Alan Moir Harris, RN
| Born | 18 Sep 1901 |
| Ranks
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Alan Moir Harris, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Penelope (97) | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) | Light cruiser | 12 Sep 1940 | 21 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Fencer (D 64) | A/Cdr. (emergency) | Escort Carrier | 30 Mar 1945 | Oct 45 ? |
Career information
Placed on the Emergency List on 14 March 1927.Events related to this officer
Escort Carrier HMS Fencer (D 64)
31 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730K/31, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Sydney for Leyte. (1)
10 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000H/10, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Leyte from Sydney. (2)
29 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000K/29, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Hollandia from Leyte.
She departed for Manus around 1515K/29. (2)
30 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730K/30, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Manus from Hollandia. (2)
1 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400K/1, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Manus for Brisbane. On 2 May 1945 she made a very short stop at Lae, New Guinea to land some personnel before continuing on to Brisbane. (3)
6 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030K/6, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Brisbane from Manus. (3)
8 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0615K/8, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Brisbane for Sydney. (3)
9 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1545K/9, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Sydney from Brisbane. (3)
13 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1445K/13, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Sydney for Brisbane. (3)
14 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2245K/14, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Brisbane from Sydney. (3)
16 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700K/16, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Brisbane for Sydney. (3)
18 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730K/18, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Sydney from Brisbane. (3)
26 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1015K/26, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Sydney for Simonstown, South Africa where she is to refit. (3)
13 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1015B/26, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Simonstown from Sydney. (4)
9 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) is docked in the Selborne Graving Dock at the Simonstown Dockyard. (5)
21 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) is undocked. (5)
29 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her refit completed, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Simonstown around 0900B/29 for Capetown where she arrived around 1345B/29. (5)
31 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0715B/31, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Capetown for Cochin. (5)
12 Aug 1945
Around 0330FG/12, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Cochin from Capetown. (6)
13 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530FG/13, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Cochin for Sydney.
Around 2200FG/14, course was changed to return to Cochin. Three hours later a singal was received confirming the end of hostilities with Japan. The Second World War had ended. (6)
16 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730FG/13, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived back at Cochin. (6)
30 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1050FG/30, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) departed Cochin for Colombo. (6)
31 Aug 1945
Around 1330FG/31, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Colombo from Cochin.
On 4 September 1945, HMS Fencer departed Colombo to return to the U.K. where she arrived on 25 September. She was later converted to naval transport for trooping duties at London. The conversion was completed in December and she was then employed on ferry runs to and from the Far East. (7)
Sources
- ADM 53/121368
- ADM 53/121369
- ADM 53/12170
- ADM 53/12171
- ADM 53/12172
- ADM 53/12173
- ADM 53/12173 + ADM 53/12173 + ADM 199/2554
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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