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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron]]'''<br>1886 &ndash; 1887
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles John Rowley|Charles J. Rowley]]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[East Indies Station|Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station]]'''<br>1888 &ndash; 1891
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson|Frederick C. B. Robinson]]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]]'''
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''[[China Station|Commander-in-Chief on the China Station]]'''<br>1892 &ndash; 1895
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Fairfax|Sir Henry Fairfax]]'''
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Revision as of 14:19, 26 September 2012

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]

Fremantle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1890, vice Edye.[5]

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.[6]

Fremantle was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 10 October, 1896, vice Wells.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 3 July, 1926.[10]

See Also

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. The London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 25939. p. 2873. 25 May, 1889.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 26787. p. 5724. 20 October, 1896.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June, 1899.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
  10. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33179. p. 4406. 3 July, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir E. R. Fremantle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 February, 1929. Issue 45125, col A, p. 9.
  • Fremantle, Admiral Honble Sir E. R. (1904). The Navy as I have Known It: 1849—1899. London: Cassell and Company, Limited.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Algernon C. F. Heneage
Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron
1886 – 1887
Succeeded by
Charles J. Rowley

Preceded by
Sir Frederick W. Richards
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
1888 – 1891
Succeeded by
Frederick C. B. Robinson

Preceded by
Sir Frederick W. Richards]]
Commander-in-Chief on the China Station
1892 – 1895
Succeeded by
Alexander Buller

Preceded by
Sir Algernon McL. Lyons
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1896 – 1899
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Fairfax

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