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'''Walter Kevin Edward Conlon''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Walter Kevin Edward Conlon''', (24 January, 1886 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Kensington, the son of E. J.[?] Conlon, Directing Secretary of Public Companies.
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Conlon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1906.<ref>Conlon Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/140.|}} f. 240.</ref>
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Conlon was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1914.  During the war, he would act as torpedo officer in {{UK-Essex}}, {{UK-Gorgon}}, {{UK-Revenge}}, and possibly another, illegible ship from 13 January, [illeg] through 1919.<ref>Conlon Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/140.|}} f. 240.</ref>
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Conlon was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Conlon Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/140.|}} f. 240.</ref>
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He was placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1923.<ref>Conlon Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/140.|}} f. 240.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Revision as of 09:57, 24 September 2021

Commander Walter Kevin Edward Conlon, (24 January, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Kensington, the son of E. J.[?] Conlon, Directing Secretary of Public Companies.

Conlon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1906.[1]

Conlon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1914. During the war, he would act as torpedo officer in Essex, Gorgon, Revenge, and possibly another, illegible ship from 13 January, [illeg] through 1919.[2]

Conlon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[3]

He was placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1923.[4]

World War II

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward C. Watson
Captain of H.M.S. Truant
26 Sep, 1921
Succeeded by
David N. W. Joel

Footnotes

  1. Conlon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/140. f. 240.
  2. Conlon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/140. f. 240.
  3. Conlon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/140. f. 240.
  4. Conlon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/140. f. 240.