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He was awarded the Egyptian Medal in 1882.
 
He was awarded the Egyptian Medal in 1882.
  
Harrison died at Easington Rectory in Durham from the effects of a fever he'd contracted on service on the Mediterranean coast of Africa while in command of the {{UK-1Bramble|f=t}}.
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Harrison relinquished command of the {{UK-1Bramble|f=t}} to return home, sick, on 13 April 1889, and was replaced in command by Lieutenant [[Pieter Gerhard Voltelin Van der Byl | Pieter G.V. van der Byl, R.N.]], of [[HMS Raleigh (1873) | H.M.S. ''Raleigh'']], by order of the Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station.<ref>''Western Morning News'' (Friday, 7 June 1889), p. 6.</ref>
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Harrison was formally invalided on 15 May 1889.
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He died at Easington Rectory in Durham from the effects of fever he'd contracted on service on the West Coast of Africa, while in command of [[H.M.S. Bramble (1886) | ''Bramble'']].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 04:26, 4 April 2024

Lieutenant Gilbert Elliot Harrison, (6 August, 1851 – 3 September, 1889) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Harrison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 July, 1875.

He was awarded the Egyptian Medal in 1882.

Harrison relinquished command of the gunboat Bramble to return home, sick, on 13 April 1889, and was replaced in command by Lieutenant Pieter G.V. van der Byl, R.N., of H.M.S. Raleigh, by order of the Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station.[1]

Harrison was formally invalided on 15 May 1889.

He died at Easington Rectory in Durham from the effects of fever he'd contracted on service on the West Coast of Africa, while in command of Bramble.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. Bramble
21 Oct, 1887[2] – 15 May, 1889
Succeeded by
Frederick G. C. Langdon

Footnotes

  1. Western Morning News (Friday, 7 June 1889), p. 6.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 199.