Sir Dr Arthur Harris OBE GCB AFC LLD DSM 1st Baronet
(1892-1984)
Doctor of Law, Air Force Cross recipient (from 1918), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1927), Chief of Bomber Command (1942-1945), Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1942-1945), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (from 1945), Marshal of the Royal Air Force (from 1946), Distinguished Service Medal recipient (from 1946), and 1st Baronet Harris of Chipping Wycombe (from 1953)
Died aged c. 92
WikidataCommemorated on 2 plaques
Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur T. Harris BT GCB OBE AFC LLD. Chief of Bomber Command during the 2nd World War Born here 13th April 1892
3 Queen’s Parade, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they was born (1892)
Marshall of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris BT GCB OBE AFC In memory of a great Commander and of the brave crews of Bomber Command. More than 55,000 of whom lost their lives in the cause of freedom. The nation owes them all an immense debt.
Statue of Arthur Harris - St Clement Danes - Strand, London, United Kingdom where they is commemorated