LOSS OF AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2260, 21 September 1914, Page 5

LOSS OF AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE

REPORTED MISSING ACCIDENT SUPPOSED TO HAYE HAPPENED (Rec. September 19, 6.15.p.m.) „ Sydney, September 19. Rear-Admiral Patey has sent a wireless message to Senator Pearce (Commonwealth Minister of Defence), stating that submarine AE 1 is missing. It was last seen on the afternoon of September 14, returning from patrol. No enemy was in the vicinity Though a search disclosed no wreckage, it is supposed that the disappearance was due to an accident. Thirty-four olficers and men were on board 1 . ' (Rec. September 19, 4.30 p.m.) The missing submarine crew consisted 1 of: — Lieutenant Commander E. F. Besant and Lieutenant L'. Scarlette. Petty Officers Smail, Hodge, Tribe, Guiibert, Stretch, Maloney, Wright, and Waddylave. Seamen Corbould, Reardon, Woodland Jarman, Thomas, Fisher, Dennis, and Hodgkins. . Signalman Danes, Telegraphist Baker, Artificers Lowe, Marsland, Wilson, Fitte, and Messenger. Stokers Barton, Meek, Gtfy Wilson, Bray, Blake, Holt, Guild and Gough. Reardon and Woodland. .. r, v j Seamen Reardon and Woodland were New. Zealanders. TRIBUTE TO THE ILL-FATED COMPANY. CRec. September 19, 7.50 p.m.) Sydney, September 19.... Senator Pearce (Commonwealth Minister of Defence), in a statement, deplores tho submarine disaster; and adds that the only gleam of consolation is that though the loss was not due to an action with the enemy, the officers and men had just as truly given their lives in the ' service of the Empire as if they had been killed in action. NINETEEN BRITISH SEAMEN LOST. (Rec. September 20, 8.45 p.m.) The official list gives thirty-four on board. There is some doubt as to whether Lieutenant Moore was also aboard. His name was included, but a telegram from Melbourne states that ho has been replaced by Lieutenant ScarNineteen of the submarine's crew, including Besan and Scarlette, were lont by the Admiralty to the Australian Navy. Reardon's next of kin is given as Mrs. Reardon, Post Office, Kaikoura. Olio paper states that "Woodland" is a son of Mrs. Emina Heir, Woodlaud, South Island, Now Zealand, Otbcra say lid hails from Banpor (Wales),