Date of birth:

May 22nd, 1922

Service number:

R.142823/J.24956

Nationality:

Canadian

Harvey William Harrison entered service on December 12th, 1941 and was transferred to Reserves on March 20th, 1946.

Career:
?: No. 16 SFTS;
?: No. 111 OTU;
December 13th, 1944: No. 45 Group;
February 9th, 1945: No. 3 P.R.C.;
February 25th, 1945: R.N.A.S. Maydown;
March 19th, 1945: No. 9 P.D.C.;
March 23rd, 1945: Headquarters A.C.S.E.A.
March 29th, 1945: No. 200 Squadron, Royal Air Force;
May 15th, 1945 - August 29th, 1945: No. 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force;
September 15th, 1945: B.R.D. Worli;
January 28th, 1946: "R" Depot;
January 29th, 1946: No. 1 Repatriation Depot.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 3rd, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 15th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force (No. 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force)

Awarded on:

December 11th, 1945

Recommendation (when he had flown 15 sorties (240 or 250 operational hours):
"This officer served with the squadron for a period of five months before being repatriated, and in that time completed a total of 240 operational hours on fifteen Special Duty sorties.

Throughout his service in the squadron, Flight Lieutenant Harrison proved himself outstandingly keen and efficient and brought every one of his long and arduous sorties to a successful conclusion in spite of difficult flying in mountainous terrain, coupled with operating over very wide stretches of open ocean, with a minimum safety margin.

Flight Lieutenant Harrison\'s exceptional keenness and cheerfulness have been most inspiring to the rest of the squadron, and he consistently set the highest standards of courage and devotion to duty."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Received with overseas bar.

• Photo: Family
  
• - Service Record
  - Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette of 7th December 1945, Issue 37384, dated 11th December 1945
  - Air Force Association of Canada