HM Australian Submarine AE2

HM Australian Submarine AE2

HM Australian Submarine AE2 was commissioned in Barrow in 1914 with a crew formed from both RAN and loaned RN personnel. She then undertook the voyage to Sydney in company with AE1: at that time the longest journey ever made by a submarine. When the German naval threat in the Pacific diminished, AE2 was deployed to the Mediterranean. Following on from the failure of the E15 mission, AE2 was the first submarine to penetrate the Dardanelles. After 5 days of creating havoc in the Sea of Marmora, AE2 suffered a control failure which led to her surfacing near hostile forces and being attacked and holed. Unable to continue operating, the boat was scuttled. The crew all escaped and were interned as POWs. Four subsequent died in captivity. This community includes all those who served in AE2 from first commissioning until her loss. Further details of AE2 including crew biographies are at: http://ae2.org.au/

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  • Albert Norman Charles Thomson

    Born 1888

    Royal Navy 233385

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  • Benjamin Talbot

    Born 1883

    Royal Navy 205147

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  • Geoffrey Arthur Gordon Haggard

    Born 1888

    Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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  • Herbert Alexander Brown

    Born 1882

    Royal Navy RAN

    Royal Navy RAN 8096 Stoker Petty Officer RAN - HM Australian Submarine AE2

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  • Cecil Arthur Bray

    Born 1889

    Royal Navy 366397

    Royal Navy RAN 7296 Able Seaman RAN - HM Australian Submarine AE2

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  • Stephen Thomas Bell

    Born 1880

    Royal Navy 8272 Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class RAN - HM Australian Submarine AE2

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    Royal Navy 270766 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Dolphin

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  • Thomas Henry Walker

    Born 1885

    Royal Navy K7

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  • James Henry Gibson

    Born 1874

    Royal Navy 270377

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  • Thomas Wishart

    Born 1884

    Royal Navy 302612

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  • Ernest Alfred Gwynne

    Born 1891

    Died 1951

    Royal Navy 7475 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy - HM Submarine E7

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  • Charles Varcoe

    Born 1878

    Died 1916

    Royal Navy 289543 Stoker Petty Officer HMS MEDEA

    Royal Navy RAN 8275 Chief Stoker RAN - HM Australian Submarine AE2

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  • Archibald Mccullough Wilson

    Born 1888

    Died 1953

    Royal Navy 7501 Leading Stoker Royal Australian Navy - HM Submarine E7

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  • Harry Abbott

    Born 1876

    Royal Navy 160597

    Royal Navy 8268 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE2

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    John Pitt Cary

    Born 1892

    Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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    Henry Hugh Gordon Dacre Stoker

    Born 1885

    Died 1966

    Royal Navy Lieutenant

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