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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wallace (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wallace'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 941}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Chaigneau Colvill|James C. Colvill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rocket (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 856}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Chaigneau Colvill|James C. Colvill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rocket (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 856}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur John Layard Murray|Arthur J. L. Murray]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Paul Whitfield|Paul Whitfield]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tribune (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tribune'']]'''<br>20 Nov, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 823}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Bryan Stevenson|John B. Stevenson]]'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Adelaide (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Adelaide'']]'''<br>''c''. Oct, 1927<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref> &ndash; 27 Aug, 1928<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Leslie Howden|Harry L. Howden]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Bryan Stevenson|John B. Stevenson]]'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Adelaide (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Adelaide'']]'''<br>''c''. Oct, 1927<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref> &ndash; 27 Aug, 1928<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Leslie Howden|Harry L. Howden]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence]]'''<br>26 Apr, 1930<ref>"Naval, Military and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 11 April, 1930.  Issue '''45485''', col D, p. 21.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Eric Campbell Tait|William E. C. Tait]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence]]'''<br>26 Apr, 1930<ref>"Naval, Military and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 11 April, 1930.  Issue '''45485''', col D, p. 21.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Eric Campbell Tait|William E. C. Tait]]'''}}

Revision as of 19:21, 7 March 2016

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.

Post-war

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.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William Bacon
Captain of H.M. T.B. 115
1 Jan, 1906[7]
Succeeded by
John A. Scott
Preceded by
James U. Farie
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
Laurence R. Palmer
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
Brien M. Money
Preceded by
James C. Colvill
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
1 Oct, 1919[15]
Succeeded by
Arthur J. L. Murray
Preceded by
Paul Whitfield
Captain of H.M.S. Tribune
20 Nov, 1921[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John B. Stevenson
Captain of H.M.A.S. Adelaide
c. Oct, 1927[17] – 27 Aug, 1928[18]
Succeeded by
Harry L. Howden
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence
26 Apr, 1930[19]
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 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. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 823.
  17. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.
  18. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.
  19. "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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