Frederick Thompson Groome

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Frederick Thompson Groome, R.D., O.B.E. (27 March, 1877 – 15 January, 1941) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Groome was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 23 December, 1912.

Groome received an unfavourable report in 1918 following a collision between Convolvulus and H.M.Y. Monsoon.

A notation in his Service Record seems unusual and may read, "5036/1280/18 Unfit for sin & he should be discharged to Hosp. for treatment." He was removed from command of Convolvulus around November, 1918.

he was demobilised on 1 May, 1919.

Groome was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 23 December, 1920.

Groome was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 27 March, 1922. He would be removed from the Retired List due to non-report on 10 May, 1928.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Edward J. Trillo	Captain of H.M. T.B. 079 4 May, 1915 – 22 Oct, 1915	Succeeded by Arthur H. Notley
Preceded by Brudenell Hunt-Grubbe	Captain of H.M.S. Panther 22 Oct, 1915 – 4 Nov, 1915	Succeeded by William Devlin
Preceded by Walter M. Knowles	Captain of H.M.S. Violet 19 Jun, 1916 – 24 Nov, 1917	Succeeded by Arthur W. Knight
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Convolvulus 24 Nov, 1917 – c. Oct, 1918	Succeeded by Raymond H. A. Dunn