Named afterSir Edmund R Fremantle (d.1929 aged 93), nephew of Sir Charles Fremantle, founder of the city, with whom he served as a Flag Lieutenant 1858–1861 (Ewers).DescriptionEdmund St follows Swanbourne St, the name of the Family Seat of the Fremantles. Street gazetted 25/5/1922, previously known as Marmion Rd. Locality boundary amendment between White Gum Valley and Fremantle to road centreline 04.06.1998 .