Sir

John Frewen
Born(1911-03-28)28 March 1911
Died1 September 1975(1975-09-01) (aged 64)[1]
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Mounts Bay
Home Fleet
Channel
Portsmouth
Naval Home Command
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir John Byng Frewen GCB (28 March 1911 – 1 September 1975) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.

Naval career

Frewen joined the Royal Navy in 1924.[2] He served in World War II in the Russian Convoys and as squadron navigating officer for aircraft carriers in the Pacific.[2] He also served in the Korean War as commander of HMS Mounts Bay.[3]

He was appointed chief of staff to the commander-in-chief, Home Fleet, in 1959 and then became Flag Officer Second in Command Far East Fleet in 1961.[2] He went on to be Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1963 and commander-in-chief, Home Fleet, in 1965.[2] He was then appointed Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, in 1967.[2] Finally he was appointed the first Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command (following the merger of the Portsmouth and Plymouth Commands) in 1969.[2] In that capacity he welcomed Sir Alec Rose back to Portsmouth after his single-handed trip around the world.[4] Frewen was also First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen from 1968 to 1970. He retired in 1970.[2]

In retirement Frewen transferred Brickwall House School, a specialist school for boys with dyslexia, into an educational trust and renamed the school Frewen College.[5] In 1972 he was Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archive of the Frewen Family". National Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Sir John Byng Frewen Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ A Royal Salute with Live Ammunition – Korea, 1952
  4. ^ Sir Alec Rose & Lively Lady Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Frewen College
  6. ^ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889) Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
Military offices Preceded bySir Varyl Begg Vice Chief of the Naval Staff 1963–1965 Succeeded bySir John Bush Preceded bySir Charles Madden Commander in Chief, Home Fleet 1965–1967 Succeeded byCommand disbanded Preceded bySir Frank Hopkins Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1967–1969 Succeeded byCommand disbanded Preceded byNew Post Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command 1969–1970 Succeeded bySir Horace Law Honorary titles Preceded bySir Desmond Dreyer First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1968–1970 Succeeded bySir Horace Law
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