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Revision as of 09:59, 12 November 2009
Admiral SIR Sydney Fremantle, G.C.B., M.V.O. (16 November, 1867 – 29 April, 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Mention in Despatches
FREMANTLE Sydney R MVO Rear Admiral RN 78A019
Commanding 2nd Cruiser Sqdn. C-in-C Grand Fleet 18.04.19 Gazetted
Action between H.M.S. Achilles & German Raider Mentioned in Despatches
That the Raider was intercepted and brought to action is the result of much patient work under trying conditions. Much credit is due to Rear Admiral Sydney R. Fremantle for his conduct of the Second Cruiser Squadron Patrol.
Who was Who
FREMANTLE, Admiral Sir Sydney Robert GCB, 1929 (KCB, 1919; CB 1917); MVO 1909
Born 16 Nov. 1867; e s of late Admiral Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, GCB, GCVO; m 1st, 1896, Leila Hope (d 1930), d of late Lieut David Delvin Fremantle, RN; two s two d; 2nd, 1931, Geraldine, widow of Lt-Col J. S. FitzGerald and d of Col Cooke-Collis, CMG, DL; died 29 April 1958
CAREER Entered RN 1881; Lieut 1887; Comdr 1899; Capt. 1903; Rear-Adm. 1913; Vice-Adm. 1919; Adm. 1922; served Dardanelles, 1915 (despatches); Commanded 9th Cruiser Squadron, 1916; 2nd Cruiser Squadron, 1917; Ægean Squadron, 1917–18; Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, 1918–19; Vice-Admiral commanding First Battle Squadron, 1919–21; Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station, 1923–26; retired list, 1928; is a Commander of Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece, a Commander of the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus of Italy, and has the 2nd Class of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan, and the US of America Distinguished Service Medal; awarded Beaufort Testimonial, 1888; Goodenough Gold Medal, 1888
PUBLICATIONS My Naval Career, 1880–1928, 1949; part author Nautical Terms and Phrases in French and English; article on Naval Ordnance in Ency. Brit.; Magazine and Press articles on Naval subjects
RECREATIONS Golf, dowsing
CLUB Naval and Military
ADDRESS 30 Bullingham Mansions, Church Street, Kensington, W8 Western 2071
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Adml. Sir Sydney Fremantle" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 30 April, 1958. Issue 54138, col B, pg. 14.
- Fremantle, Admiral Sir Sydney Robert (1949). My Naval Career: 1880–1928. London: Hutchinson & Co..
- Parry, Ann (1971). The Admirals Fremantle: 1788-1920. London: Chatto & Windus. ISBN 070111603X.
Service Record
- 1867 births
- 1958 deaths
- Personalities
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Albion (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
- Assistant Directors of Naval Mobilisation
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)
- Rear-Admirals in the Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers