Michael Harris, 9th Baron Harris

Rear Admiral The Right Honourable

The Lord Harris

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Born (1941-07-05) 5 July 1941
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1960–1992
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHMS Ark Royal (1987–1989)
HMS Cardiff (1980–1982)
HMS Sovereign (1975–1977)
HMS Osiris (1970–1972)
ConflictsFalklands 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 HMS Cardiff during the Falklands War.[1][2] He was promoted lieutenant on 1 May 1963,[3] and lieutenant commander on 1 May 1971,[4] and retired on 3 April 1992.[5]

He has lived with his wife, Katrina, in a Grade-II-listed house in Whitchurch, Hampshire, since 1992.[6]

Harris became the 9th Baron Harris upon the death of his fourth cousin, Anthony Harris, 8th Baron Harris, in March 2023.[7] The heir presumptive to the barony is his brother, John Harris (born 1944).

References

  1. ^ "The Falklands Conflict – Data Library – Ships". falklandswar.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
  2. ^ "No. 49194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 1982. p. 16121.
  3. ^ "No. 43075". The London Gazette. 6 August 1963. p. 6640.
  4. ^ "No. 45359". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 1971. p. 4529.
  5. ^ "No. 52885". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1992. p. 6173.
  6. ^ "Falklands veteran battles with insurer over chimney collapse". The Times. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Anthony Thomas Scott Harris | 8th March 1942 - 17th March 2023". Dignity Funeral Directors. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


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