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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 30 August, 1890, vice [[William Henry Edye|Edye]].<ref>''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>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26084/pages/4773 no. 26084. p. 4773.] 2 September, 1890.</ref> | ||
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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24082/pages/1921 no. 24082. p. 1921.] 31 March, 1874.</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>''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>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25939/pages/2873 no. 25939. p. 2873.] 25 May, 1889.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 19 July 2011
Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Edmund Robert Fremantle, G.C.B., 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 Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1890, vice Edye.[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]
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.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25939. p. 2873. 25 May, 1889.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir E. R. Fremantle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 February, 1929. Issue 45125, col A, pg. 9.
- Fremantle, Admiral Honble Sir E. R. (1904). The Navy as I have Known It: 1849—1899. London: Cassell and Company, Limited.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Offices | ||
| 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 |
