James Condon (soldier)

Infobox Military Person
name=James Condon


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died=March 14 1964
placeofbirth=Tipperary, Republic of Ireland
placeofdeath=Kalimantan, Borneo
nickname=Paddy
allegiance=United Kingdom
branch=Special Air Service
serviceyears=
rank=Trooper
unit=D Squadron, 22 SAS
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battles=Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
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James "Paddy" Condon - died March 14 1964, was a British SAS soldier during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. [ [http://www.specialforcesroh.com/roll-4614.html SAS Roll of Honour, T. R. (Paddy) Condon] retrieved February 27 2008] While a part of D squadron under the command of Sgt. Richardson and patrolling to detect mortars that had been shelling Gurkha positions, Condon's unit encountered four enemy soldiers at dusk. Scattering for emergency rendezvous locations, the unit's signaler, was not seen again. His Bergen was later located by Sgt. Richardson after three days of searching, and it was surmised that Condon, having been wounded in the thigh, either died in captivity or was shot by his captors. [Fowler, p. 23.] His body was never returned, and he became the first member of the SAS to be killed operating inside Kalimantan, in Borneo. His death created a great animosity between the Indonesians and the SAS regiment. [van der Bijl, p. 101-102.]

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References

Printed sources:'

* van der Bijl, Nick. "Confrontation, The War with Indonesia 1962—1966", (London, 2007) ISBN 9781844155958
* Fowler, Will. "Britain's Secret War: The Indonesian Confrontation 1962-66", (Borneo, 2006) ISBN 184603048X
* Dickens, Peter. "SAS Secret War in South-East Asia", (New York, 1983) ISBN 0-8041-0833-1

Websites:

* [http://www.specialforcesroh.com/rolllist-33.html 22 SAS Roll of Honour Archive] retrieved February 27 2008