Vice Admiral F. F. W. Wrisberg (1816-1896)

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Wrisberg, G. F. W.
Personal Information
Full Name:	Gerhard Frederik Wilhelm Wrisberg
Date of Birth:	20. februar 1816
Place of Birth:	-
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

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

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

Military Service
Date:	Service:
-	n/a

Other Achievements
Date:	Achievement:
-	n/a

Additional Comments

None

Death
Date:	Cemetery:
May 22, 1896	Copenhagen, burried at Holmens Cemetary

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