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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{HONSIR}} '''Edmund Robert Fremantle''', G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (15 June, 1836, – 10 February, 1929) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{HONSIR}} '''Edmund Robert Fremantle''', G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (15 June, 1836  – 10 February, 1929) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
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Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 April, 1885, vice Hardinge.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25458/pages/1587 no. 25458.  p. 1587.]  7 April, 1885.</ref>
Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 April, 1885, vice Hardinge.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25458/pages/1587 no. 25458.  p. 1587.]  7 April, 1885.</ref>


He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the [[East Indies Station]] on 25 February, 1888.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}}
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the [[East Indies Station]] on 25 February, 1888.{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}


Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 30 August, 1890, vice [[William Henry Edye|Edye]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26084/pages/4773 no. 26084.  p. 4773.]  2 September, 1890.</ref>
Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 30 August, 1890, vice [[William Henry Edye|Edye]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26084/pages/4773 no. 26084.  p. 4773.]  2 September, 1890.</ref>
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On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, Fremantle was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 23 May, 1889.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25939/pages/2873 no. 25939.  p. 2873.]  25 May, 1889.</ref>
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, Fremantle was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 23 May, 1889.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25939/pages/2873 no. 25939.  p. 2873.]  25 May, 1889.</ref>


On 16 February, 1892, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the [[China Station]].{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}}}
On 16 February, 1892, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the [[China Station]].{{ClowesVII|p. 88}}


Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 10 October, 1896, vice [[Richard Wells|Wells]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26787/pages/5724 no. 26787.  p. 5724.]  20 October, 1896.</ref>
Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 10 October, 1896, vice [[Richard Wells|Wells]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26787/pages/5724 no. 26787.  p. 5724.]  20 October, 1896.</ref>
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 13:18, 25 March 2015

Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Edmund Robert Fremantle, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (15 June, 1836 – 10 February, 1929) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Fremantle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 15 April, 1867.[1]

He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 13 March, 1874.[2] He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 8 May.[3]

Flag Rank

Fremantle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 April, 1885, vice Hardinge.[4]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station on 25 February, 1888.[5]

Fremantle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1890, vice Edye.[6]

On the occasion of the Queen's birthday, Fremantle was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 23 May, 1889.[7]

On 16 February, 1892, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the China Station.[8]

Fremantle was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 10 October, 1896, vice Wells.[9]

On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1899.[10]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Fremantle was placed on the Retired List on 15 June, 1901.[11]

He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 3 July, 1926.[12]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir E. R. Fremantle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 February, 1929. Issue 45125, col A, p. 9.
  • [Fremantle, Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edmund R.] (October, 1885). "Ironclads and Torpedo Flotillas." The Nineteenth Century.
  • [Fremantle, Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edmund R.] (April, 1887). "Are Ironclads Doomed?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
  • Fremantle, Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Edmund (17 April, 1896). "The Navy and India". The Navy & Army Illustrated Vol. I (No. 9). pp. 205-206.
  • Fremantle, Admiral Honble Sir E. R. (1904). The Navy as I have Known It: 1849—1899. London: Cassell and Company, Limited.

Papers

Service Records

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23242. p. 2313. 16 April, 1867.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24093. p. 2445. 8 May, 1874.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25458. p. 1587. 7 April, 1885.
  5. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25939. p. 2873. 25 May, 1889.
  8. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26787. p. 5724. 20 October, 1896.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June, 1899.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33179. p. 4406. 3 July, 1926.
  13. ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 478.
  14. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
  15. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
  16. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.

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