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British Army general

James Harrison
Born(1880-10-01)1 October 1880
Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died30 December 1957(1957-12-30) (aged 77)
Chelsea, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1900–1941
RankMajor-General
Service number26140
Commands55th (West Lancashire) Division
Royal School of Artillery
2nd Anti-Aircraft Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General James Murray Robert Harrison CB DSO (1 October 1880 – 30 December 1957) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career

Harrison was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1900 and served in the First World War.

After attendimg the Staff College, Camberley, he was appointed Commander Royal Artillery for the 55th (West Lancashire) Division in 1930, Commandant of the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill in 1932, and Major-General Royal Artillery in India in 1935.

He went on to be General Officer Commanding 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division in 1936. In 1939, he became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey but held the role only until June 1940 when the island came under German occupation. He retired in 1941.

Family

In 1925, he married Stella Mary Travers-Smith.

References

  1. 1881 Wales Census
  2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
  3. "No. 27189". The London Gazette. 4 May 1900. p. 2845.
  4. "No. 30631". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 April 1918. p. 4524.
  5. Smart 2005, p. 141.
  6. ^ Profile, Generals.dk; Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  7. Mallams of Oxford
  8. Conqueror 100

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.

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Military offices
Preceded byAlan Brooke Commandant of the School of Artillery, Larkhill
1932−1934 		Succeeded byDouglas Malise Graham
Government offices
Preceded bySir Horace Martelli Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1939−1940 		Succeeded byGerman occupation
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