Charles Harris (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral Charles Frederick Harris CB (2 January 1887 – 2 March 1957) was Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet.[1]

Charles Harris
Born2 January 1887
Shortlands, Kent, England
Died2 March 1957
Micheldever, Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1902–1945
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Badger
Reserve Fleet
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Harris joined the Royal Navy in 1902, and was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 30 August 1906.[2] He served as a lieutenant-commander in World War I.[3] 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 Badger[4] and then as Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet from 1944 before retiring in 1945.[5] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1945.[6]

References

  1. "Obituary: Rear-Adml. C. F. Harris". The Times. 5 March 1957. p. 10.
  2. "No. 28092". The London Gazette. 24 December 1907. p. 8982.
  3. Navy List 1920
  4. Lieutenant-Commander Nigel Crossley RN 1904-1939
  5. Senior Royal Navy appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "No. 36866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1944. p. 3.
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