Rear Admiral
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Nicholas Henry Linton Harris
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(born 26 February 1952) is a former
Royal Navy
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officer who became
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.
Naval career
Educated at
Malvern College
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and the
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
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[Naval Officer Honoured by Robert Gordon University]
Robert Gordon University, 10 December 2010 Harris joined the
Royal Navy
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in 1969 and was later given command of the
submarine
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s
HMS ''Oberon'' and then
HMS ''Sovereign''.
[ He was appointed Deputy Flag Officer, Submarines in 1999 and was naval ]attaché
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from 2000 to 2003. That year he was promoted to rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
on 13 May 2003 and appointed Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, his last post before retiring in 2006.[Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie]
In retirement he became Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
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Family
He is married to Jenny; the couple have two daughters.[
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References
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1952 births
Royal Navy rear admirals
People educated at Malvern College
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Living people
Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College