Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman

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Vice-Admiral Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman, C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., R.N. (16 January, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of W. A. Ballie-Grohman, Esq..

Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1909.[1]

Baillie-Grohman was appointed in command of the destroyer Lively on 15 March, 1914.[2]

Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1917.[3]

Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.[4]

Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.[5]

World War II

Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941.[6]

Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 7 November, 1943.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Spencer F. Russell
Captain of H.M. T.B. 078
18 Oct, 1910[8] – 7 Feb, 1911[9]
Succeeded by
Edward T. D. Finch
Preceded by
Arthur A. Scott
Captain of H.M.S. Lively
15 Mar, 1914[10][11] – 24 Jul, 1915[12]
Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Robert W. Richardson
Captain of H.M.S. Ghurka
24 Jul, 1915[13] – 14 Feb, 1916[14]
Succeeded by
Harold C. Woolcombe-Boyce
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Gentian
14 Feb, 1916[15][16] – Sep, 1917[17]
Succeeded by
Cecil G. Hallett
Preceded by
Charles C. Bell
Captain of H.M.S. Totnes
Sep, 1917[18][19] – Dec, 1918[20]
Succeeded by
Percy R. Vaughan
Preceded by
Ernest R. Maycock
Captain of H.M.S. Truro
14 Dec, 1919[21][22] – 26 Sep, 1921[23]
Succeeded by
Evelyn J. J. Southby
Preceded by
Robert R. Hallowell-Carew
Captain of H.M.S. Crocus
1 Aug, 1922[24][25] – Jul, 1923[26]
Succeeded by
George Wilson
Preceded by
Cyril H. G. Benson
Captain of H.M.S. Sherborne
20 Nov, 1923[27] – 1 Dec, 1923[28]
Succeeded by
Herbert C. Mayo
Preceded by
Cyril H. G. Benson
Commander, First Minesweeping Flotilla
20 Nov, 1923[29] – 21 Jul, 1925[30]
Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Herbert C. Mayo
Captain of H.M.S. Leamington
1 Dec, 1923[31][32] – 21 Jul, 1925[33]
Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Edward C. Thornton
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
10 Feb, 1934[34]c. late 1934[35]
Succeeded by
Alexander R. Hammick
Preceded by
Charles F. Harris
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
10 Feb, 1934[36]
Succeeded by
Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by
Alexander R. Hammick
Captain of H.M.S. Keppel
17 Dec, 1934[37] – 1936[38]
Succeeded by
Philip L. Vian
Preceded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent
1 Sep, 1936[39] – 15 Sep, 1938[40]
Succeeded by
Gerald H. Warner
Preceded by
Edward N. Syfret
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
28 Sep, 1938[41] – 27 Oct, 1940[42]
Succeeded by
Arthur D. Read

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 349.
  3. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  4. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  5. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  6. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  7. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  8. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  9. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  10. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395n.
  12. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  13. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  14. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  15. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  16. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393z.
  17. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  18. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398n.
  20. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  21. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  22. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 878. This source indicates the 15th.
  23. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  24. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 744.
  26. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  27. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  28. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  29. Ballie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  30. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 21, 1925; pg. 24; Issue 44019.
  31. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  32. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  33. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  34. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 235.
  35. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 Nov. 1934, p. 21.
  36. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 235.
  37. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
  38. Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
  39. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 272.
  40. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  41. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  42. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.