Admiral Sir John Byng Frewen, GCB (28 March 1911 – 1 September 1975) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.
Sir John Frewen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1911 |
| Died | 1 September 1975 (aged 64)[1] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Mounts Bay Home Fleet Channel Portsmouth Naval Home Command |
| Battles / wars | World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editFrewen 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, which, after his death, was renamed by his cousin and godson Jonathan Frewen as Frewen College.[5] In 1972 he was Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Archive of the Frewen Family". National Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sir John Byng Frewen Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ A Royal Salute with Live Ammunition – Korea, 1952
- ^ Sir Alec Rose & Lively Lady Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Frewen College
- ^ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889) Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine.