August Wesley
August Wesley | |
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August Wesley in the Finnish Civil War | |
| Native name | August Anselm Wesslin |
| Born | 3 August 1887 Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | unknown Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Red Finland Great Britain Estonia |
| Years of service | 1917–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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August Anselm Wesley (né Wesslin; born 3 August 1887; last rumoured to be alive 1942) was a Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary who was the chief of the Red Guards general staff in the Finnish Civil War. He later served as a lieutenant in the British organized Murmansk Legion and the Estonian Army.