Lindsay Bryson
Admiral Sir Lindsay Sutherland Bryson KCB FRSE FREng FRAeS (22 January 1925 – 24 March 2005) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.[2]
Sir Lindsay Bryson | |
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| Born | 22 January 1925 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 24 March 2005 (aged 80) Brighton, Sussex, England[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1984 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War II Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
The son of James McAuslan Bryson and Margaret Whyte, Bryson was born and raised in Glasgow, where he was educated at Allan Glen's School.[3] Bryson joined the Royal Navy in 1942.[4] He served during World War II as an engineering cadet.[4] He commanded the naval engineering training school, HMS Daedalus, and then led the Royal Navy's guided weapons programmes from 1973.[4] He was appointed Controller of the Navy in 1981 and served in that role during the Falklands War retiring in 1984.[4]
After leaving the Navy he served in 1985 as President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers[5] and as president of the Association for Project Management 1991–95.[6] He was Deputy Chairman of GEC-Marconi from 1987 to 1990.[4] He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex and Brighton and Hove in 1989.[7]
Family
In 1951, he married Averil Curtis-Willson; they had a son and two daughters, one of whom is the actress Ann Bryson.[4] Lady Bryson died in January 2017.[8]
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 559. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "Former Pupils".
- ^ a b c d e f "Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson". The Daily Telegraph. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "IET Library".
- ^ "How APM is run | APM". 2 June 2010.
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.51936, 15 November 1989
- ^ Bryson