Stephen Grenville Fremantle (1810-18 April 1860) was a naval officer in the
Royal Navy
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.
He was the youngest son of Vice-Admiral Sir
Thomas Fremantle. His brothers were
Thomas
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Charles and
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. In 1823 he attended the
Royal Naval Academy
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, Portsmouth, and then in 1828 served as midshipman on
HMS Challenger followed by . In 1829 was promoted to lieutenant then, in 1836, to
commander on
HMS ''Clio'', Southampton and
HMS ''Wanderer'' at the
Cape of Good Hope and on the
South America Station and in China respectively.
In 1842, while on the ''Wanderer'' he was promoted to captain. He served in North America, before being appointed to in 1852 on the Home Station.
He commanded on the
Australian Station from 1853 to 1857. In 1857 he annexed the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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to the
British Empire
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.
Accused of over-strict discipline he had no further employment.
He is buried in St Swithun's Churchyard,
Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, where his family was established.
References
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1810 births
1860 deaths
Royal Navy officers