# Roland John Groome

Roland John Groome (10 JUL 1897 – 20 SEP 1935); child of Frederick Groome and Ruth Emmeline Jaquest; died in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

**Lifespan:** 10 JUL 1897 – 20 SEP 1935

## Parents
- [Frederick Groome](/p/frederick-groome-81058.md) (father)
- [Ruth Emmeline Jaquest](/p/ruth-emmeline-jaquest-81059.md) (mother)

## Timeline
- 10 JUL 1897 — **Born**
- MAR 1917 — **Military service** — Enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps (recorded by the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan as "Royal Air Force", the post-April-1918 name) and served through the First World War as a flying instructor at Camp Mohawk, Ontario — the training a Toronto local-history group was particularly interested in, per his niece Ruth's 2026 email.
- FROM 1919 TO 1935 — **Occupation (Aviator / Flying Instructor)** at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada — Co-founded the Aerial Service Company with Edward Clarke (1919), registering Canada's first aircraft (C-GAAA, a Curtiss JN-4); received the first commercial pilot's licence issued in Canada, April 1920; helped found the Regina Flying Club (1927) and served as its flying instructor until his death.
- 20 SEP 1935 — **Died** at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 20 SEP 1935 — **Medical (Cause of death)** at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada — Killed, together with his student Arnold Sym, when the control rod on the aileron of the Avro Avian they were flying failed and the aircraft crashed near Regina during a training flight.

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