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Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 April, 1867.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23242/pages/2313 no. 23242. p. 2313.] 16 April, 1867.</ref> | Fremantle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 April, 1867.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23242/pages/2313 no. 23242. p. 2313.] 16 April, 1867.</ref> | ||
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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24093/pages/2445 no. 24093. p. 2445.] 8 May, 1874.</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> 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24093/pages/2445 no. 24093. p. 2445.] 8 May, 1874.</ref> | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
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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 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]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23242. p. 2313. 16 April, 1867.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24093. p. 2445. 8 May, 1874.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25458. p. 1587. 7 April, 1885.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25939. p. 2873. 25 May, 1889.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26787. p. 5724. 20 October, 1896.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
- ↑ 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, 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 |
