Julian Harrison

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Commander Julian Harrison, D.S.O., R.N. (4 October, 1886 – 2 May, 1937) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Harrison was appointed in command of the destroyer Sprightly on 1 June, 1912.[1]

He commanded the destroyer Martial when she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

On 10 January, 1918, Harrison was appointed in command of the destroyer Vortigern.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26
29 Dec, 1911 – 1 Jun, 1912
Succeeded by
John K. McLeod
Preceded by
Arthur W. Benson
Captain of H.M.S. Sprightly
1 Jun, 1912[4] – 7 Apr, 1914
Succeeded by
Edward Brooke
Preceded by
Frederic G. Schurr
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen
24 Oct, 1915 – 4 Mar, 1916
Succeeded by
Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Captain of H.M.S. Martial
5 Mar, 1916[5] – 1 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Charles L. M. M. Crichton
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern
10 Jan, 1918[6] – 12 Dec, 1920
Succeeded by
Edmund F. FitzGerald
Preceded by
John M. Henderson
Captain of H.M.S. Teal
20 Jan, 1921[7] – Jan, 1923
Succeeded by
Aubrey C. Thursfield

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 376.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 376.
  5. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 818.

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