He was the son of the Air Vice Marshall (as he was in 1941) Arthur Harris, later to become Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, GCB, OBE, AFC, more commonly known as "Bomber" Harris from his role in charge of Bomber Command from Feb 1942.
During his time at Bingham's Melcombe, he was visited by his sister Rosemary on 18 Sep 1941. She had been at school in Weymouth. His other sister was serving with FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry).
After the war he returned to visit Lady Grogan on 21 Sep 1946, giving his address at the time as Bembridge.
He never married and had no children. In 1984, on the death of his father, he became the second baronet of Chepping Wycombe, the title dying out with him.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Dorset Scout Section | Scout Section Commander | 29 Aug 1941 | 25 Nov 1941 |
In 1939 he was recorded to be Lance Corporal 6898634 in A Company, 2nd battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles, a Territorial Army unit which was a motorcycle reconnaissance unit for the 2nd London Division.
9 Mar 1940 He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant to the Wiltshire Regiment
29 Aug 1941 to 25 Nov 1941 Temporary Scout Section Officer to West Dorset Scout Section, based at Bingham's Melcombe.
(in 1945 at 41 Queens Gate, London)
Commission in London Gazette 19 Mar 1940
Dorset History Centre 871/1/1 and 871/1/2
Ancestry.co.uk
The Tatler 1 Jan 1941