Arthur Gerald Harris
Captain (retired) Arthur Gerald Harris, R.N. (21 March, 1886 – 18 July, 1947) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a banker, Harris was born in Bradford, Yorks.
Harris was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.
Lieutenant Harris was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 81 on 18 February, 1908.[1]
Harris was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915.
Harris was appointed to the light cruiser Centaur in January, 1918, and at the end of 1920 he was the senior officer aboard.[2]
Harris was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.
Harris was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 21 March, 1932.
World War II
Harris was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay on 2 September, 1939, to assume command upon her commissioning.
He was granted the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939.
Harris died when a gastric ucler hemmorrhaged.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles R. Samson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 81 18 Feb, 1908[3] – 7 Apr, 1908 |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Preston |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Preston |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107 7 Apr, 1908[4] – Jan, 1910 |
Succeeded by Alexander L. Fletcher |
| Preceded by Stuart E. Holder |
Captain of H.M.S. Saumarez 23 Aug, 1928 – Sep, 1930 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Keppel Sep, 1930 – 14 Nov, 1930 |
Succeeded by Percy R. P. Percival |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Jervis Bay 2 Sep, 1939 – 11 Feb, 1940 |
Succeeded by James A. P. Blackburn |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 743.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 401a.
