Nicholas Harris

Rear Admiral Nicholas Harris CB MBE
Commodore Harris (second right) in 2001
Birth name	Nicholas Henry Linton Harris
Born	(1952-02-26) 26 February 1952 (age 73)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1969 – 2006
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	HMS Oberon HMS Sovereign Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
Awards	Companion 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 served as Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.

Naval career

Educated at Malvern College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, ^[1] Harris was commissioned into 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 Rear Admiral on 13 May 2003 ^[2] and appointed Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, before retiring in 2006. ^[3]

From 2006 until 2018, Harris served as Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. ^[4]

Honours

Among other decorations, Rear-Admiral Harris has been appointed:

• - CB (2006) ^[5]
• - MBE (1987) ^[6]

Family

In 1974, he married Jenny née Peebles; the couple have two daughters. ^[1]

References

1. 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
4. "Merchant Taylors' Company" . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
5. "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 2.
6. "No. 50948". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1987. p. 4.

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