Thomas Fremantle (Royal Navy officer)
British naval officer and friend of Nelson, 1765–1819 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, 1st Freiherr von Fremantle, Bt GCB GCH (20 November 1765 – 19 December 1819) was a British naval officer in the Royal Navy whose accolades include three separate fleet actions, a close friendship with Lord Nelson, and a barony in Austria. He was the father of Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle, after whom the city Fremantle, in Western Australia, is named.
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Thomas Francis Freiherr von Fremantle | |
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Born | 20 November 1765 Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England |
Died | 19 December 1819 (aged 54) Naples, Italy |
Place of burial | Garden of Don Carlo Califano, Naples, Italy |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Spitfire HMS Tartar HMS Inconstant HMS Ganges HMS Neptune Adriatic Sea |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
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