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|battles = World War I Battle of Jutland |awards = |relations = |laterwork = }} Rear-Admiral Gerald Cartmell Harrison (8 October 1883 – 10 August 1943) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and cricketer. ==Biography== Harrison was born in Congleton, Cheshire, the son of John Harrison, a merchant, and entered the Navy on 15 May 1898, aged 14. He was made a midshipman on 15 December 1899, and promoted to acting sub-lieutenant on 15 December 1902.〔 On 30 June 1905 he was promoted to lieutenant, and on 19 July 1911 was appointed to command of the , based at The Nore. From 1 April 1913 he commanded , part of the 6th Destroyer Flotilla based at Portsmouth. He was promoted to lieutenant-commander on 30 June 1913, and on 29 August 1913 was appointed to command of the 6th Flotilla with as flotilla leader. On 29 July 1914 he was appointed to command of , and from 26 August 1915 of the M-class destroyer ''Manners'', which he commissioned, and as part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla, took part in the Battle of Jutland in May/June 1916. Harrison was promoted to commander on 1 January 1918. He married Katherine Robertson on 7 March 1918.〔 He was appointed to command of the Thornycroft type destroyer leader ''Wallace'' on 25 January 1919, and on 1 October 1919 was appointed to command of the R-class destroyer ''Rocket'', part of the Portsmouth Local Defence Flotilla. Harrison was promoted to captain on 31 December 1924. He served as a Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence from April 1930 to April 1932. On 22 September 1933 Harrison was granted permission by the King to wear the insignia of Commander of the Order of the Redeemer that he had been awarded by the President of Greece, in recognition of "valuable services rendered ... on the occasion of the earthquake in Chalcidice". From April 1934 to September 1936 he served as commander of , the Boys' Training Establishment at Gosport.〔 On 4 January 1936 Harrison was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral, and was placed on the Retired List the following day. Rear-Admiral Harrison died at Spital House, Blyth, Nottinghamshire on 10 August 1943.〔 A memorial plaque was later erected at St Ann's Church, HMNB Portsmouth, and reads: :In Memory of Rear Admiral Gerald Cartmell Harrison :Died 10th August 1943 in his 60th year :His ashes were cast upon the Solent from H.M. Minesweeper 205, 17th Sept 1943 :Erected by his wife in loving remembrance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald Harrison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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