Michael Harris, 9th Baron Harris explained

Michael Harris
Birth Date:5 July 1941
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1960–1992
Rank:Rear Admiral
Commands: (1987–1989)
(1980–1982)
(1975–1977)
(1970–1972)
Battles:Falklands War

Rear Admiral Michael George Temple Harris, 9th Baron Harris, (born 5 July 1941), is a British peer and former Royal Navy officer who was the captain of during the Falklands War.[1] He was promoted lieutenant on 1 May 1963, and lieutenant commander on 1 May 1971, and retired on 3 April 1992.

He has lived with his wife, Katrina, in a Grade-II-listed house in Whitchurch, Hampshire, since 1992.[2]

Harris became the 9th Baron Harris upon the death of his fourth cousin, Anthony Harris, 8th Baron Harris, in March 2023.[3] The heir presumptive to the barony is his brother, John Harris (born 1944).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Falklands Conflict – Data Library – Ships. falklandswar.org.uk. 11 February 2008.
  2. News: Falklands veteran battles with insurer over chimney collapse. The Times. 19 March 2019. 24 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Anthony Thomas Scott Harris 8th March 1942 - 17th March 2023 . Dignity Funeral Directors . 8 June 2023.