Brian Dutton (Royal Navy officer)

Brian Dutton
Born(1931-11-15)15 November 1931
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died23 April 2018(2018-04-23) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1948–1983
RankLieutenant Commander
CommandsFleet Clearance Diving Team 1
Battles / warsKorean War
Falklands War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Queen's Gallantry Medal

Brian Frank Dutton, DSO, QGM (15 November 1931 – 23 April 2018) was a Royal Navy bomb-disposal officer who served in the Falklands War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1982 for disposing of an unexploded Argentine bomb on HMS Argonaut, and the Queen's Gallantry Medal for dealing with an unexploded German mine in 1974. On retirement he was beadle of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, later a liveryman of that company, mayor of Petersfield and chairman of East Hampshire council.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Commander Brian Dutton, mine clearance expert – obituary". The Telegraph. 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Lieutenant-Commander Brian Dutton obituary". The Times. 26 July 2018.