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Fountaine was born at Narford Hall, Norfolk.
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Charles Fountaine
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He joined the Royal Navy in 1893, and was a Lieutenant when in early 1900 he was posted to the destroyer HMS Fairy, serving in the Devonport Instructional flotilla. He later served with distinction during the First World War, first as a gunnnery officer on HMS Lion, and latterly in command of HMS Cambrian. He was Naval Aide de Camp to King George V from 1925–1926.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk in March 1946, just before his death.
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March 24, 1946 (aged 66)