Roy Harris (British Army soldier)

Roy Thomas Harris
Born(1902-08-01)1 August 1902
Cardiff, Wales
Died18 August 1973(1973-08-18) (aged 71)
Wolverhampton, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1939–1945
RankARP Officer
UnitARP
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsGeorge Cross
Mentioned in dispatches

Roy Thomas Harris, GC (1 August 1902 – 18 August 1973) was an Air Raid Precautions officer who was awarded the George Cross for the "conspicuous gallantry" he displayed in defusing unexploded bombs that had fallen on Langdale Road in Thornton Heath, Surrey, during the Second World War.[1]

He later joined the Royal Engineers where he reached the rank of Hon. Major.