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Wrisberg, G. F. W.

Personal Information

Full Name:

Gerhard Frederik Wilhelm Wrisberg

Date of Birth:

20. februar 1816

Admiral G. F. W. Wrisberg

Place of Birth:

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Family
Relations:

Son of Major and Gourvenor to Guinea, Philip Wilhelm Wrisberg and wife Birgitte Johanne, born Grove

Marriage:

Married October 28, 1845 in Holmens Kirke to Ida Rosenberg

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Promotions

Date:

Promotion:

1827

Naval Cadet

April 12, 1835

Sub Lieutenant

June 16, 1842

Lieutenant

November 21, 1852

Lieutenant Commander

October 31, 1864

Commander

May 28, 1868

Captain

July 24, 1878

Admiral

June 30, 1880

Vice Admiral

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Orders, Decorations & Distinctions

Date:

Orders, Decorations & Distinction:

1835

The HENRIK GERNER Medal

September 13, 1848

Officer of the Order of the Dannebroge

March 24, 1869

Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebroge

July 25, 1875

Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge

September 30, 1878

Knight Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge

March 12, 1880

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge

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Military Service

Date:

Service:

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n/a

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Other Achievements

Date:

Achievement:

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n/a

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Additional Comments

None

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Death

Date:

Cemetery:

May 22, 1896

Copenhagen, burried at Holmens Cemetary

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Sources:

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Det Danske Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919

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Officerer i den Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard, H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1935

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