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Ian Harrison (Royal Marines officer)

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Ian Harrison
Born1919
Died2 April 2008
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
RankMajor general
Commands40 Commando (1959–61)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Other workCaptain of Deal Castle (1980–09)

Major General Ian Stewart Harrison CB (1919 – 2 April 2008) was a senior Royal Marines officer who served as Captain of Deal Castle from 1980 to 2009 before the positions abolition. Harrison was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1937, and commanded 40 Commando from 1959 to 1961.

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