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Douglas Harries
Born30 March 1893
Sidcup, Kent, England
Died6 December 1972(1972-12-06) (aged 79)
Crondall, Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy (1913–1919)
Royal Naval Air Service (1915–1919)
Royal Air Force (1919–1946)
Years of service1913–1946
RankAir vice-marshal
Commands heldPolegate Airship Station
RAF Ramlah
RAF Amman
Head of the Intelligence Branch
RAF Cranwell
No. 23 (Training) Group
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsAir Force Cross

Sir Douglas Harries KCB AFC (30 March 1893 – 6 December 1972) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. Harries began his military career with the Royal Navy, serving in the early stages of the First World War with the navy. He was seconded to the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915, serving mainly with airships. Following the war, he was permanently transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1919. He served with the Royal Air Force until the end of the Second World War, retiring as an air vice-marshal in 1946. Outside of his military career, Harries played first-class cricket for the Free Foresters.

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