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759 Frank Froést-Carr

Connections with Brighton and Hove : 1888-1975
Frank Froëst-Carr was a distinguished Royal Navy veteran and youth leader. In 1903, aged 15, he joined the Navy in the final era of sail when steam-powered ships were rapidly replacing traditional sailing vessels. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was serving on board HMS Queen Elizabeth. It was one of the latest and most powerful battleships in the fleet. He saw action in the North Sea and was present at the surrender of the German fleet in November 1918. In active service for a further two years, Frank left the Navy in 1926. He then joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and rose to become a Lieutenant Commander. Frank transferred to focus on youth work and joined the staff of the Brighton Education Committee in 1929. In 1944, Frank founded the Nautical Training Corps (NTC) in Brighton. He established the corps to encourage citizenship in young people through sea-training. 140 cadets comprised its first unit, Training Ship (TS) Nautilus, established in the former Richmond Road School. Frank oversaw the rapid expansion of the corps in the south-east, leading the NTC as its first Commodore. At the age of 84, his commitment to youth welfare was recognised with an OBE in 1973. His memoir Spun Yarn and Bell Bottoms tells the adventurous life of the 'hard-bitten sea dog'. Thousands of cadets have gained seafaring skills since the formation of the NTC. Today, around 20 units remain. These continue to focus on the development of young people and play a visible role in community events.

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