Craig Harrison (British Army soldier)

Craig Harrison
BornNovember 1974 (age 50)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Years of service1990–2014
RankCorporal of Horse
UnitHousehold Cavalry, Blues and Royals
Battles / warsAfghanistan War
Iraq War
Bosnia
Kosovo

Craig Harrison (born November 1974) is a former Corporal of Horse (CoH) in the Blues and Royals, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, who from 2009 to 2017 held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m (2,707 yd). Harrison is most famous for his military service in Afghanistan as a sniper, but he also served in the British Army in Iraq and the Balkans.