About Ian Harris
Lived 1910 – 1999 (aged 88–89). Ian Harris was a British military personnel.
Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Cecil "Tommy" Harris KBE CB DSO (7 July 1910 – 12 March 1999) was an Irish British Army General who reached high office in the 1960s.
Military career Ian Harris was commissioned into the Royal Ulster Rifles in 1930.
He served in World War II initially on the North West Frontier of India but became Commanding Officer of 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles in 1943.
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Who was Ian Harris?
British Army general
When was Ian Harris born?
Ian Harris was born in 1910 in Golden.
When did Ian Harris die?
Ian Harris died in 1999 in Dublin.
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Ian Harris was a military personnel.
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Ian Harris was British.
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