Robert Marsland Groves

Robert Marsland Groves
Groves as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Born	(1880-01-03)3 January 1880 Stretford, Lancashire, England
Died	27 May 1920(1920-05-27) (aged 40) Heliopolis, Egypt[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy (1899–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–20)
Years of service	1899–1920
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands	Egyptian Group (1920) No. 1 Squadron RNAS (1916)
Battles / wars	First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Distinguished Service Medal (United States)[2]

Air Commodore Robert Marsland Groves, CB, DSO, AFC (3 January 1880 – 27 May 1920) was a Royal Navy officer involved with naval aviation during the First World War. He was awarded his Aviator's Certificate no. 969 on 15 November 1914. After transferring to the Royal Air Force in 1918, he served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and held high command in the Middle East. He was killed in a flying accident in 1920 aged 40 whilst serving in Egypt.