"P. A (Gus) Ongley (born 1890, died 1918) - Original school prefect 1906, Captain 1908 1st XV. Head Boy 1908. He studied at Victoria University and was teaching at Wellington College when he enlisted in 1916. 'Gus" was killed by a German sniper at Baupaume, Northern France on August 1918 (less than 3 months before WWI ended). Lest we forget." [Source: https://www.waitakibhs.school.nz/about/history-archives, accessed 12/10/2021]

“Private P. A. Ongley, killed in action, was in his twenty-sixth year, and left with the 26th Reinforcements. He was the fifth son of Mr F. Ongley, of Oamaru, and received his primary education at St. Patrick's and South Schools, proceeding from the latter to the Waitaki High School, and from there to the Otago University, where he obtained his B.A. degree. He was prominent in football and cricket circles, being a South Island representative in football and one of the North Otago representative cricketers. At the time of his enlistment he was on the teaching staff of Wellington College.“ [Otago Witness, Issue 3367, 25 September 1918, Page 42]