I Was Only Doing My Job: Australia's Military History

I Was Only Doing My Job: Australia's Military History


Honouring the Silent Service: Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant and the sinking of HMAS AE1

September 29, 2023

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 Australia