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Lieutenant Angel Hope Freeman, R.N. (18 March, 1864 – 12 April, 1899) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Freeman distinguished himself by finishing first of forty-eight entrants to H.M.S. Britannia of July, 1877.
Freeman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1887.
He was appointed to the Tourmaline, he was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for saving a petty officer named Roe from drowning off Barbados after a boat from Comus capsized during a regatta.[1]
Freeman was appointed to Tauranga for gunnery in 1897 and was killed while serving in her on 12 April, 1899 in an engagement "with rebels" at Samoa.
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- Obituary. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 13, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35802.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 69 11 Jul, 1889[2] – 18 Sep, 1889 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Obituary." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 13, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35802.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 6 July, 1889. Issue 32744, col D, p. 12.
