Robert Marsland Groves
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Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Early life
Groves was born on 3 January 1880 at Stretford in Lancashire, England, the son of James Grimble Groves, a brewer and Conservative MP.[3] He was educated at Rossall School.
Groves joined the
Groves was promoted to
Commander Robert Marsland Groves,. R.N. (Wing Commander, R.N.A.S.). In recognition of his services in command of a Wing of the Royal Naval Air Service at Dunkirk. Commander Groves has by his personal skill as a pilot, and also by his untiring zeal, effected a marked advancement in the general standard of flying on active service. He has on several occasions carried out successful reconnaissances to Ostend under fire, and by his own example has proved the utility and great importance of night flying."[7]
Royal Air Force
After the War, Groves became Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and Director of Operations and Intelligence.[6] He went on to be Acting Air Officer Commanding RAF Middle East Area in 1919 and Air Officer Commanding Egyptian Group in 1920.[6]
Groves died aged 40 on 27 May 1920 in Egypt from injuries received in an aircraft crash when his Bristol Fighter crashed after engine failure on takeoff at Almaza. He was buried at the Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery.[8]
References
- ^ In memoriam Flight International, 10 June 1920
- ^ "No. 31691". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 December 1919. p. 15614.
- ^ Items Flight International, 3 March 1921
- ^ "No. 27308". The London Gazette. 26 April 1901. p. 2858.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36868. London. 9 September 1902. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Commodore R M Groves
- ^ "No. 29635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1916. p. 6211.
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Robert Marsland Groves
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