Charles Harris | |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1887 |
Death Date: | 2 March 1957 |
Birth Place: | Shortlands, Kent, England |
Death Place: | Micheldever, Hampshire |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Serviceyears: | 1902–1945 |
Rank: | Rear Admiral |
Branch: | Royal Navy |
Commands: | HMS Badger Reserve Fleet |
Battles: | World War I World War II |
Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral Charles Frederick Harris CB (2 January 1887 – 2 March 1957) was Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet.[1]
Harris joined the Royal Navy in 1902, and was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 30 August 1906. 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 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.