Charles Howe Fremantle R.N.
Charles Howe Fremantle R.N.
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Charles Howe Fremantle R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Vice-Admiral Thomas Francis Fremantle (died 19 December 1819) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1 June 1800 | | Born |
8 October 1836 | | Married Isabella (died 26 December 1876), daughter of David Lyon of Portland Place, London, and widow of James Wedderburn (2 June 1788 - 23 April 1831) |
2 January 1857 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
13 May 1867 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
25 May 1869 | | Died |
The City of Fremantle in Western Australia is named after him |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
12 December 1812 | Entered Navy |
11 November 1819 | Lieutenant |
23 April 1822 | Commander |
4 August 1826 | Captain |
15 April 1854 | Rear-Admiral |
9 September 1860 | Vice-Admiral |
9 February 1864 | Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
5 November 1828 | 12 June 1833 | Captain in Challenger (1826, sixth rate), Cape of Good Hope and East Indies ( on May 2, 1829 he took formal possession of the whole of the western coast of Australia in the name of King George IV) |
20 May 1843 | 1 April 1847 | Captain in Inconstant, Mediterranean |
1 April 1847 | 2 April 1848 | Captain in Albion (until paying off at Plymouth), Mediterranean |
19 October 1853 | | Captain in Juno, Australia |
18 June 1855 | | Superintendent of Balaclava port during the Russian War (flag in Leander) |
13 July 1858 | 10 October 1860 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron (flag in Renown, then (10 August 1858) in Orion, then (1 November 1858) in Royal Albert) |
27 October 1863 | 26 October 1866 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport |