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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Groome was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 4 August, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26080/pages/4536 no. 26080. p. 4536.] 19 August, 1890.</ref> | + | Groome was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 4 August, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26080/pages/4536 no. 26080. p. 4536.] 19 August, 1890.</ref> |
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Repulse (1892)|''Repulse'']] on 21 December, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue '''35391''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Repulse (1892)|''Repulse'']] on 21 December, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue '''35391''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
| − | Groome was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 31 August, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27594/pages/5542 no. 27594. p. 5542.] 4 September, 1903.</ref> | + | Groome was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 31 August, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27594/pages/5542 no. 27594. p. 5542.] 4 September, 1903.</ref> |
| − | On the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Britain Groome was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27826/pages/5532 no. 27826. p. 5532.] 11 August, 1905.</ref> | + | On the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Britain Groome was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27826/pages/5532 no. 27826. p. 5532.] 11 August, 1905.</ref> |
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 June, 1907, vice [[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Holland]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28027/pages/3832 no. 28027. p. 3832.] 4 June, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 1 September.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28056/pages/6019 no. 28056. p. 6019.] 3 September, 1907.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 June, 1907, vice [[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Holland]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28027/pages/3832 no. 28027. p. 3832.] 4 June, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 1 September.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28056/pages/6019 no. 28056. p. 6019.] 3 September, 1907.</ref> |
| − | Groome was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 19 July, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28515/pages/5432 no. 28515. p. 5432.] 21 July, 1911.</ref> | + | Groome was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 19 July, 1911.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28515/pages/5432 no. 28515. p. 5432.] 21 July, 1911.</ref> |
Groome died in St. George's Hospital, London, on 22 November, 1917, as the result of injuries sustained when hit by a car on the Mall a week previously. He was sixty-nine years old.<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief). ''The Times''. Friday, 23 November, 1917. Issue '''41643''', col D, p. 8.</ref> | Groome died in St. George's Hospital, London, on 22 November, 1917, as the result of injuries sustained when hit by a car on the Mall a week previously. He was sixty-nine years old.<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief). ''The Times''. Friday, 23 November, 1917. Issue '''41643''', col D, p. 8.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 24 September 2012
Admiral Robert Leonard Groome, C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (10 September, 1848 – 22 November, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Groome was promoted to the rank of Captain on 4 August, 1890.[1]
He was appointed command of Repulse on 21 December, 1897.[2]
Flag Rank
Groome was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 August, 1903.[3]
On the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Britain Groome was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 June, 1907, vice Holland.[5] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 1 September.[6]
Groome was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1911.[7]
Groome died in St. George's Hospital, London, on 22 November, 1917, as the result of injuries sustained when hit by a car on the Mall a week previously. He was sixty-nine years old.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26080. p. 4536. 19 August, 1890.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27594. p. 5542. 4 September, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27826. p. 5532. 11 August, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28027. p. 3832. 4 June, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28056. p. 6019. 3 September, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28515. p. 5432. 21 July, 1911.
- ↑ "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Friday, 23 November, 1917. Issue 41643, col D, p. 8.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196.17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division 1905 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Cross |
| Preceded by Sir Richard Poore, Bart. |
Rear-Admiral in the Channel Fleet 1905 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Robert S. Lowry |
