CREW LIST HMA SUBMARINE AE1
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming BESANT, RN
Service Number: not recorded
DOB: 22 December 1883
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
Next of Kin: Father and Mother, Edgar and Mary Besant,
2 St. John’s Gardens, Ledbrooke Avenue, London, England
Lieutenant Charles Lewis MOORE, RN
Service Number: not recorded Lent by RN 13 October 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 23 August 1888
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Next of Kin: Father, Col H Moore, Higher Woodcombe, Minehead, Somerset, England
Lieutenant Leopold Florence SCARLETT (The Honorable) RAN
Service Number: not recorded RN (Rtd) Appointed temporary from RN 10 August 1914
DOB: not known
Place of Birth: not known
Next of Kin: Brother, Major Scarlett, Rowham House, Hants, England
(Son of Lt Col (Scots Guards) Leopold James Yorke Campbell Scarlett and Bessie Florence Scarlett, Peneden House, Maidstone, England)
Chief Engine Room Artificer Class 1 Thomas Frederick LOWE, RN
Service Number: 8263 Lent by RN 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 3 December 1875
Place of Birth: Leicester, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Mary Priscilla Lowe, 6 Brisbane Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
(Son of John Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Lowe, Leicester, England)
Chief Engine Room Artificer Class 2 John Albert MARSLAND, RN
Service Number: RN 270573 RAN 8274 Lent by RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 9 October 1880
Place of Birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Nellie Louise Griffith Marsland, “Waterloo House”, Clifford Street, Southampton, England
(Son of John and Annie Marsland, Leeds, England)
Chief Engine Room Artificer Class 2 Joseph William WILSON, RN
Service Number: RN 270296 RAN 8284 Lent by RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 11 October 1879
Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Elizabeth Jane Cecila Wilson, 78 Fifth Street, Kingston, Portsmouth, England
(Son of J. H. and E Wilson, Harley Street, Fratton, Portsmouth, England)
Engine Room Artificer Class 1 James Alexander FETTES, RAN
Service Number: 7290 Enlisted RAN 17 December 1912 for 5 yrs
DOB: 30 September 1884
Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Margaret Fettes, 10 Wisbeach Street, Rozelle, Sydney,
New South Wales
(Father, William Fettes)
Engine Room Artificer Class 3 John MESSENGER, RAN
Service Number: 7291 Enlisted RAN 17 December 1912 for 5 yrs
DOB: 31 July 1887
Place of Birth: Ballarat, Victoria
Next of Kin: Mother, Isabel Messenger, 82 Humphrey Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Chief Stoker Harry STRETCH, RN
Service Number: RN 278358 RAN 8265 Lent by RN 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 7 November 1875
Place of Birth: Porchester, Hants, England
Next of Kin: Sister, Emma Usher, 4 Upperton Road, Guildford, Surrey, England
(Son of Samuel and Ann Stretch of Stubbington, Portsmouth, England)
Additional: Awarded China Medal (1900)
Petty Officer Thomas Martin GUILBERT, RN
Service Number: RN 208663 RAN 8279 Lent by RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 25 November 1883
Place of Birth: St Peters, Port Guernsey, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Violet Victoria Guilbert, 31 Liverpool Road, Fratton,
Portsmouth, England
Petty Officer Henry HODGE, RN
Service Number: RN 196497 RAN 8260 Lent by RN 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 25 April 1881
Place of Birth: Preston, Lancashire, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Ida Louisa, 24 Princes Street, Landport, England
Petty Officer Robert SMAIL, RAN
Service Number: 1068 Enlisted RAN 5 yrs from 1 July 1911; 7 yrs from 1 July 1912
DOB: 26 January 1888
Place of Birth: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Next of Kin: Father and Mother, Robert and Elizabeth Smail, 14 Danks Street,
Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Petty Officer William TRIBE, RN
Service Number: RN 191329 RAN 8261 Lent by RN 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 10 December 1880
Place of Birth: Midhurst, Sussex, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Kate Tribe, 158 Stamshaw Road, Northsea, Portsmouth, England
Stoker Petty Officer John Joseph MOLONEY, RAN
Service Number: 7299 Enlisted RAN 17 December 1912 for 7 yrs
DOB: 25 January 1889
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland.
Next of Kin: Wife, Beatrice May Moloney, 45 John Street, Waterloo, Sydney,
New South Wales
Stoker Petty Officer William Alfred WADDILOVE, RAN
Service Number: 7300 Enlisted RAN 17 December 1912 for 7 yrs
DOB: 16 April 1885
Place of Birth: West Melbourne, Victoria
Next of Kin: Mother, Mary Waddilove, 159 Brighton Street, Richmond,
Melbourne, Victoria
Stoker Petty Officer Charles Frederick WRIGHT, RAN
Service Number: 7395 Enlisted RAN 17 December 1912 for 5 yrs
DOB: 18 January 1889
Place of Birth: Kensington Town, London, England
Next of Kin: Mother, Jane Wright, 19 Chesterton Road, North Kensington,
London, England
Leading Seaman Sidney Charles BARTON, RN
Service Number: RN 309518 RAN 8288 Lent by RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: Twickenham, London, England
Place of Birth: 20 April 1885
Next of Kin: Wife, Emily Elizabeth Barton, 140 Colne Road, Twickenham,
Middlesex, England
Leading Seaman Gordon Clarence CORBOLD, RAN
Service Number: 7297 Enlisted RAN 17 December 1912 for 7 yrs
DOB: 10 April 1887
Place of Birth: Strawberry Hills, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Alice Corbold, ‘Ashleldoin’, Essex Road, Epping, Sydney,
New South Wales
Leading Seaman William Elliott GUY, RN
Service Number: RN 290601 RAN 8291 Lent by RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 9 June 1880
Place of Birth: Bedminster, Bristol
Next of Kin: Wife, Ada Lydia Guy, 4 Cross Street, Southsea, Hants, England
Leading Seaman John MEEK, RN
Service Number: RN 218676 RAN 8290 Lent by RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 12 November 1886
Place of Birth: Woolwich, Kent, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Maud Lillian Meek, 7 Newbury Terrace, Ley Street, Ilford, Essex, England
Signalman George DANCE, RN
Service Number: RN 230063 RAN 8262 Lent by RN from 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 5 November 1887
Place of Birth: Woodley, Wargrave, Berks, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Annie Elizabeth Dance, 39 West Street, Southsea, Hants, England
(Son of Police Inspector Dance, Brill, Thame, Oxon)
Telegraphist Cyril Lefroy BAKER, RAN
Service Number: 1268 Enlisted RAN 19 October 1911 for 5 yrs; 30 September 1912
for 7 yrs
DOB: 29 November 1892
Place of Birth: Lefroy, Tasmania
Next of Kin: Mother, Alberta Baker, 110 Elizabeth Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Able Seaman Frederick George DENNIS, RN
Service Number: RN 220438 RAN 8281 Lent from RN 1 December 1913 for 3yrs but in process of transferring to RAN
DOB: 11 February 1885
Place of Birth: Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Florence Lillian Dennis, Mill Head Villa, Kings Teighton, Newton Abbott, Devon, England
Able Seaman Arthur Henry FISHER, RAN
Service Number: RN 208546 RAN 8191 Enlisted RAN 31 May 1913 for 5 yrs from shore, ex RN
DOB: 31 March 1883
Place of Birth: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Lily Victoria Fisher, 24 Coburg Street, Landport, Portsmouth, England
Able Seaman George HODGKIN, RN
Service Number: RN 226508 RAN 8283 Lent from RN 1 December 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 16 April 1887
Place of Birth: Lenham, nr Maidstone, Kent, England
Next of Kin: Father, George Hodgkin, Platts Heath, Sandway, nr Maidstone,
Kent, England
Able Seaman Jack JARMAN, RAN
Service Number: 1138 Enlisted RAN 1 July 1911 for 5 yrs, then 30 December 1912
for 7 yrs
DOB: 11 June 1893
Place of Birth: Dookie, Victoria
Next of Kin: Mother, Elizabeth Lucy McGrath, 156 Carlisle Street, Balaclava, Melbourne, Victoria
(Father William Jarman)
Able Seaman John REARDON, RAN
Service Number: 7474 Enlisted RAN 1 January 1913 for 5 yrs
DOB: 9 February 1891
Place of Birth: Kaikoura, New Zealand
Next of Kin: Mother, Catherine Reardon, cl- Post Office, Kaikoura, Marlborough, Province, South Island, New Zealand
Able Seaman James Benjamin THOMAS, RAN
Service Number: RN 207516 RAN 8111 Enlisted RAN 16 May 1913 for
5 yrs. Ex RN (expired)
DOB: 16 May 1883
Place of Birth: St Helens, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Emmie Thomas, 132 Petersham Road, Marrickville, Sydney, NSW
Able Seaman Frederick William WOODLAND, RAN
Service Number: RN 208916 RAN 7597 Enlisted RAN 5 February 1913 for 5 yrs
DOB: 20 September 1882
Place of Birth: Aldwick, Sussex, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Emma Helen, 8 Council Cottages, Sheepwash Lane, Bognor, Sussex, England
(Son of Alfred and Ellen Woodland, of Aldwick, Bognor, Sussex, England)
Stoker Ernest BLAKE, RAN
Service Number: 7876 Enlisted RAN 20 February 1913 for 5 yrs
DOB: 5 March 1892
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland
Next of Kin: Father, Edward Blake, c/- Mrs Uhlmann, “Minniegue”, Brighton Terrace, Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland
Stoker John James BRAY, RAN
Service Number: 1604 Enlisted RAN 7 May 1912 for 7 yrs
DOB: 5 May 1891
Place of Birth: Eaglehawk, Victoria
Next of Kin: Mother, Alice Bray, Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria
(Father, John Bray)
Stoker Henry Joseph GOUGH, RN
Service Number: RN 204767 RAN 8292 Lent by RN from 1 December 1913
for 3 yrs
DOB: 8 June 1883
Place of Birth: Portsea, Portsmouth, England
Next of Kin: Wife, Dorothy Ada Gough, 30 St Leonards Square, Kentish Town,
London, England
Additional: Awarded Africa General Service Medal with clasp Somaliland 1908–10
Stoker James GUILD, RN
Service Number: RN 302880 RAN 8267 Lent by RN 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 17 September 1883
Place of Birth: Tibbermore, Perth, England
Next of Kin: Father, William Gerald Guild, 3 Abbot Street, Craigie Park, Perth, Scotland
Stoker Richard Bains HOLT, RN
Service Number: RN 300667 RAN 8266 Lent by RN 17 November 1913 for 3 yrs
DOB: 14 November 1881
Place of Birth: Battersea, Middlesex, England
Next of Kin: Mother, Emma Holt, 19 Home Road, Battersea Park Road,
London, England
Stoker Percy Lawrence WILSON, RAN
Service Number: 7182 Enlisted RAN 14 October 1912 for 5 yrs
DOB: 9 August 1889
Place of Birth: Byron Creek, NSW
Next of Kin: Wife, May Wilson, 4 Ada Villas, Newton, Sydney, NSW
She then returned to England, 41 Ripley Road, Belvedere Road, Kent, England