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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 4}}
 
Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 4}}
  
 
Baillie-Grohman was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lively|f=t}} on 15 March, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 349}}
 
Baillie-Grohman was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lively|f=t}} on 15 March, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 349}}
  
==Great War==
 
 
Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1917.<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>
 
Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1917.<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>
  
==Interbellum==
 
 
Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923.<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>
 
Baillie-Grohman was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923.<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>
  
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Robert Maycock|Ernest R. Maycock]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Truro (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Truro'']]'''<br>14 Dec, 1919<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 878.  This source indicates the 15th}} &ndash; 26 Sep, 1921<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Evelyn John James Southby|Evelyn J. J. Southby]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Raymond Hallowell-Carew|Robert R. Hallowell-Carew]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Crocus (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Crocus'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1922<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 744}} &ndash; Jul, 1923<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Wilson (b)|George Wilson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|Cyril H. G. Benson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sherborne (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sherborne'']]'''<br>20 Nov, 1923<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref> &ndash; 1 Dec, 1923<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Coates Mayo|Herbert C. Mayo]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Russell Lister-Kaye|Russell Lister-Kaye]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leamington (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leamington'']]'''<br>1 Dec, 1923<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 251}} &ndash; 21 Jul, 1925<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Ignatius Hallett|John I. Hallett]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|Cyril H. G. Benson]]'''|'''[[First Minesweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Commander, First Minesweeping Flotilla]]'''<br>20 Nov, 1923<ref>Ballie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|}} f. 319.</ref> &ndash; 21 Jul, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Ignatius Hallett|John I. Hallett]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Coates Mayo|Herbert C. Mayo]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leamington (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leamington'']]'''<br>1 Dec, 1923<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 251}} &ndash; 21 Jul, 1925<ref>Baillie-Grohman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/303.|D7605058}}  f. 319.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Ignatius Hallett|John I. Hallett]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Chicheley Thornton|Edward C. Thornton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Duncan (1932)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Duncan'']]'''<br>10 Feb, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 235}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Stoddart Benson|Richard S. Benson]]'''}}
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Revision as of 06:00, 2 April 2020

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.

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. Woollcombe-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
Maitland W. S. Boucher
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
Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Herbert C. Mayo
Captain of H.M.S. Leamington
1 Dec, 1923[30][31] – 21 Jul, 1925[32]
Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Edward C. Thornton
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
10 Feb, 1934[33]
Succeeded by
Richard S. Benson
Preceded by
Charles F. Harris
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
10 Feb, 1934[34]
Succeeded by
Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by
Alexander R. Hammick
Captain of H.M.S. Keppel
17 Dec, 1934[35] – 1936[36]
Succeeded by
Philip L. Vian
Preceded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent
1 Sep, 1936[37] – 15 Sep, 1938[38]
Succeeded by
Gerald H. Warner
Preceded by
Edward N. Syfret
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
28 Sep, 1938[39] – 27 Oct, 1940[40]
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. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  31. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  32. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  33. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 235.
  34. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 235.
  35. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
  36. Vian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/158. f. 160.
  37. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 272.
  38. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  39. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
  40. Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.