People · 1888–1978
Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman
British rear-admiral in charge of the evacuation of Greece (1941)
Royal Navy officer who directed the evacuation from Greece. His report describes the headquarters in the olive grove at Myloi, the walk to 'Myli pier' at sunset and his own departure at midnight in a caique, from which HMS Havock took him off.
Also written: Χάρολντ Μπέιλι-Γκρόμαν, H. T. Baillie-Grohman, Tom Baillie-Grohman
Events
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25 April 1941 – 26 April 1941
General Wilson drives from Athens to Myloi through the night
General Henry Maitland Wilson, commander of all British and Commonwealth forces in Greece, moved his headquarters south of Argos in the night of 25 to 26 April 1941. His party crossed the bridge over the Corinth Canal…
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26 April 1941
Prince Peter and Greek ministers wait at the headquarters
Baillie-Grohman's report lists who was at the headquarters at Myloi on 26 April 1941: General Wilson, Major-General Heywood, Rear-Admiral Turle, Brigadier Salisbury-Jones, Prince Peter of Greece, Admiral Sakellariou, the…
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26 April 1941
At sunset the headquarters is abandoned and the party goes to the pier
'At sunset we abandoned our H.Q. and the whole party proceeded to Myli pier,' wrote Baillie-Grohman. The flying boat and the caique were there, but the destroyer that was to take off the rest of the staff had not yet…
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26 April 1941 – 27 April 1941
Which destroyer called at Myloi: Nubian or Havock?
One version, followed until now on this website, says that HMS Nubian called at 'Myli' in the night of 26 to 27 April 1941 to collect General Wilson and found him already gone. The official despatch in the London Gazette…
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27 April 1941
At midnight Baillie-Grohman sails in the caique; HMS Havock takes him off
As there was still no sign of the destroyer, Rear-Admiral Baillie-Grohman left the quay at Myloi at midnight with his staff and beachmasters in the caique chartered by Colonel Smith-Dorrien, heading for Monemvasia. Later…