Died Unknown Years of service 1915–1919 Name Charles Harrison | Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Lieutenant | |
Born 27 July 1888
Wimbledon, London, England ( 1888-07-27 ) Service/branch British Army
Royal Air Force Unit Royal Engineers
No. 98 Squadron RAF | ||
Lieutenant Charles Philip Harrison MC (born 27 July 1888) was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Military service
Harrison was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers on 19 November 1915. He served in France and German West Africa, and was promoted to lieutenant on 4 October 1916.
He was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps, and on 17 May 1918 was appointed an observer officer with the rank of second lieutenant, though with the honorary rank of lieutenant. He was posted to No. 98 Squadron, flying in the DH.9. Harrison gained his first victory on 21 April 1918 with Lieutenant A. M. Phillips as pilot, by driving down 'out of control' a Fokker Dr.I over Bailleul. His second came on 8 May, with Lieutenant N. C. MacDonald, when he set on fire an Albatros D.V over Menen–Wervicq. Flying with Lieutenant Frederick Wilton, he accounted for two more Fokker Dr.I's on 16 July, and a Pfalz D.III on 18 July, for a total of five.
Harrison was awarded the Military Cross, which was gazetted on 13 September 1918. His citation read:
Temporary Lieutenant Charles Philip Harrison, Royal Engineers, attached Royal Air Force.In late November 1918 he was awarded the Croix de Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur by the French government.
Harrison finally left the RAF, being transferred to the unemployed list on 14 June 1919.