war. He arrived in Dover, after his release from internment, on 28 November 1918 and embarked for his return to Australia on 5 March 1919. He died in 1958. Aged 62.