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William John O'Meally, born 25 November 1920 in Young, New South Wales,〔Walsh, "Lonely Lifer Sees the Light of Day"〕 was an Australian criminal, notorious as the last man to be flogged in Victoria. ==Early life== O'Meally was born Joseph Thompson and was the second of four children. When he was aged 11 the family moved to Sydney. The marriage of his parents soon dissolved and he became a ward of the state. He left that care when aged 14. O'Meally claimed to be the grandson of Johnie O'Meally a member of Ben Hall's gang.〔Sharpe, "The Man They Couldn't Break"〕 It is unclear when he changed his name. On his own he was soon in trouble. He was sentenced to two days hard labour for riding on a train without a ticket. In June 1936 he was convicted of assaulting a policeman. As a result, he was classified as "uncontrollable" and sent to Gosford Reformatory. He escaped but was lost for a week in the mangroves on the Hawkesbury River. As a juvenile he received a number of convictions for assault, housebreaking and riotous behaviour. Prior to 1952 he had 42 convictions including five for assaulting police. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William John O'Meally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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