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{{LCommRN}} '''Edward Reignier Conder''', D.S.C., D.S.O., M.B.E. (10 April, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''Edward Reignier Conder''', D.S.C., D.S.O., M.B.E. (10 April, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. He survived the mining of two vessels under his command in the Second World War. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Conder was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1938.{{UBAlly|557}} | Conder was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1938.{{UBAlly|557}} | ||
==World War II== | |||
On the evening of 20 September 1939, ''Kittiwake'' struc a British mine in a defensive barrage in the Strait of Dover, killing five. The explostion blew Conder off the bridge of his ship, to be rescued by a trawler. ''Kittiwake'' was towed to Sheerness and was under repair until January, 1941. Conder was appointed in command of {{UK-Whitshed}} on 15 November, 1939.{{UBAlly|557}} | |||
On 31 July 1940, {{UK-Whitshed}} struck a mine off Harwich, requiring her to be towed back to port by {{UK-WildSwan|f=p}}. Conder was superseded in command before the ship was returned to service.{{UBAlly|557}} | |||
Conder was appointed in command of the sloop [[H.M.S. Kittiwake(1936)|''Kittiwake'']] of Portland's {{UK-ASF|1}} dated 5 January, 1939.{{NavAppts|4 Jan. 1939, p. 16}} | Conder was appointed in command of the sloop [[H.M.S. Kittiwake(1936)|''Kittiwake'']] of Portland's {{UK-ASF|1}} dated 5 January, 1939.{{NavAppts|4 Jan. 1939, p. 16}} | ||
Retired due to age on 10 April, 1951.{{UBAlly|557}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 16 April 2020
Lieutenant-Commander Edward Reignier Conder, D.S.C., D.S.O., M.B.E. (10 April, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy. He survived the mining of two vessels under his command in the Second World War.
Life & Career
Conder was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1923.[1]
Conder was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1931.[2]
In April 1935, Conder's gunboat Cicala found a fleet of pirates assailing a group of fishing boats twenty miles from Hong Kong and drove the attackers away.[3]
In May 1937, Conder was appointed to Malaya, to join on her recommissioning.[4]
Conder was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1938.[5]
World War II
On the evening of 20 September 1939, Kittiwake struc a British mine in a defensive barrage in the Strait of Dover, killing five. The explostion blew Conder off the bridge of his ship, to be rescued by a trawler. Kittiwake was towed to Sheerness and was under repair until January, 1941. Conder was appointed in command of Whitshed on 15 November, 1939.[6]
On 31 July 1940, Whitshed struck a mine off Harwich, requiring her to be towed back to port by H.M.S. Wild Swan. Conder was superseded in command before the ship was returned to service.[7]
Conder was appointed in command of the sloop Kittiwake of Portland's First Anti-Submarine Flotilla dated 5 January, 1939.[8]
Retired due to age on 10 April, 1951.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roger Frederick |
Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 13 Jun, 1932 – 25 Jul, 1933[Inference] |
Succeeded by Norman L. Dwane |
| Preceded by Ian H. Bockett-Pugh |
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala 8 Feb, 1934[10] – 6 Feb, 1936[Inference] |
Succeeded by Jack B. Palmer |
| Preceded by James H. Swain |
Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed 15 Nov, 1939 – Sep, 1940 |
Succeeded by William A. Juniper |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "Anti-Piracy Patrol." The Times (London, England), 11 Apr. 1935, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 May 1937, p. 26.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 4 Jan. 1939, p. 16.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 222.
