Brian Young (Royal Navy officer)
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Captain Brian Gilmore Young, DSO
(25 September 1930 – 24 December 2009) was a British Royal Navy
officer, naval aviator and Falklands War
veteran.
and commander of the ships detached to recover South Georgia.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(25 September 1930 – 24 December 2009) was a British Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer, naval aviator and Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
veteran.
Falklands War
Young was captain of the destroyer HMS AntrimHMS Antrim (D18)
HMS Antrim was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 19 October 1967. In the mid-1970s, the Royal Navy removed 'B' turret and replaced it with four Exocet launchers.-Falklands Conflict:...
and commander of the ships detached to recover South Georgia.