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Rear-Admiral Gerald Cartmell Harrison, Royal Navy (8 October, 1883 – 10 August, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed as captain of the destroyer Kestrel on 19 July, 1911.[1]
On 1 April, 1913, he was appointed as captain of the destroyer Fawn, and "for charge of reduced T.B.Ds".[2]
On 29 August, 1913, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Crane and "for charge of reduced T.B.D.'s of 6th Flotilla."[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Cossack on 29 July, 1914.[4]
Harrison was captain of the destroyer Manners at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.
On 1 October, 1919, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Rocket.[5]
Harrison died "suddenly" at Blyth, Notts on 10 August, 1943. He left a widow, Katherine.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 12 August, 1943. Issue 49622, col A, pg. 1.
Service Record
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel 19 Jul, 1911[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Richard L. Hamer |
| Preceded by Herbert E. W. C. Whyte |
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn 1 Apr, 1913[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Harold C. Woollcombe-Boyce |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Crane 29 Aug, 1913[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Hubert S. Braddyll |
| Preceded by Albert M. H. Phillips |
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack 29 Jul, 1914[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Percy J. Helyar |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Manners 26 Aug, 1915[11] – ? |
Succeeded by Edward C. Denison |
| Preceded by William B. Mackenzie |
Captain of H.M.S. Sarpedon 10 Oct, 1917[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Colin S. Thomson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace 25 Jan, 1919[13] – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty |
| Preceded by James C. Colvill |
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket 1 Oct, 1919[14] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 336.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1913), p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 299.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 856.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 12 August, 1943. Issue 49622, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 336.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
