Edward Reignier Conder
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.
As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.
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 Conder was superseded in command before the ship was returned to service.[7]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[10] – 25 Jul, 1933[Inference] |
Succeeded by Norman L. Dwane |
| Preceded by Ian H. Bockett-Pugh |
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala 8 Feb, 1934[11] – 6 Feb, 1936[Inference] |
Succeeded by Jack B. Palmer |
| Preceded by James H. Swain |
Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed 15 Nov, 1939[12] – Sep, 1940[13] |
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.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 8, 1932, Issue 46154, p.4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 222.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
