The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2148 Stoker Charles George Suckling, AE2, Royal Australian Navy.
Collection consists of a 42 page handwritten memoir written by Suckling recording his service on the submarine AE2 from the time of her outfitting in 1913; her voyage from England to Sydney; her service in Rabaul as part of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in 1914; her transfer to the Mediterranean; her arrival in the Dardanelles in February 1915; damage and repairs at Malta; and her raids through the strait in April 1915 where she was hit by a torpedo sunk in the Sea of Marmara. The officers and crew, including Suckling, were taken prisoners of war by Turkish Forces. The memoir also describes this time, through to his repatriation following the Armistice and return to Australia in 1919.
Charles George Suckling was the last surviving member of the AE2 crew; he died on 9 February 1984 in Perth, Western Australia.
Memoir relating to the First World War service of 2148 Stoker Charles George Suckling, Royal Australian Navy. This account was written at some stage after the First World War and before its donation i
Collection relating to the First World War service of 7244 Stoker Petty Officer Henry James Elly Kinder, HMAS AE2, Australia, Ottoman Turkey, 1914-15. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of one typescript memoi
Collection relating to the service of 2083 Private Charles George Ruggles, 5 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of six letters written by Private Charles Ruggles to his fam
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2148 Gunner Albert John Williams, 14th Field Artillery Brigade. Collection consists of a bound, typed manuscript titled 'A Soldier Looks Back, by
Several letters to Suckling regarding injury to sight and journey to Australia in 1916. Other papers relate to employment as a civilian with United States Army Services Supply, Transportation Service,
Collection relating to the First World War service of 7893 Able Seaman Albert Edward Knaggs, HMAS AE2, prisoner of war, Turkey, 1914-1915. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of a black and white photocopy of a