Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman DSO, OBE, RN
| Born | 15 Jan 1888 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Died | 23 Sep 1978 | (90) |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Nov 1943 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Ramillies (07) | Capt. | Battleship | 5 Jan 1939 | 27 Oct 1940 |
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Battleship HMS Ramillies (07)
1 Sep 1939
Around 1830A/1, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Portland.
Around 2030A/2, in the North Channel she was joined by the destroyers HMS Witherington (Lt.Cdr. G.C. Fryer, RN) and HMS Verity (Lt.Cdr. A.R.M. Black, RN).
Around 0850A/2, near Milford Haven, these two destroyers were relieved by HMS Venetia (Cdr. J.W.M. Eaton, RN) and HMS Wessex (Lt.Cdr. W.A.R. Cartwright, RN). HMS Witherington and HMS Verity then entered Milford Haven arriving there around 1045A/3
HMS Ramillies arrived at Portland around 0115A/4.
Having completed escorting HMS Ramillies to Portland, HMS Venetia and HMS Wessex proceeded to Plymouth where they arrived around 0730A/4. (1)
11 Sep 1939
Around 1500A/11, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) and the French destroyers Le Fortune (Cdr. C.M.L. D'Hespel) and La Railleuse (Lt.Cdr. J.E.C. Hourcade) arrived at Gibraltar from convoy escort duty. (1)
5 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1215A/5, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Gibraltar to proceed to Halifax to join the North Atlantic Escort Force based there. On departure from Gibraltar she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Wishart (Cdr. E.T. Cooper, RN) and HMS Vortigern (Lt.Cdr. W.J.B. Handley, RN).
Around 2340Z/5, they turned back to Gibraltar. The deployment of HMS Ramillies to the North Atlantic Escort Force was cancelled and she was ordered to return to the Mediterranean.
They arrived back at Gibraltar around 1300Z/8. (2)
15 Oct 1939
Around 1745Z/15, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Gibraltar for Alexandria. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Grafton (Cdr. M.S. Thomas, RN) and HMS Gallant (Lt.Cdr. C.P.F. Brown, RN).
Around 1620A/15, HMS Grafton and HMS Gallant parted company to join convoy Blue 4. The destroyers Kersaint (Cdr. G.R.J. Rebuffel) and HMS Duncan (Capt. G.R.B. Back, RN) then joined company.
Around 1815A/17, the Kersaint parted company to proceed to Bizerta. (2)
28 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) is docked in the floating dock (AFD 5) at Alexandria. (2)
6 Nov 1939
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) is undocked. (3)
4 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400D/4, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Aden to return to the Socotra area. (4)
11 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200EF/11, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Colombo for Fremantle, Australia. (4)
20 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400H/20, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Colombo. (4)
21 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1135H/21, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Fremantle for Melbourne. (4)
25 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Melbourne from Fremantle. (5)
27 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Melbourne for Wellington, New Zealand. (5)
31 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Wellington from Melbourne. (5)
8 Feb 1940
Around 0830C/8, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Aden from convoy escort duty. (6)
15 Feb 1940
Around 1130C/15, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Aden for Colombo. (6)
21 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145EF/21, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Colombo from Aden. (6)
28 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0815EF/28, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Colombo for Fremantle. (6)
8 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630H/8, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Colombo. (7)
9 Mar 1940
Around 0945H/9, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Fremantle for Sydney. (7)
15 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400K/15, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) arrived at Sydney from Fremantle. At Sydney she was taken in hand for a short refit. (7)
28 May 1940
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) is docked in AFD 5 at Alexandria.
It had originally been intended that on her return to the Mediterranean she was to be taken in hand for a refit at Malta but this was considered unwise given the political situation with Italy. It was therefore decided to give the ship a short refit, including a docking, at Alexandria. (8)
12 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) is undocked (9)
20 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) is docked in the floating dock (AFD 5) at Alexandria. (10)
22 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) is undocked. (10)
Sources
- ADM 53/110149
- ADM 53/110150
- ADM 53/110151
- ADM 53/110152
- ADM 199/2568
- ADM 53/113042
- ADM 53/113043
- ADM 53/112344 + ADM 199/2568
- ADM 53/112698
- ADM 53/113047
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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