Nicholas Harris

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Nicholas Harris
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Commodore Harris (second right) in 2001
Birth nameNicholas Henry Linton Harris
Born (1952-02-26) 26 February 1952 (age 70)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 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[]

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 naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 2000 before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 2003 and retiring in 2006.[2]

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

Family[]

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

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
2003–2006
Succeeded by
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