Frederick Thompson Groome

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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.[1]

Groome received an unfavourable report in 1918 following a collision between Convolvulus and H.M.Y. Monsoon.[2]

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.[3]

he was demobilised on 1 May, 1919.[4]

Groome was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 23 December, 1920.[5]

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.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward J. Trillo
Captain of H.M. T.B. 079
4 May, 1915[7][8] – 22 Oct, 1915[9]
Succeeded by
Arthur H. Notley
Preceded by
Brudenell Hunt-Grubbe
Captain of H.M.S. Panther
22 Oct, 1915[10][11] – 4 Nov, 1915[12]
Succeeded by
William Devlin
Preceded by
Walter M. Knowles
Captain of H.M.S. Violet
19 Jun, 1916[13][14] – 24 Nov, 1917[15]
Succeeded by
Arthur W. Knight
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Convolvulus
24 Nov, 1917[16]c. Oct, 1918[17]
Succeeded by
Raymond H. A. Dunn

Footnotes

  1. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  2. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  3. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  4. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  5. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  6. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  7. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401b.
  9. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  10. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  11. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 Oct. 1915, p. 4.
  12. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  13. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  14. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399.
  15. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  16. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.
  17. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/47. f. 47.