James Harrison
Born(1880-10-01)1 October 1880
Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales[1]
Died30 December 1957(1957-12-30) (aged 77)[2]
Chelsea, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1900–1941
RankMajor-General
Service number26140
Commands held55th (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[3] and served in the First World War.[4]

After attendimg the Staff College, Camberley,[5] 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.[6]

He went on to be General Officer Commanding 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division in 1936.[6] In 1939, he became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey but held the role only until June 1940 when the island came under German occupation.[6][7] He retired in 1941.[6]

Family

In 1925, he married Stella Mary Travers-Smith.[8]

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. 1 2 3 4 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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