FREMANTLE (Hon. Sir Edmund Robert, 1836-1929, Admiral and Naval Writer)

Fine Signature and “Admiral” on a card with a second signature with initials pasted on with the words “with pleasure”, 3¾” x 2¼”, no place, no date

Fremantle served in the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 and the New Zealand Wars in 1864. Then in 1861 he became commander in HMS Eclipse. He was promoted rear-admiral in 1885 and was made second-in-command of the Channel Squadron in 1886 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1888. Promoted to vice-admiral from 1890 he went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1892 and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1896. He was promoted to admiral later that year and retired in June 1901.

Item Date:  1905

Stock No:  42813      £20

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