Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, 1st Baron Fremantle | |
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![]() Sir Thomas Fremantle | |
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 |
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Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands | 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 |
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, 1st Baron Fremantle, Bt GCB GCH (20 November 1765 – 19 December 1819) was a British Royal Navy officer and nobleman whose accolades include three separate fleet actions, a close friendship with Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson and being granted an Austrian barony. He was the father of Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle, after whom the city Fremantle in Western Australia is named for.
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