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{{CaptRN}} '''Robert Marsland Groves''', C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C. (3 January, 1880 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Robert Marsland Groves''', C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C., R.N. (3 January, 1880 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of James Grimble Groves, brewer and manufacturer of woolen goods was born in Stratford[?], Lancashire.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
  
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Groves was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1903.  His Service Record does not indicate his ever being made a Lt. Cdr..  In 1908, he contributed to good results in wireless telegraphy tests between {{UK-Vernon}} and the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}}.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Groves was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1911.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
  
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==Great War==
 
==Great War==
Groves was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917.{{CN}}
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Groves was promoted to the rank of acting Wing Commander on 29 October, 1915.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Groves was promoted to the rank of acting Wing Captain on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Groves was promoted to the rank of Wing Captain on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Groves was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Granted permanent commission  as Group Captain R.A.F. on 1 August, 1919.<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Erskine Risk|Charles E. Risk]]'''|'''[[Felixstowe Air Station|In Command, Felixstowe Air Station]]'''<br>14 Aug, 1915<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 24 Sep, 1915<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Cyril Porte|John C. Porte]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Christopher Hornby|Christopher Hornby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cicala (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cicala'']]'''<br>1916<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 27 Oct, 1916<ref>Groves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/126.|}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Astle Scott Littlejohns|Astle S. Littlejohns]]'''}}
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
 
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 6 April 2022

Captain Robert Marsland Groves, C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C., R.N. (3 January, 1880 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of James Grimble Groves, brewer and manufacturer of woolen goods was born in Stratford[?], Lancashire.[1]

Groves was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1903. His Service Record does not indicate his ever being made a Lt. Cdr.. In 1908, he contributed to good results in wireless telegraphy tests between Vernon and the battlecruiser Indomitable.[2]

Groves was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[3]

Great War

Groves was promoted to the rank of acting Wing Commander on 29 October, 1915.[4]

Groves was promoted to the rank of acting Wing Captain on 30 June, 1916.[5]

Groves was promoted to the rank of Wing Captain on 31 December, 1916.[6]

Groves was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.[7]

Granted permanent commission as Group Captain R.A.F. on 1 August, 1919.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Theodore E. J. Bigg
Captain of H.M. T.B. 64
10 Jul, 1900[9]
Succeeded by
Harold E. Browne
Preceded by
William H. D. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Starfish
21 Jul, 1903[10]
Succeeded by
Charles C. Johnson
Preceded by
Frederick H. Hallowes
Captain of H.M.S. Sprightly
10 Sep, 1907 – 21 Jun, 1908
Succeeded by
Claude H. Woodward
Preceded by
Claude H. Woodward
Captain of H.M.S. Recruit
24 Jun, 1908[11] – 27 Mar, 1909[12]
Succeeded by
Christopher Hornby
Preceded by
?
In Command, Hendon Air Station
12 Jul, 1915[13] – 14 Aug, 1915[14]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Risk
Preceded by
Charles E. Risk
In Command, Felixstowe Air Station
14 Aug, 1915[15] – 24 Sep, 1915[16]
Succeeded by
John C. Porte
Preceded by
De Courcy W. P. Ireland
In Command, Yarmouth Naval Air Station
8 Oct, 1915[17] – 26 Nov, 1915[18]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Christopher Hornby
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala
1916[19] – 27 Oct, 1916[20]
Succeeded by
Astle S. Littlejohns

Footnotes

  1. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  2. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  3. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  4. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  5. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  6. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  7. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  8. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  9. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 5, 1900, Issue 36186, p.10.
  10. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  11. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. ?.
  12. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. ?.
  13. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  14. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  15. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  16. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  17. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  18. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  19. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  20. Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.