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{{Short description|Royal Navy Rear Admiral (born 1952)}}
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==Naval career==
==Naval career==
Educated at [[Malvern College]] and the [[Britannia Royal Naval College|Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]],<ref name=bio>[http://www.rgu.ac.uk/news/naval-officer-honoured-by-robert-gordon-university Naval Officer Honoured by Robert Gordon University] Robert Gordon University, 10 December 2010</ref> Harris joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1969 and was later given command of the [[submarine]]s [[HMS Oberon (S09)|HMS ''Oberon'']] and then [[HMS Sovereign (S108)|HMS ''Sovereign'']].<ref name=bio/> He was appointed Deputy Flag Officer, Submarines in 1999 and naval [[attaché]] in [[Washington D. C.]] in 2000 before becoming [[Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland|Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland]] in 2003 and retiring in 2006.<ref name=appoints>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie]</ref>
Educated at [[Malvern College]] and the [[Britannia Royal Naval College|Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]],<ref name=bio>[http://www.rgu.ac.uk/news/naval-officer-honoured-by-robert-gordon-university Naval Officer Honoured by Robert Gordon University] Robert Gordon University, 10 December 2010</ref> Harris joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1969 and was later given command of the [[submarine]]s [[HMS Oberon (S09)|HMS ''Oberon'']] and then [[HMS Sovereign (S108)|HMS ''Sovereign'']].<ref name=bio/> He was appointed Deputy Flag Officer, Submarines in 1999 and was naval [[attaché]] in [[Washington D. C.]] from 2000 to 2003. That year he was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] on 13 May 2003<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=57096|supp=y|page=13295| date=28 October 2003}}</ref> and appointed [[Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland|Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland]], his last post before retiring in 2006.<ref name=appoints>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133321/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=11 July 2011 }}</ref>


In retirement he became Clerk to the [[Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors]].<ref name=bio/>
In retirement he became Clerk to the [[Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors]].<ref name=bio/>


==Family==
==Family==
He is married to Jenny; they have two daughters.<ref name=bio/>
He is married to Jenny; the couple have two daughters.<ref name=bio/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 12 December 2023

Nicholas Harris
Commodore Harris (second right) in 2001
Birth nameNicholas Henry Linton Harris
Born (1952-02-26) 26 February 1952 (age 72)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1969 – 2006
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Oberon
HMS Sovereign
Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral Nicholas Henry Linton Harris CB MBE (born 26 February 1952) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.

Naval career[edit]

Educated at Malvern College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[1] Harris joined the Royal Navy in 1969 and was later given command of the submarines HMS Oberon and then HMS Sovereign.[1] He was appointed Deputy Flag Officer, Submarines in 1999 and was naval attaché in Washington D. C. from 2000 to 2003. That year he was promoted to rear admiral on 13 May 2003[2] and appointed Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, his last post before retiring in 2006.[3]

In retirement he became Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.[1]

Family[edit]

He is married to Jenny; the couple have two daughters.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Naval Officer Honoured by Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, 10 December 2010
  2. ^ "No. 57096". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 October 2003. p. 13295.
  3. ^ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
2003–2006 		Succeeded by
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