Gerald Cartmell Harrison

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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

Harrison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1908.[1]

He was appointed as captain of the destroyer Kestrel on 19 July, 1911.[2]

On 1 April, 1913, he was appointed as captain of the destroyer Fawn, and "for charge of reduced T.B.Ds".[3]

Harrison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1913.[4]

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."[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Cossack on 29 July, 1914.[6]

Harrison was captain of the destroyer Manners at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.

Harrison was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[7]

Post-war

On 1 October, 1919, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Rocket.[8]

Harrison was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1924.[9]

Harrison was appointed additional to the flotilla leader Keith on 29 April, 1932, to take command and become Captain (D) of the 4 D.F. upon her commissioning in May. He was superseded on 18 October, 1933.[10]

Harrison was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[11]

He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 1 November, 1941.[12]

Harrison died "suddenly" at Blyth, Notts on 10 August, 1943. He left a widow, Katherine.[13]

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[14] – Jan, 1907[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
Cradock W. C. J. Nowell
Preceded by
Cyril Callaghan
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel
19 Jul, 1911[15] – 1 Apr, 1913[16][17]
Succeeded by
Richard L. Hamer
Preceded by
Herbert E. W. C. Whyte
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn
1 Apr, 1913[18]
Succeeded by
Harold C. Woollcombe-Boyce
Preceded by
Laurence R. Palmer
Captain of H.M.S. Crane
29 Aug, 1913[19]
Succeeded by
Hubert S. Braddyll
Preceded by
Albert M. H. Phillips
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
29 Jul, 1914[20]
Succeeded by
Percy J. Helyar
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Manners
26 Aug, 1915[21]
Succeeded by
Edward C. Denison
Preceded by
William B. Mackenzie
Captain of H.M.S. Sarpedon
10 Oct, 1917[22]
Succeeded by
Colin S. Thomson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
25 Jan, 1919[23]
Succeeded by
Brien M. Money
Preceded by
James C. Colvill
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
1 Oct, 1919[24]
Succeeded by
Arthur J. L. Murray
Preceded by
Paul Whitfield
Captain of H.M.S. Tribune
20 Nov, 1921[25]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain of H.M.S. Seawolf
7 Jan, 1924[26]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot
Preceded by
John B. Stevenson
Captain of H.M.A.S. Adelaide
c. Oct, 1927[27] – 27 Aug, 1928[28]
Succeeded by
Harry L. Howden
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence
26 Apr, 1930[29]
Succeeded by
William E. C. Tait
 

Footnotes

  1. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 336.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
  4. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 300.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 299.
  7. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  9. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  10. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  11. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  12. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  13. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 12 August, 1943. Issue 49622, col A, p. 1.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
  15. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 336.
  16. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 336.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 336.
  18. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
  19. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 300.
  20. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393f.
  21. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396.
  22. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
  23. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 941.
  24. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 823.
  26. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 268.
  27. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.
  28. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.
  29. "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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