Edmund Robert Fremantle

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.

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. 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.

Flag Rank

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

See Also

• Wikipedia

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 Hon^ble Sir E. R. (1904). The Navy as I have Known It: 1849—1899. London: Cassell and Company, Limited.

Papers

• Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum. For a detailed list see Edmund Fremantle Papers at the National Maritime Museum.

Service Records

• The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
• The National Archives. ADM 196/14.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Algernon C. F. Heneage	Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron 9 Aug, 1886	Succeeded by Charles J. Rowley
Preceded by Frederick W. Richards	Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 25 Feb, 1888	Succeeded by Frederick C. B. Robinson
Preceded by Sir Frederick W. Richards	Commander-in-Chief, China Station 16 Feb, 1892	Succeeded by Sir Alexander Buller
Preceded by Sir Algernon McL. Lyons	Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station 10 Jun, 1896	Succeeded by Sir Henry Fairfax
Court Appointments
Preceded by ?	Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1901[Citation needed]	Succeeded by Stanley C. J. Colville