Honouring the Silent Service: Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant and the sinking of HMAS AE1
I Was Only Doing My Job, Podcast, Transcripts
14-SEPTEMBER-1914, While serving as Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy’s first Submarine HMAS AE1, Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant was killed in action when AE1 disappeared during a patrol following the Australian Capture of German New Guinea. The mysterious disappearance of AE1 became a haunting chapter in naval history, that was … Read More “Honouring the Silent Service: Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant and the sinking of HMAS AE1” »