James Freeth
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Sir James Freeth | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Edgbaston, Warwickshire |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". London, England[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1806–1867 |
Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal Staff Corps |
| Commands | Quartermaster-General to the Forces |
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| Awards | Military General Service Medal |
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General Sir James Freeth KCB KH (5 March 1786 – 19 January 1867) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Freeth was commissioned into the 98th Regiment of Foot in 1806.[2] He served in the Peninsular War and in France from 1809 to 1814[2] and, in 1851, was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[3] He went on to be Colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1855.[4]
He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1858[5] and full General in 1865.[6]
Family
He married Harriett Holt and together they went on to have six sons and two daughters.[7] Three of his sons became major-generals; his great-grandchild, Francis Arthur Freeth, was a chemist who developed a number of processes in explosives manufacture and a major in the Territorial Army.[8] Another of his great-grandchildren, George Douglas Freeth Junior, renewed interest in surfing in Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century, helped popularize the sport in California beginning in 1907, and created the foundation of Southern California's lifeguard service.[9]
References
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- ^ "Deaths." The Belfast Newsletter, 25 January 1867, p. 1
- ^ a b Gentleman's Magazine Volume III, January to June 1867
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 21179"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 7 February 1851. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Allen, Peter (1 November 1976). "Francis Arthur Freeth. 2 January 1884 – 15 July 1970". Biogr. Mem. Fellows R. Soc. 22 (22): 104–118. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0004. ISSN 1748-8494.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moser, Patrick (2022). Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture. Sport and society. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05344-3.
