Lindsay Bryson

Sir Lindsay Bryson
Born	(1925-01-22)22 January 1925 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	24 March 2005(2005-03-24) (aged 80) Brighton, Sussex, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1942–1985
Rank	Admiral
Battles / wars	World War II Falklands War
Awards	Knight 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]

Naval career

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 promoted to vice admiral on 6 July 1979,^[5] and appointed Controller of the Navy in 1981 and served in that role during the Falklands War.^[4] He retired on 11 Jan 1985.^[6]

After leaving the navy he served in 1985 as President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers^[7] and as president of the Association for Project Management 1991–95.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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. "Former Pupils". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
4. "Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson". The Daily Telegraph. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
5. "No. 47904". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 July 1979. p. 8998.
6. "No. 50006". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1985. p. 501.
7. "IET Library".
8. "How APM is run | APM". 2 June 2010.
9. London Gazette, issue no.51936, 15 November 1989
10. Bryson

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Fieldhouse	Controller of the Navy 1981–1984	Succeeded by Sir Derek Reffell