-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Robert Terence Grogan
Terry, as he was known, was born on 20th September 1899 to parents Capt. John Hubert Grogan, and of Alice Evelyn Manners Grogan, of Lower Walmer, Kent. He is known to have attended the Haileybury School from 1913 to 1915. His brother Hubert was lost during World War One.
He was affectionately known as "The Chief" to his close friends. He was remembered in the Portsmouth Evening News, May 1941 as someone who was "one of the most resolute and delightful men, who combined extreme versatility with an almost boyish enthusiasm for his job." Terry was also a keen documentor of naval life and affairs. He made numerous films and recordings during his naval career. Some of these recordings featured Hood.
Terry was 41 years old at the time of his loss.
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
16th February 1918 | 11th February 1919 | Bellerophon | Midshipman | ADM196/148 |
12th February 1919 | 28th February 1919 | Marlborough | Midshipman | ADM196/148 |
1st March 1919 | 14th July 1919 | Marlborough on recommissioning | Midshipman | ADM196/148 |
15th July 1919 | November 1919 | Marlborough ordered home | Sub-Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
19th February 1920 | 17th April 1920 | Dragon | Sub-Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
18th April 1920 | 27th July 1920 | Dolphin additional for Submarine course | Sub-Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
28th July 1920 | 14th July 1921 | Inconstant for Submarines | Sub-Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
15th July 1921 | 4th August 1921 | Inconstant reappointed | Acting Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
5th August 1921 | October 1921 | Dolphin Additional for service in Submarines as spare officer | Acting Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
7th October 1921 | April 1922 | President Additional for Course at Cambridge | Acting Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
23rd April 1922 | 28th July 1922 | Excellent for courses | Acting Lieutenant | ADM196/148 |
15th August 1922 | 1st October 1922 | Resolution | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
1st October 1922 | 28th February 1923 | Warspite Additional for Engine Room training to obtain Engine Room Watch Keeping Certificate | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
1st March 1923 | 26th September 1923 | Warspite for Engine Room duty | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
27th September 1923 | May 1924 | President additional for Preliminary Course of instruction in (E) at R.N. College, Greenwich | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
8th May 1924 | 7th September 1925 | Vivid additional for Course of instruction in (E) at Keyham | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
8th September 1925 | 31st May 1926 | Revenge additional for Engine Room duty | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
1st June 1926 | Service Record closed 1/10/1926 | Revenge [illegible] | Lieutenant (E) | ADM196/148 |
Unknown | Unknown (January 1929 or earlier) | Pembroke | Lieutenant (E) | Navy List July 1927 / January 1928 |
Unknown | 14th July 1929 | Keyham College | Lieutenant (E) | Navy List February 1929 |
15th July 1929 | Unknown (before 23rd September 1929) | Keyham College | Lieutenant-Commander (E) | Navy List July 1931 |
23rd September 1929 | Unknown (Before 17th March 1932) | Cumberland | Lieutenant-Commander (E) | Navy List July 1931 |
17th March 1932 | 29th June 1933 | Pembroke | Lieutenant-Commander (E) | Navy List January 1933 |
30th June 1933 | Unknown (Before December 1933) | Pembroke | Commander (E) | Navy List January 1933 |
17th December 1933 | Unknown (Before 1st April 1936) | Emerald | Commander (E) | Navy List July 1934 / October 1935 |
1st April 1936 | Unknown (Before 5th May 1939) | Sheffield | Commander (E) | Navy List July 1937 |
5th May 1939 | 24th May 1941 | Hood | Commander (E) | Navy List August 1939 |