Robert Marsland Groves

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.

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.

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

Great War

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

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

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

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

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

See Also

• Service Records

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	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 – 27 Mar, 1909	Succeeded by Christopher Hornby
Preceded by ?	In Command, Hendon Air Station 12 Jul, 1915 – 14 Aug, 1915	Succeeded by Charles E. Risk
Preceded by Charles E. Risk	In Command, Felixstowe Air Station 14 Aug, 1915 – 24 Sep, 1915	Succeeded by John C. Porte
Preceded by De Courcy W. P. Ireland	In Command, Yarmouth Naval Air Station 8 Oct, 1915 – 26 Nov, 1915	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Christopher Hornby	Captain of H.M.S. Cicala 1916 – 27 Oct, 1916	Succeeded by Astle S. Littlejohns