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Revision as of 20:34, 21 July 2021

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 		Succeeded by
Harold E. Browne
Preceded by
William H. D. Boyle 		Captain of H.M.S. Starfish
21 Jul, 1903[9] 		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[10] – 27 Mar, 1909[11] 		Succeeded by
Christopher Hornby
Preceded by
? 		In Command, Hendon Air Station
12 Jul, 1915[12] – 14 Aug, 1915[13] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Risk
Preceded by
Charles E. Risk 		In Command, Felixstowe Air Station
14 Aug, 1915[14] – 24 Sep, 1915[15] 		Succeeded by
John C. Porte
Preceded by
De Courcy W. P. Ireland 		In Command, Yarmouth Naval Air Station
8 Oct, 1915[16] – 26 Nov, 1915[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Christopher Hornby 		Captain of H.M.S. Cicala
1916[18] – 27 Oct, 1916[19] 		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. ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  10. ↑ Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. ?.
  11. ↑ Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Groves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/126. f. 130.
  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.


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