Andrew Fountaine
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Fountaine at a training camp in c. 1960
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| Born |
Andrew Fountaine 7 December 1918 |
| Died | 14 December 1997 (aged 79) |
| Residence | Narford, Norfolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Army College, Aldershot |
| Years active | 1935-1981 |
| Known for | Far-right politician |
| Notable work | Meaning of an Enemy (1960-65) |
| Political party |
Conservative Party National Labour Party British National Party National Front Constitutional Movement |
| Parent(s) | Charles Fountaine (father), Louisa Constance Catherine Fountaine (mother) |
| Relatives | Tony Martin (nephew) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Sub-lieutenant |
| Conflict | Second World War |
Andrew Fountaine (7 December 1918 – 14 September 1997) was an activist involved in the British far right. After military service in a number of conflicts Fountaine joined the Conservative Party and was selected as a parliamentary candidate until his outspoken views resulted in his being disowned by the party.
He was subsequently involved with a number of fringe rightist movements before becoming a founder member of the National Front in 1967. He had several roles within the party and was involved in a number of internal feuds until he left in 1979. He briefly led his own splinter party before retiring from politics.
Born into a land-owning Norfolk family, Fountaine was educated at the Army College in Aldershot and was the son of Vice Admiral Charles Fountaine who had been Naval ADC to King George V. Fountaine drove an ambulance for the Abyssinians during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. He then fought for Francisco Franco's forces during the Spanish Civil War, before enlisting in the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman during the Second World War. During the war he was appointed a temporary sub-lieutenant. He served in the Pacific as Gunnery Officer on the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable, attaining the rank of Lt-Commander, before being invalided out after a Kamikaze attack in April 1945. Fountaine then took a chemistry degree at Cambridge.
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