Paddy Condon

For the actor, see James Condon.

James Condon
Nickname(s)	Paddy
Born	Tipperary, Ireland
Died	14 March 1964 Kalimantan, Borneo
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Trooper
Unit	D Squadron, 22 Special Air Service
Battles / wars	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

James "Paddy" Condon (died 14 March 1964) was a British SAS soldier during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. 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 signaller, 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. 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.

References

Printed sources:

• Dickens, Peter (1983). SAS Secret War in South-East Asia. New York. ISBN 0-8041-0833-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Fowler, Will (2006). Britain's Secret War: The Indonesian Confrontation 1962-66. Borneo. ISBN 1-84603-048-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• van der Bijl, Nick (2007). Confrontation, The War with Indonesia 1962—1966. London. ISBN 978-1-84415-595-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)