Ian Harris (British Army officer)

Sir Ian Harris
Birth nameSir Ian Cecil Harris
Born7 July 1910
Golden, Tipperary, Ireland[1]
Died12 March 1999 (aged 88)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant General
Service number47584
Commands2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles
6th Bn Royal Ulster Rifles
1st Federal Infantry Brigade in Malaya
Singapore Base District
Northern Ireland
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cecil 'Tommy' Harris KBE CB DSO (7 July 1910 – 12 March 1999) was an Irish British Army General who reached high office in the 1960s.[2]

  1. ^ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864–1958
  2. ^ "Obituary: Lt-Gen Sir Ian Harris". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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