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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
William Bacon
Captain of H.M. T.B. 115
1 Jan, 1906[7]
Succeeded by
John A. Scott
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel
19 Jul, 1911[8]
Succeeded by
Richard L. Hamer
Preceded by
Herbert E. W. C. Whyte
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn
1 Apr, 1913[9]
Succeeded by
Harold C. Woollcombe-Boyce
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Crane
29 Aug, 1913[10]
Succeeded by
Hubert S. Braddyll
Preceded by
Albert M. H. Phillips
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
29 Jul, 1914[11]
Succeeded by
Percy J. Helyar
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Manners
26 Aug, 1915[12]
Succeeded by
Edward C. Denison
Preceded by
William B. Mackenzie
Captain of H.M.S. Sarpedon
10 Oct, 1917[13]
Succeeded by
Colin S. Thomson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
25 Jan, 1919[14]
Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by
James C. Colvill
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
1 Oct, 1919[15]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence
26 Apr, 1930[16]
Succeeded by
William E. C. Tait
 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 336.
  2. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 312.
  3. The Navy List (December, 1913), p. 300.
  4. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 299.
  5. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 856.
  6. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 12 August, 1943. Issue 49622, col A, p. 1.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 336.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 300.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 299.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396.
  13. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
  14. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 941.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  16. "Naval, Military and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 11 April, 1930. Issue 45485, col D, p. 21.

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