Brian Young (Royal Navy officer)

Captain Brian Gilmore Young, DSO (25 September 1930 – 24 December 2009) was a British Royal Navy officer, naval aviator and Falklands War veteran.[1]

Brian Young
Born(1930-09-25)25 September 1930
Blean, Kent
Died24 December 2009(2009-12-24) (aged 79)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankCaptain
Commands held
Battles/warsFalklands War
Awards

He joined the Royal Navy in 1944 as a cadet, first at Eaton Hall, Chester, then at Dartmouth. He served as a midshipman and sub-lieutenant in the battleship King George V, the light carrier Theseus and the sloop Wren.[2]

Young learned to fly in the United States, serving from 1954 to 1958 with 803 and 804 Naval Air Squadrons, flying Hawker Sea Hawk jet fighters from the carriers Albion, Centaur, Bulwark and Ark Royal, and participating in ground attacks in Egypt during the Suez War.[3]

Falklands War

Young was captain of the destroyer Antrim and commander of the ships detached to recover South Georgia, known as Operation Paraquet.[2][4]

References
  1. "Captain Brian Young: naval aviator and Falklands conflict veteran". The Times. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. Evans, Becky (5 December 2012). "Medals for Royal Navy officer who 'turned the tide' during Falklands War set to be auctioned for £50,000". Mail Online. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. "Captain Brian Young". The Daily Telegraph. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. Kenney, David. "Operation Paraquat: The Recapture of South Georgia". Britains-SmallWars.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2012.


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