August Wesley

August Anselm Wesley ( 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.

August Wesley
August Wesley in the Finnish Civil War
Native name
August Anselm Wesslin
Born(1887-08-03)3 August 1887
Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland
Diedunknown
Leningrad, Soviet Union
AllegianceRed Finland
Great Britain
Estonia
Years of service1917–1920
RankLieutenant
Battles/wars
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