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.[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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23242. p. 2313. 16 April, 1867.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24093. p. 2445. 8 May, 1874.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25458. p. 1587. 7 April, 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25939. p. 2873. 25 May, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26787. p. 5724. 20 October, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
- ↑ 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, 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
- 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 1886 – 1887 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Rowley
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| Preceded by Sir Algernon McL. Lyons |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1896 – 1899 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Fairfax
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 25 Feb, 1888 – ? |
Succeeded by Frederick C. B. Robinson |
| Preceded by Frederick W. Richards |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 16 Feb, 1892 – ? |
Succeeded by Alexander Buller |
| Court Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1901 – ? |
Succeeded by Stanley C. J. Colville |
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- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Plymouth
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
- Knights Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
