Robert Leonard Groome
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 in command of the battleship Repulse on 21 December, 1897.[2]
In June 1899, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Flora.
Flag Rank
Groome was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 August, 1903.[3]
He was appointed in command of the Portsmouth Reserve Division on 3 January, 1905.[4]
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.[5] The gunnery officer of Albermarle, Hubert E. Dannreuther, wrote of him in February, 1906: "The Admiral is quite a peaceful person, smokes cigarettes on the quarter deck or bridge all day and plays bridge all the evening."[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 June, 1907, vice Holland.[7] 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.[8]
Groome was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1911.[9]
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.[10]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Richard Poore, Bart. |
Rear-Admiral in the Channel Fleet 1905 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Robert S. Lowry
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry W. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 4 Jul, 1883[11] |
Succeeded by Vernon A. Tisdall |
| Preceded by Oswald P. Tudor |
Captain of H.M.S. Tribune 11 Jul, 1893[12] – c. 20 Aug, 1893[Inference] |
Succeeded by George N. A. Pollard |
| Preceded by Walter H. B. Graham |
Captain of H.M.S. Æolus 16 Jan, 1894[13] – 24 Apr, 1897[14] |
Succeeded by Henry M. T. Tudor |
| Preceded by Wilmot H. Fawkes |
Captain of H.M.S. Terrible 15 Jun, 1897[15] |
Succeeded by Charles G. Robinson |
| Preceded by Ernest N. Rolfe |
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse 21 Dec, 1897[16][17] |
Succeeded by Randolph F. O. Foote |
| Preceded by Charles J. Norcock |
Captain of H.M.S. Flora 20 Jun, 1899[18] |
Succeeded by Frederick S. Pelham |
| Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve Division 3 Jan, 1905[19] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Cross |
| Preceded by Sir George T. H. Boyes |
Director of Transports 11 Nov, 1907 – 1 Dec, 1911 |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Savory |
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 December, 1904. Issue 37586, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27826. p. 5532. 11 August, 1905.
- ↑ Dannreuther to Tristan Dannreuther. Letter of 24 February, 1906. Dannreuther Papers. National Maritime Museum. DAN/551/10.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 202.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 196.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/458. f. 544.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 288.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 256.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 December, 1904. Issue 37586, col D, p. 4.
