Rear Admiral Gerald Cartmell Harrison (8 October 1883 – 10 August 1943) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Royal Navy.
[8] Harrison served in the First World War, being appointed to command of Cossack on 29 July 1914, one day after the outbreak of hostilities.
[16][17] He commanded Adelaide during the 1927 Malaita Punitive Expedition, which sought to put down a rebellion led by the Kwaio leader Basiana in the British Solomon Islands.
[18] Harrison was the representative for the Commonwealth of Australia and New South Wales for the sesquicentennial celebration of Captain James Cook's Discovery of Hawaii, laying a commemorative wreath at Pearl Harbor on behalf of Sir Joseph Carruthers.
[19] Harrison returned to the Royal Navy later in 1932, taking part in the relief efforts following the Chalcidice earthquake in Greece in September 1932.
In September of the following year, he was granted permission by the King to wear the insignia of Commander of the Order of the Redeemer that he had been awarded by the President of Greece, Alexandros Zaimis, in recognition of "valuable services rendered... on the occasion of the earthquake in Chalcidice".
He returned to play for Hampshire in the 1919 County Championship, making six appearances, alongside a first-class match against the Australian Imperial Forces.
[28] A memorial plaque was later erected at St Ann's Church, HMNB Portsmouth, and reads: In Memory of Rear Admiral Gerald Cartmell Harrison Died 10th August 1943 in his 60th year His ashes were cast upon the Solent from H.M. Minesweeper 205, 17th Sept 1943 Erected by his wife in loving remembrance.