Frank Charles George Congdon
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: K54737
Joined Hood: Before 27th November 1923 (Empire Cruise)
Left Hood: After 28th September 1924 (Empire Cruise)
Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
22nd October 1918 | 7th February 1919 | Vivid II | Stoker 2nd Class | ADM188/970 |
8th February 1919 | 16th March 1919 | Pembroke II | Stoker 2nd Class | ADM188/970 |
17th March 1919 | 5th June 1919 | Pembroke II | Acting Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
6th June 1919 | 1st August 1919 | Vivid | Acting Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
2nd August 1919 | 2nd February 1920 | Apollo (Romola) | Acting Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
3rd February 1920 | 26th April 1920 | Woolwich (Romola) | Acting Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
27th April 1920 | 10th February 1922 | Cormorant (Romola) | Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
11th February 1922 | 7th March 1922 | Woolwich (Restless) | Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
8th March 1922 | 31st August 1925 | Hood | Stoker 1st Class | ADM188/970 |
1st September 1925 | 4th November 1925 | Hood | Acting Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
5th November 1925 | 25th November 1925 | Vivid II | Acting Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
26th November 1925 | 31st December 1925 | Woolwich (Sardonyx) | Acting Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
1st January 1926 | 31st August 1926 | Vivid II (Sardonyx) | Acting Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
1st September 1926 | 24th April 1927 | Vivid II (Sardonyx) | Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
25th April 1927 | 26th June 1927 | Curlew | Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
27th June 1927 | 19th December 1928 | Delhi | Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
20th December 1928 | 6th January 1930 | Vivid II | Leading Stoker | ADM188/970 |
7th January 1930 | 2nd July 1930 | Glorious | Leading Stoker | ADM363/130 |
3rd July 1930 | 17th August 1930 | Glorious | Acting Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
18th August 1930 | 31st December 1930 | Queen Elizabeth (Bryony) | Acting Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
1st January 1931 | 24th January 1931 | Egmont (Bryony) | Acting Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
25th January 1931 | 2nd July 1931 | Queen Elizabeth (Bryony) | Acting Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
3rd July 1931 | 5th October 1932 | Queen Elizabeth (Bryony) | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
6th October 1932 | 30th April 1933 | Egmont (Bryony) | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
1st May 1933 | 8th May 1933 | Queen Elizabeth (Bryony) | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
9th May 1933 | 31st December 1936 | Vivid II | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
24th April 1934 | 6th October 1934 | Lucia | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
7th October 1934 | 25th October 1934 | Lucia | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
26th October 1934 | 10th December 1934 | Drake II | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
11th December 1934 | 5th June 1936 | Furious | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
6th June 1936 | 29th July 1936 | Drake II | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
30th July 1936 | 5th October 1937 | Capetown | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
1st January 1937 | 23rd April 1934 | Drake II | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM363/130 |
6th October 1937 | 27th December 1937 | Tamar | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
28th December 1937 | 28th July 1938 | Capetown | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
29th July 1938 | 4th July 1939 | Drake II | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
5th July 1939 | 23rd April 1940 | Edinburgh | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
24th April 1940 | 4th October 1940 | Drake II | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
5th October 1940 | 22nd October 1940 | Edinburgh | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
23rd October 1940 | 23rd October 1940 | Pensioned | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
24th October 1940 | 25th September 1945 | Edinburgh | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
26th September 1945 | Released in Class A | Chief Stoker | ADM363/130 |
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Memorials
No known memorials
No known memorials
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Service Record The National Archives
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor