Lindsay Bryson

Admiral

Sir Lindsay Bryson

KCB FRSE FREng FRAeS
Born(1925-01-22)22 January 1925
Glasgow, Scotland
Died24 March 2005(2005-03-24) (aged 80)
Brighton, Sussex, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1942–1985
RankAdmiral
ConflictsWorld War II
Falklands War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

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]

Early life and education

The son of James McAuslan Bryson (died 1976) and Margaret Whyte (died 1946),[3] Bryson was born and raised on a Glasgow council estate,[4] and was educated at Allan Glen's School.[5] He took a first class honours BSc degree in electrical engineering as an external student of the University of London.[6][7]

Naval career

Bryson joined the Royal Navy in 1942.[8] He served during World War II as an engineering cadet.[8] He commanded the naval engineering training school, HMS Daedalus, and then led the Royal Navy's guided weapons programmes from 1973.[8] He was promoted to vice admiral on 6 July 1979,[9] and appointed Controller of the Navy in 1981 and served in that role during the Falklands War.[8] He retired on 11 Jan 1985.[10]

After leaving the navy he served in 1985 as President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers[11] and as president of the Association for Project Management 1991–95.[12] He was Deputy Chairman of GEC-Marconi from 1987 to 1990.[8] He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex and Brighton and Hove in 1989.[13]

Personal life

In 1951, he married WRNS third officer Averil, daughter of William Thomas Curtis-Willson, MBE[14] president of the Newspaper Society and chairman of the Brighton Herald.[15][16] They had a son and two daughters, one of whom is the actress Ann Bryson.[8] Lady Bryson died in January 2017.[17]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 559. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  3. ^ People of Today, Debrett's Ltd, 2006, p. 270
  4. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1490067/Admiral-Sir-Lindsay-Bryson.html
  5. ^ "Former Pupils". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ People of Today, Debrett's Ltd, 2006, p. 270
  7. ^ https://www.imeche.org/about-us/imeche-engineering-history/honorary-fellows/1981-2000
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson". The Daily Telegraph. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  9. ^ "No. 47904". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 July 1979. p. 8998.
  10. ^ "No. 50006". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1985. p. 501.
  11. ^ "IET Library".
  12. ^ "How APM is run | APM". 2 June 2010.
  13. ^ London Gazette, issue no.51936, 15 November 1989
  14. ^ The Edinburgh Gazette, June 6, 1933, p. 476-7
  15. ^ Newspaper World, collected issues 2737-2762, 1950, p. 479
  16. ^ People of Today, Debrett's Ltd, 2006, p. 270
  17. ^ Bryson


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