. ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁taking ▁newly ▁constructed ▁river ▁gun bo ats ▁from ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Iron ▁Works ▁to ▁Roman ia ▁via ▁European ▁water ways . ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁was ▁Roman ian ▁Navy ▁l ia ison ▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁Russian ▁cru iser ▁Rost is lav , ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁shore ▁bomb ard ment ▁director ▁along ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁coast . ▁He ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁being ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Leg ations ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Berlin , ▁London , ▁Madrid , ▁Paris , ▁Vienna , ▁Stockholm ▁( as ▁Minister ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary ) ▁and ▁twice ▁again ▁in ▁London ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁B rom pton ▁Or atory , ▁he ▁married ▁E ile en ▁O ' Con or ▁( 1 8 9 7 - 1 9 6 3 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁R oder ick ▁O ' Con or ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 0 8 ), ▁the ▁former ▁British ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁and ▁Min na ▁Margaret ▁Hope - Sc ott . ▁E ile en ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁junior ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Ó ▁Con ch ob h air ▁D onn , ▁who ▁has ▁anci ently ▁been ▁Kings ▁of ▁Con n acht . ▁During ▁his