Edward Pender Usticke Pender

Lieutenant-Commander Edward Pender Usticke Broad, D.S.O., (29 December, 1885 – 29 December, 1936) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

He would enjoy a series of seagoing commands during the war, but be overtaken by alcohol and psychological stresses.

Broad changed his last name to Pender in September, 1912.

Life & Career

Broad was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1908.

Broad was appointed in command of the destroyer Racehorse on 20 February, 1912.

Pender was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1916.

Following a period in which he was "rapidly deteriorating", Captain John F. Grant-Dalton had to limit Pender's wine bill in light of excessive consumption. He noted hesitation in Pender's speech, which may not have been entirely attributable to drinking and opined that he would be unable to cope with any duty other than routine. On 5 January, 1921, Grant-Dalton recorded that Pender had "committed himself by exceeding limits of consumption of alcohol which I imposed upon him. Upon consultation with senior medical officer, I am of the opinion that his lapse is entirely due to medical causes. I have accordingly directed him to be sent to Hospital as a neurasthenia patient in preference to taking any disciplinary action."

Pender was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 19 January, 1921 the same day that Chatham hospital surveyed him. Pender died in 1936 on his 51st birthday.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Service Records

• The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 834.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Alfred G. Peace	Captain of H.M. T.B. 051 27 Oct, 1910 – May, 1911	Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard
Preceded by Ernest W. Kirkby	Captain of H.M. T.B. 041 16 May, 1911 – 19 Feb, 1912	Succeeded by Edward J. Marshall
Preceded by Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer	Captain of H.M.S. Racehorse 20 Feb, 1912 – 13 Dec, 1914	Succeeded by Walter O. H. Lambert
Preceded by William C. Castle	Captain of H.M.S. Greyhound 10 Feb, 1915 – 4 Oct, 1916	Succeeded by Frederic T. Peters
Preceded by Harry MacL. Fraser	Captain of H.M.S. Doon 5 Oct, 1915 – 6 Dec, 1915	Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck
Preceded by James L. C. Clark	Captain of H.M.S. Mosquito 28 Dec, 1915 – 9 Aug, 1917	Succeeded by Donal S. McGrath
Preceded by Jack E. A. Mocatta	Captain of H.M.S. Nicator 15 Sep, 1917 – 19 Jul, 1918	Succeeded by Maurice A. Brind
Preceded by Oscar J. P. Lee	Captain of H.M.S. P14 25 Apr, 1919 – 29 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Donal S. McGrath	Captain of H.M.S. Rosalind 28 Nov, 1919 – 10 Nov, 1920	Succeeded by Kenneth G. Ramsey