With much sadness, we must report that John Groom has died.
Posted on Fri 01 November 2019
With much regret, we must report that Major-General John Groom died early last month at the age of 90. He was born in Hagley and educated at King Charles I Grammar School.
John was a highly experienced sapper, having served in Aden, Malaya, Cyprus and Germany, and he was Chief Engineer at HQ Rhine Army from 1979 to 1982. In that last year, John led a radical review of Army training that was published under his name.
After retiring from the Army, for the next six years he worked as Director-General of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.