William Thomas Bryan was the first student enrolled at Christian Brothers College in Perth. He was dux of the college in 1897 and 1898 and served as president of the Old Boys Association from 1907-1914. He enlisted in the armed forces on 7 March 1916, he went to the First World War as a captain of the 1st AIF and was killed in action in France in 1917.
At Aquinas College he has a student house (faction) named after him called "Bryan House" as a mark of respect for what he did for Christian Brothers College
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