| Date of birth |
1885-02-02 |
Dublin, Ireland. |
| Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) |
1900 |
Joined the RN at the age of 15 as a cadet. Trained aboard the HMS Britannia. |
| Date promoted |
1904 |
Promoted to acting sub-lieutenant, began study at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich and volunteered for submarine service. |
| Other |
1907 |
Promoted to lieutenant and given a submarine command, HM Submarine the A10. |
| Other |
1913 |
After recieving a posting to the RAN, Stoker was given command of the AE2. |
| Other |
1914-03-02 |
The AE2 and the AE1 set sail for Australia. |
| Other |
1914-05-24 |
The AE2 and the AE1 arrived in Sydney after completeing the longest submarine journey then undertaken. |
| Other |
1914-08 |
The AE2 and the AE1 were ordered to the Pacific to hunt for German raiders. Shortly afterwards the AE1 disappeared and the AE2 returned to Sydney. |
| Other |
1914-12 |
The AE2 embarked for the Middle East with the 2nd AIF convoy. The AE2 then continued on to the Mediterranean. |
| Other |
1915-02 |
The AE2 arrived in the Mediterranean. |
| Other |
1915-04-25 |
Stoker captained the first submarine to breach the Dardanelles. |
| Other |
1915-04-26 |
The AE2 entered the Sea of Marmara. |
| Other |
1915-04-30 |
The AE2 scuttled in the Sea of Mamora and all crew taken prisoner by the Turks. |
| Other |
1919-12 |
Promoted to commander. |
| Date of discharge |
1920 |
Retired from the Navy. |
| Date of death |
1966-02-02 |
London, England. |
