In August 1914, Australians commenced enlisting to fight for England and its allies against the Central Powers of Europe. At that time, Wesley College, Melbourne, a Methodist school for boys was two years away from celebrating its 50 year anniversary with 4,725 students graduating since 1866.
Approximately 1,100 would join the Australian, British and New Zealand military services; 157 of whom would die as a result of service whilst many others would be permanently injured and/or mentally affected. Download a summary of the involvement of Old Wesley Collegians in World War I here.
Listed below are the details (where available) of those Old Collegians who paid the ultimate sacrifice in World War I.
| Surname | Initials | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Abernethy | R. McC | Lieutenant |
| Abrahams | F A | Rifleman |
| Addis | C R | Driver |
| Addison | J J | Lance Corporal |
| Alcock | H T C | Private |
| Alford | R H | Acting Bombardier |
| Anderson | N B M | Lance Corporal |
| Atkinson | C B | Second Lieutenant |
| Banks | G W L | Private |
| Barclay | A J I | Lance Corporal |
| Beatty | A | Second Lieutenant |
| Bilson | D L | Acting Sergeant |
| Blaubaum (Bowden) | E | Private |
| Bolton | R H | Lance Corporal |
| Boully | L H | Lieutenant |
| Boyd | A | Corporal |
| Brown | K R | Private |
| Buckland | W J A | Flight-Lieutenant |
| Bull | L S | Second Corporal |
| Carter | D C | Lieutenant |
| Cawsey | C E | Sergeant |
| Cheeseman | G H | Private |
| Chittick | H B | Private |
| Cochrane | W | Private |
| Coles | J H | Gunner |
| Cook | H J | Sergeant |
| Corbett | A G | Captain |
| Cowan | G S | Private |
| Cragg | S B | Second Lieutenant |
| Crespin | R H | Gunner |
| Currie | H R C | Corporal |
| Curwen-Walker | J K | Lieutenant |
| D'Alton | W D | Lieutenant |
| Daly | C D W | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Davenport | A A O | Lieutenant |
| Denton | E B | Gunner |
| Dickinson | H S | Captain |
| Doubleday | J L | Lieutenant |
| Douglas | A A | Private |
| Dunlop | J A | Corporal |
| Eddy | J R | Captain |
| Edgerton | E H D | Lieutenant |
| Edis | O E | Private |
| Edmonstone | N S | Lieutenant |
| Elliot | C C | Lieutenant |
| Embelton | N J | Paymaster Clerk |
| Emery | R N | Lance Corporal |
| Emery | W S | Private |
| Ettingove | S | Gunner |
| Eyre | R H | Private |
| Fielding | N J | Private |
| Focken | L C | Lieutenant |
| Fuhrmann | C F | Sergeant |
| Glasscock | G W | Trooper |
| Grant | E D | Second Lieutenant |
| Greig | N J | Second Lieutenant |
| Grut | P deG | Private |
| Gullifer | N | Driver |
| Hallenstein | D I | Lieutenant |
| Harris | W L | Corporal |
| Hatch | W R | Corporal |
| Hennessey | W G M | Second Lieutenant |
| Heritage | F H G N | Lieutenant |
| Hills | G H | Lance Corporal |
| Holden | N G | Gunner |
| Holmes | L G | Captain |
| Hooper | B J | Private |
| Howes | W P | Corporal |
| Hughes | M R | Captain |
| Huntsman | H R | Private |
| Hurley | J C | Lance Corporal |
| Hyndman | H L | Bombardier |
| Jenkin | W | Second Lieutenant |
| Johnson | C B H | Private |
| Johnson | T R | Private |
| Jones | G E | Sergeant |
| Julian | W C | Private |
| Keast | W R | Lieutenant |
| Kellaway | F G | Lieutenant |
| Kennedy | E K | Private |
| Kennedy | R | Corporal |
| Kenney | W H | Private |
| Kernot | E W P | Private |
| Kerr | A J | Lieutenant |
| Kerr | EJ | Captain |
| Kimberley | G J C | Corporal |
| Kozminsky | M E | Second Lieutenant |
| Lancaster | C W | Corporal |
| Lear | E N | Sergeant |
| Leckie | W A | Lieutenant |
| Lewis | O G | Lieutenant |
| Lister | R M | Sergeant |
| Lloyd | G F | Warrant Officer Second Class |
| Long | C J | Private |
| Mackay | A | Signaller |
| Mackay | A B | Private |
| Mackie | A G | Gunner |
| Mackie | J S | Acting Bombardier |
| Maclure | G S | Second Lieutenant |
| Marsh | C G | Second Lieutenant |
| Martin | S C | Corporal |
| McBride | A J | Gunner |
| McBride | P | Private |
| McClure | N J | Sergeant |
| McCutchan | F M | Second Lieutenant |
| McDonald | A W | Private |
| Michaelis | F M | Acting Sergeant |
| Michaelis | G M | Lieutenant |
| Morgans | F L | Private |
| Naylor | F H | Captain |
| Newham | J D | Second Lieutenant |
| Niven | H J | Acting Corporal |
| Osborne | F R W | Gunner |
| Oswell | J E | Gunner |
| Pitcher | E A | Gunner |
| Pleasance | E H | Private |
| Powell | W T | Private |
| Procter | R A | Private |
| Raw | W W | Sergeant |
| Retchford | H E | Second Lieutenant |
| Rintel | H L | Lieutenant |
| Risbey | G S | Private |
| Rosling | A P | Second Lieutenant |
| Rowlands | J D | Corporal |
| Skidmore | L | Lance Corporal |
| Speedie | A P H | Driver |
| Stirling | F M | Second Lieutenant |
| Stockfeld | G R | Captain |
| Stubbs | C W | Sapper |
| Sweetland | S J | Sergeant |
| Tait | L | Private |
| Templeton | T H | Lieutenant |
| Thomas | E C | Private |
| Thomas | J | Private |
| Treadgold | C A | Corporal |
| Tregear | R T | Gunner |
| Vasey | J B | Corporal |
| Wainwright | A F | Private |
| Wall | A G N | Second Lieutenant |
| Wallace | J D | Lance Bombardier |
| Warne-Smith | S W | Private |
| Warne-Smith | W E | Lieutenant |
| Warren | R | Lieutenant |
| Watson | P | Lance Corporal |
| Webster | T | Private |
| Weston | A | Private |
| White | J B | Private |
| Williams | C D | Private |
| Williams | C E | Private |
| Williams | G A | Corporal |
| Williams | R E | Sergeant |
| Willis | W O | Captain |
| Wilson | R G | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Wolfenden | C W | Lieutenant |
| Woods | J A C | Temporary Sergeant |
| Worrall | E S | Lieutenant |
| Young | P J | Lance Corporal |
