Charles Harris (Royal Navy officer)

Charles Harris
Born 1887
Died 1957
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1906–1945
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held HMS Badger
Reserve Fleet
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Charles Frederick Harris CB (1887–1957) was Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet.

Harris was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 30 August 1906.[1] He served as a lieutenant-commander in World War I.[2] He became Director, Naval Air Division in 1934 and then served in World War II, initially as Flag Officer in command of the shore establishment HMS Badger[3] and then as Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet from 1944 before retiring in 1945.[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1945.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 28092". The London Gazette. 24 December 1907. p. 8982.
  2. ↑ Navy List 1920
  3. ↑ Lieutenant-Commander Nigel Crossley RN 1904-1939
  4. ↑ Senior Royal Navy appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "No. 36866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1944. p. 3.
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